Millendon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Millendon

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Millendon than in most similar areas, with a typical household size of 2.8 people. This reflects a community where large family groups are common and those living alone are relatively few.

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📍 Millendon, Suburb / Locality

Where Millendon sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Millendon — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millendon2.8
6056, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than the national figure of 2.5 people. Only 18.2% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▲ +17.1%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Millendon, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of all families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 13.1% of the total. This proportion is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Western Australian figure.

13.1% ▲ +83.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millendon, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Millendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50953/millendon/topic/family-households