$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Milvale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Milvale is a separate house, making it an area where spacious living is the norm. The community is marked by very low housing costs, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents falling far below both state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milvale — lower than 94% of areas.
| Milvale | $100 |
|---|---|
| 2594, NSW | $250 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $100, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most places, sitting at $1,083.
$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 53.1% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the New South Wales average. This helps explain why only 15.6% of households are renting, a figure far below the state and national levels.
15.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Milvale, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Other tenure (22%) and Owned with a mortgage (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Milvale is a separate house, with 87.5% having three or more bedrooms. Despite these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Milvale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Milvale, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 3 bedrooms (27%) and 5 or more (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Milvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12642/milvale/topic/housing-dwellings