588 ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 592
- 2016: 587
- 2021: 588
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Milawa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Milawa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 60% of residents in Milawa are married, making it a community defined by established couples. It is an older area overall, where the typical resident is 47 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
588
▼ -0.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milawa — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Milawa has a total population of 588 people, which is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of both children and seniors, with 21.6% under 15 and 21.8% aged 65 and over, both figures being well above the national average.
21.8% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Milawa, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little over 12% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is slightly above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.0% of the population, a little below the Australian average of 3.2%.
1.0% ▲ —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Milawa, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Milawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21681/milawa/topic/demographics-identity