Milpara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milpara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer one-parent families than most similar areas live in Milpara. Most homes here are family-based, with a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.

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Where Milpara sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Milpara — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milpara2.6
6330, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people live in 40.8% of homes, while 25.7% of people live alone. This rate of single-person households is around the middle for its level and matches the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▲ +30.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Milpara, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.2% of families, while couples without children account for 37.2%. At 6.0%, one-parent families are much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.0% ▼ -18.5%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Milpara, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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). Family & Households in Milpara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50957/milpara/topic/family-households