Suburb in Gnowangerup

Mills Lake, WA

Mills Lake had a population of 39 at the 2021 Census (−2.5% since 2016). Median age 37.9. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mills Lake at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mills Lake's population shrank by 2.5% to 39, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). Its median age of 37.9 is close to the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 38.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 76.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 13 households.

13.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 36.0% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mills Lake beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMills LakeWAAustralia
Population392,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−2.5%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age37.938.038.2
Households13965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright76.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week–$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week–$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,841$1,866
Born overseas13.0%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%19.7%23.6%
No religion36.0%46.6%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−2.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 232011
  2. 402016
  3. 392021

Age

Median age 37.9, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Mills Lake Western Australia
Share of people by age, Mills Lake and Western Australia
0–938.5%
10–197.7%
20–290.0%
30–397.7%
40–4923.1%
50–5917.9%
60–697.7%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mills Lake at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.1%
  2. English40.7%
  3. Scottish29.6%
  4. Irish14.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England20.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Mills Lake

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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