Millmerran

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,566 people in Millmerran of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Millmerran was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.9% of the population.

Of people in Millmerran aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Millmerran was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Millmerran, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Millmerran was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Millmerran 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.9% were in primary school, 21.8% in secondary school and 9.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Millmerran were Australian 32.6%, English 29.0%, Irish 8.2%, German 7.3% and Scottish 6.8%.

In Millmerran, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 2.5%, Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar) 1.6%, Taiwan 1.2%, New Zealand 1.1% and England 1.0%.

In Millmerran, 81.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Millmerran were Anglican 32.5%, Catholic 22.5%, No Religion 10.5%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 8.1%.

In Millmerran 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Karen 1.9%, Filipino 1.5%, Mandarin 1.0%, Tagalog 0.5% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.4%.

Employment

There were 734 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Millmerran. Of these 64.7% were employed full time, 25.6% were employed part-time and 2.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Millmerran, 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Millmerran was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Millmerran included Labourers 22.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.3%, Managers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Professionals 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2% and Sales Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Millmerran, the most common responses for industry of employment included Poultry Farming 9.6%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.2%, Local Government Administration 5.4%, School Education 4.5% and Road Freight Transport 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Millmerran was $482.

In Millmerran, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.8%, Car, as passenger 8.8%, Walked only 6.2%, Other 2.5% and Truck 2.4%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Millmerran, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Millmerran, 24.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Millmerran, 38.5% were couple families with children, 46.6% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

In Millmerran 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Millmerran, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,808 and those without children was $1,449.

Employment status of couple families

In Millmerran, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 20.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Millmerran, 87.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Millmerran, 92.3% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

In Millmerran, of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 15.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Millmerran, 37.6% were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 31.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Millmerran, of all households, 70.1% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In Millmerran, 32.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Millmerran, 35.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Millmerran, there were 45 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 26 (or 57.8%) were male and 19 (or 42.2%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Millmerran, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In Millmerran, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $255 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.