Milford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milford

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Milford are couples without children. This small community has a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. The area is mostly made up of two-person homes, with very few single-parent families compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Milford sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Milford — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milford2.3
4310, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Milford are generally smaller than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.3 people. About 22.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.4%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Milford, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 47.9%, followed closely by couples with children at 45.1%. Only 9.0% of families are one-parent households, a figure well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

9.0%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Milford splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (44%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Milford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31835/milford/topic/family-households