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Millars Well, WA

Millars Well had a population of 2,104 at the 2021 Census (+15.1% since 2016). Median age 31.0. Median weekly household income $3,188. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Millars Well at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (North)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Millars Well's population grew by 15.1% to 2,104, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 31.0, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.0%.

62.0% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 7.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 661 households.

The median household earns $3,188 a week, above the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $383 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.

25.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 16.1% use a language other than English at home. 58.8% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Millars Well beside WA and Australia.

Millars WellWAAustralia
Population2,1042,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+15.1%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age31.038.038.0
Households661964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting62.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright7.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,188$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$383$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,733$1,842$1,863
Born overseas25.2%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home16.1%19.6%23.6%
No religion58.8%46.7%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

+15.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,1972011
  2. 1,8282016
  3. 2,1042021

Age

Median age 31.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Millars Well Western Australia
0–919.5%
10–1912.1%
20–2915.7%
30–3922.4%
40–4914.4%
50–599.5%
60–695.9%
70–790.8%
80+0.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Millars Well at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian39.8%
  2. English33.6%
  3. Scottish10.0%
  4. Australian Aboriginal9.7%
  5. Irish9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog2.7%
  2. Filipino1.3%
  3. Thai1.2%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages0.8%
  5. Greek0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.5%
  2. the Philippines3.8%
  3. England3.2%
  4. India1.6%
  5. South Africa1.5%

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

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