Milendella · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milendella

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Milendella compared to the state average, with only 18.5% of households being single-person homes. This shift toward larger living arrangements means the area is more focused on family units than most other parts of South Australia.

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📍 Milendella, Suburb / Locality

Where Milendella sits — Average household size

2.4 —
  • 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 Milendella — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milendella2.4
5237, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Milendella has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 33.3% of households consist of three people, while only 18.5% are single-person homes, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.4 —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.5% —

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Milendella splits fairly evenly between 3 people (31%) and 2 people (28%), with 1 person at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families here are couples with children (49.1%). One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas but slightly below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.

13.2% —

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Milendella, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Milendella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40876/milendella/topic/family-households