17,470 ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18,236
- 2016: 17,824
- 2021: 17,470
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mill Park - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Mill Park - North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing older population has shifted the feel of Mill Park - North, where the typical resident is now 40. While the total population shrank by 4.2% since 2011, the area is now slightly older than the national figure.
17,470
▼ -4.2%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mill Park - North — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is larger than about 85% of similar places, with 17,470 residents. This is a decrease from 2011, when the population was 18,236.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Older than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The community is ageing, with the share of seniors rising 7.3 points since 2011 to 15.6%. This is consistent with a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.3% of the population, a figure a little below the national average.
15.6% ▲ +87.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mill Park - North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (51.1%), while those in de facto relationships make up 7.0%, which is well below the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 1.0% of the population, about the same as the state average.
1.0% ▲ +49.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mill Park - North, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mill Park - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041220/mill-park-north/topic/demographics-identity