39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40
- 2021: 39
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mills Lake · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 39% of the 39 people living in Mills Lake are children, making it a remarkably young-skewing community. While the typical resident is 45, the area has a striking gap in its age range, with a high number of children but no residents aged 65 or over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mills Lake — lower than 77% of areas.
| Mills Lake | 39 |
|---|---|
| 6336, WA | 343 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 39 people living here. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 38.5% of the population, a figure far above the national 18.2%. In contrast, there are no seniors aged 65 and over, which is far below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
38.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Mills Lake splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married, and there are no residents in de facto relationships.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mills Lake, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mills Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50954/mills-lake/topic/demographics-identity