Miller · State Electorate

Family & Households in Miller

How families and households are made up across the area.

A sharp rise in people living alone has changed the face of Miller since 2011. While most homes are still families with children, the number of sole occupants has jumped 13 percentage points over the last decade. This shift has helped pull the typical household size down to 2.5 people.

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📍 Miller, State Electorate

Where Miller sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -13.8%
  • 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 Miller — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Miller2.5
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 25.7% of residents now live alone, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average. Two-person homes are the most common at 32.4%, while the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as the national figure.

2.5 ▼ -13.8%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▲ +96.2%

Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Miller, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in Miller are couples with children, making up 62.8% of the group. Only 10% are one-parent families, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

10.0% ▲ +13.5%

Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Miller, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Miller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30054/miller/topic/family-households