McMillans · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in McMillans

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 61.6% of families in McMillans, making it a place where family life is very prominent. This is a community where larger households are the norm and very few people live on their own.

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📍 McMillans, Suburb / Locality

Where McMillans sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 McMillans — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
McMillans2.9
3568, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in McMillans are larger than usual, with a typical size of 2.9 people compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 10% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0% ▼ -46.2%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In McMillans, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 5 people (24%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are mostly couples, with 37% having no children. One-parent families make up 6.8% of the total, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages.

6.8% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In McMillans, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 McMillans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21632/mcmillans/topic/family-households