Millmerran · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Millmerran

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living in each home in Millmerran than they were in 2011. While typical households are slightly smaller than the national figure, a high number of people live alone here. This creates a mix of small single-person homes and larger family dwellings.

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📍 Millmerran, Urban Centre

Where Millmerran sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Millmerran — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millmerran2.3
4357, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.1% of residents live alone, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. The typical home holds 2.3 people, a slight increase from 2011, with two-person households being the most common at 37.3%.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.1% ▼ -8.4%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 43.5%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Millmerran, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of families here are couples with children, while 34.2% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits a little above the national average.

16.4% ▲ +13.8%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millmerran, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Millmerran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315063/millmerran/topic/family-households