Milang · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milang

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Milang than in most similar areas. This creates a small own-household size, with the typical home holding just two people, well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Milang, Suburb / Locality

Where Milang sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -13.0%
  • 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 Milang — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milang2.0
5256, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.6% of residents live by themselves, which is far above the Australian average of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than in most other areas.

2.0 ▼ -13.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.6% ▲ +26.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 37.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Milang splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 42.4%, though those with children are nearly equal at 42.3%. One-parent families represent 15.8% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.

15.8% ▲ +17.1%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Milang splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 16%.

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 Milang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40873/milang/topic/family-households