87 ▼ -57.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 203
- 2016: 93
- 2021: 87
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McMillans · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in McMillans
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of 87 people defines McMillans, where the age profile has shifted to be far more child-heavy than the state average. This sparsely populated area is now shaped by a high proportion of families with children.
87
▼ -57.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McMillans — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia.
38 yrs ▲ +22.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 31% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas at just 11.5%.
11.5% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.0% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →McMillans splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 72.6%, while those in de facto relationships make up 6.8%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McMillans, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 13%.
Age & sex structure
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). Demographics & Identity in McMillans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21632/mcmillans/topic/demographics-identity