2,104 ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,197
- 2016: 1,828
- 2021: 2,104
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Millars Well · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Millars Well
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strikingly young population defines daily life in Millars Well, where the typical resident is just 31. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. With over 2,100 residents, it is larger than most similar areas.
2,104
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Millars Well — higher than 79% of areas.
| Millars Well | 2,104 |
|---|---|
| 6714, WA | 17,657 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 31, which is 7 years younger than the national and state figures. This puts the area among the youngest at its level.
31 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common, as 27.3% of people are under 15, well above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 3.2% of the population, which is far below the state average.
3.2% ▲ +84.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.3% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Millars Well, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Strong cultural and social patterns are evident here, with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 8.5%, well above the national rate. De facto relationships are also very common at 24.7%, a figure far above the state and national averages.
8.5% ▲ +201.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.7% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Millars Well splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Millars Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50950/millars-well/topic/demographics-identity