Milvale · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Milvale

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.

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📍 Milvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Milvale sits — Median rent (weekly)

$100
  • $0–$25: 37 areas
  • $25–$50: 86 areas
  • $50–$75: 199 areas
  • $75–$100: 214 areas
  • $100–$125: 525 areas
  • $125–$150: 343 areas
  • $150–$175: 699 areas
  • $175–$200: 597 areas
  • $200–$225: 1183 areas
  • $225–$250: 724 areas
  • $250–$275: 1277 areas
  • $275–$300: 787 areas
  • $300–$325: 1282 areas
  • $325–$350: 618 areas
  • $350–$375: 935 areas
  • $375–$400: 570 areas
  • $400–$425: 763 areas
  • $425–$450: 288 areas
  • $450–$475: 415 areas
  • $475–$500: 176 areas
  • $500–$525: 204 areas
  • $525–$550: 79 areas
  • $550–$575: 125 areas
  • $575–$600: 70 areas
  • $600–$625: 97 areas
  • $625–$650: 21 areas
  • $650–$675: 54 areas
  • $675–$700: 145 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milvale — lower than 94% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Milvale$100
2594, NSW $250
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

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.

Owning & renting

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.

  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

53.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 76.9%
  • 2021: 53.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Milvale, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Other tenure (22%) and Owned with a mortgage (17%).

Types of homes

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.

  • 2016: 0.50
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

87.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 80.8%
  • 2021: 87.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Milvale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Milvale, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 3 bedrooms (27%) and 5 or more (18%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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