28,712 ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30,517
- 2016: 29,710
- 2021: 28,712
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mill Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mill Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and young adults live in Mill Park compared to most similar areas, making it a more mature suburb. With a population of 28,712, it is one of the largest communities at this level. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is slightly older than the national figure.
28,712
▼ -5.9%
- 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 Mill Park — higher than 91% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mill Park is one of the most populous areas of its kind with 28,712 residents. The typical person living here is 40, which is a little older than the average for Victoria and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 15.5% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest age group at 28.6%, while seniors aged 65 and over represent 16.0% of residents.
16.0% ▲ +89.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mill Park 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.
More than half of residents are married, and the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 1.0%, about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.2%, which is well below the national figure.
1.0% ▲ +46.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mill Park, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Mill Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21683/mill-park/topic/demographics-identity