Millstream · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Millstream

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of residents in Millstream live alone, which is far more common here than in most other areas. This high number of single-person households means homes are generally smaller, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.

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📍 Millstream, Suburb / Locality

Where Millstream sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Millstream — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millstream2.2
4888, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 35.2% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Consequently, the typical home has 2.2 people, a little below the Queensland average of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.2% ▲ +30.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 35.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Millstream splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 21.1% of the total. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

21.1% ▲ +16.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Millstream splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 21%.

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 Millstream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31843/millstream/topic/family-households