Milvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 4.5% of families in Milvale are led by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This small community is largely made up of couples, with half of all families raising children together.

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📍 Milvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Milvale sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Milvale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milvale2.4
2594, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Milvale has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. Very few people live alone here, with only 18.8% of households consisting of one person, a figure well below the national average.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.5%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Milvale, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families in Milvale, with 50% having children and 40.9% without. The rate of one-parent families is much lower than most similar areas.

4.5%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Milvale, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Milvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12642/milvale/topic/family-households