Millars Well · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Millars Well

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Millars Well compared to the rest of the state. The area is largely made up of families, with couples with children forming the biggest group at 67.9%. This creates a community where homes are generally more crowded than the national average.

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📍 Millars Well, Suburb / Locality

Where Millars Well sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Millars Well — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millars Well2.7
6714, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Millars Well typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 21% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.0% ▲ +20.6%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 21.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Millars Well, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families here at 67.9%. One-parent families account for 8.9%, which is well below both the Western Australian and national figures.

8.9% ▲ +49.3%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millars Well, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Millars Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50950/millars-well/topic/family-households