Milang · Urban Centre

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 reflects a trend towards smaller households, with the typical home now holding just two people.

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📍 Milang, Urban Centre

Where Milang sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre 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.

Almost 39% of residents live by themselves, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.9% ▲ +18.5%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 38.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Milang splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 44.1%. One-parent families account for 15.8% of the total, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.

15.8% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 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 (44%) and Couples with children (40%), 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/ucl/UCL421025/milang/topic/family-households