Millaa Millaa · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Millaa Millaa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Millaa Millaa are occupied by just one person. This reflects a shift toward much smaller households, where the typical home now holds only two people compared to the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Millaa Millaa, Urban Centre

Where Millaa Millaa sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -23.1%
  • 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 Millaa Millaa — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millaa Millaa2.0
4886, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here at 46.6%, a figure that rose 26 points since 2011. This explains why the number of people per home is well below the Queensland average.

2.0 ▼ -23.1%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

46.6% ▲ +128.4%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 36.7%
  • 2021: 46.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Millaa Millaa, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (38%) and 4 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has grown by 6.0 points since 2011.

24.1% ▲ +33.3%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millaa Millaa, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Millaa Millaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322081/millaa-millaa/topic/family-households