2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Milvale · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milvale — lower than 57% of areas.
| Milvale | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2594, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Milvale, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 22%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Milvale, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 43%.
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