Millbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Millbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than 16% of people live alone in Millbrook, which is well below the national figure. This makes it an area where most residents share their homes, resulting in typical household sizes that are larger than those across Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Millbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Millbrook sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Millbrook — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millbrook2.8
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Millbrook typically hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 14% of households contain six or more people and only 15.8% are single-person homes.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.8% ▼ -23.7%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Millbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of the local families at 54.5%. In contrast, one-parent families account for 10.9%, a figure that is well below the Australian average.

10.9% ▲ +22.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Millbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21684/millbrook/topic/family-households