2.9 ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 67% of families in Mill Park, marking it as a strong hub for family living. The area has seen a significant shift since 2011, with homes becoming much more crowded and far fewer people living alone.
2.9
▲ +45.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan) — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan) | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Mill Park hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. This growth is reflected in the number of people living alone, which plummeted from 37.1% in 2011 to 17.3% in 2021.
17.3% ▼ -53.4%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 13.6% of the total. This figure has remained steady since 2011 and is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
13.6% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Mill Park (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25003/mill-park/topic/family-households