2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Milton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Milton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Milton are couples with children, making this the most common household type in the area. The community follows general state and national patterns for family and home sizes, with a balanced mix of family units and people living on their own.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milton — lower than 57% of areas.
| Milton | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2538, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.4 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Roughly one quarter of residents, 25.8%, live alone, a result consistent with the national average.
25.8% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Milton, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.7% of families, while 38.7% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.3%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
10.3% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Milton, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12641/milton/topic/family-households