Millchester · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Millchester

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Millchester are couples with children, making this the most common home type. The area has a balanced household mix, with the typical home housing 2.5 people, matching both the state and national figures.

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Where Millchester sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -13.8%
  • 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 Millchester — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millchester2.5
4820, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.6% of residents live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure. The most common household size is two people, making up 31.1% of all homes.

2.5 ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.6% ▲ +115.9%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 26.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Millchester splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children represent 55.3% of families, while 28.6% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 14.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the Australian average.

14.7% ▼ -17.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millchester, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Millchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31839/millchester/topic/family-households