Milabena · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Milabena

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Milabena compared to most similar areas. This small community is largely made up of families, with the typical home housing 2.3 people, which is about the same as the Tasmania average.

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📍 Milabena, Suburb / Locality

Where Milabena 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 Milabena — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Milabena2.3
7325, TAS 2.3
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 17.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the state average of 29.0%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 62.1% of all homes.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.2%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Milabena, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, making up only 4.7% of the total. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%, with couples with or without children forming the bulk of the community.

4.7%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Milabena splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (46%), with One-parent families at 5%.

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 Milabena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60406/milabena/topic/family-households