Suburbs Millicent

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Millicent SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Millicent, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Millicent SA is 5,110 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Millicent is $556 per week ($28,912 per year). Median rent in Millicent is $175 per week ($758 per month). Millicent has a median age of 49 years, older than the national median of 38. Millicent has a population density of 32.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Millicent is England. The most common religion is No Religion (56% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Millicent is $902.

There were 76 recorded offences in Millicent in 2025-26, a rate of 15 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (26 offences).

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📍 Millicent, South Australia — 37.6043°S, 140.3343°E

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Millicent Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Millicent Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$556/wk
$28,912 per year
#7652 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$175/wk
$758 per month
#7967 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
49years
11 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$902/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.7 per bedroom

Millicent Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.4% (2,524) Female 50.6% (2,585)

Population Density

32.8
people per km²
5,110 people · 155.6 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,412
Family income/wk

Millicent Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Millicent Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
57.5% 889 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
42.5% 658 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Millicent Country of Birth

Australia
94.4%
England
4.2%
Germany
0.6%
India
0.5%
China
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Millicent Religion

No Religion
56.3%
Catholic
15.6%
Not stated
8.9%
Anglican
7.3%
Uniting Church
5.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.0%
Lutheran
1.9%
Christian (other)
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Millicent Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
40.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
26.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
24.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Millicent Languages Spoken at Home

Italian
29.6%
Other
22.2%
Mandarin
13.0%
IAL Punjabi
9.3%
SAL Tot
9.3%
Hindi
5.6%
Afrikaans
5.6%
Australian Indigenous
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Millicent Employment

💼
Employed full-time
27.0% 1,063 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.4% 802 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.0% 117 people
🏠
Not in labour force
49.6% 1,954 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Millicent Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
59.6%
Bachelor Degree
15.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
14.6%
Certificate I/II
5.1%
Postgraduate Degree
2.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Millicent Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
20.4%
Community & Personal Service
20.1%
Professionals
15.9%
Managers
11.9%
Clerical & Administrative
10.8%
Labourers
10.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.8%
Sales Workers
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Millicent Field of Study

Engineering
22.6%
Management & Commerce
16.6%
Society & Culture
14.7%
Education
11.2%
Health
10.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.2%
Architecture & Building
7.8%
Agriculture & Environment
4.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.6%
Creative Arts
1.3%
Information Technology
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Millicent Dwelling Types

Separate house
91.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
8.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Millicent Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.2%
$1-$149/wk
1.2%
$150-$299/wk
2.9%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
11.5%
$500-$649/wk
8.6%
$650-$799/wk
10.1%
$800-$999/wk
10.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.4%
$4,000+/wk
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Millicent Marital Status

💍
Married
44.0% 1,918
↔️
Separated
3.4% 148
📋
Divorced
10.8% 473
🕊️
Widowed
8.8% 385
👤
Never married
33.0% 1,440

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Millicent Ancestry

Australian
35.0%
English
33.7%
Scottish
8.1%
Irish
6.4%
German
5.2%
Italian
3.1%
Other
2.6%
Dutch
2.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.1%
Filipino
0.7%
Chinese
0.5%
Polish
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Millicent School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.0%
Secondary — Government
29.0%
Primary — Catholic
15.1%
Vocational Education
9.7%
Pre-school
7.0%
Secondary — Catholic
5.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Millicent Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
10.4% 1,005
✅
No need for assistance
89.6% 8,624

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Millicent Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
22.1% 902
—
Not a volunteer
77.9% 3,182

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Millicent Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.3%
$300-$449/mo
8.1%
$450-$599/mo
8.2%
$600-$799/mo
17.5%
$800-$999/mo
18.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
22.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
10.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
5.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Millicent How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.2%
Did not go to work
12.2%
Car (passenger)
4.6%
Walked only
3.6%
Truck
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%
Other
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Millicent Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.6%
1 vehicle
36.9%
2 vehicles
33.6%
3 vehicles
15.2%
4+ vehicles
7.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Millicent Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.3%
2 bedrooms
14.1%
3 bedrooms
62.1%
4 bedrooms
18.3%
5 bedrooms
2.7%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Millicent Population Mobility

13.7%
moved in the last year
35.6%
moved in the last 5 years
5.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
49.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Millicent Indigenous Population

3.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
349
Indigenous residents
9,354
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Millicent Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
606
Arthritis
282
Asthma
254
Heart disease
216
Diabetes
204
Lung condition
183
Cancer
100
Stroke
69
Kidney disease
68
Dementia
31

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Millicent Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.3%
$1-$149/wk
4.2%
$150-$299/wk
10.0%
$300-$399/wk
8.2%
$400-$499/wk
7.1%
$500-$649/wk
4.9%
$650-$799/wk
12.0%
$800-$999/wk
11.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.8%
$3,500+/wk
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Millicent Family Structure

Couple — no children
36.4%
Couple — children under 15
33.3%
Couple — no children under 15
14.1%
One parent — children under 15
9.1%
One parent — no children under 15
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Millicent Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.5% 144
👤
Never served
96.5% 3,925

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Millicent Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.7% 634
—
Did not provide
84.3% 3,410

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Millicent Children Ever Born

No children
24.9%
1 child
9.8%
2 children
29.0%
3 children
23.9%
4 children
8.7%
5+ children
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Millicent When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
18
1951–1960
95
1961–1970
155
1971–1980
61
1981–1990
26
1991–2000
27
2001–2010
54
2011–2015
20
2016
9
2017
9
2018
12
2019
7

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Millicent Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.0%
5–14 hours
28.2%
15–29 hours
15.8%
30+ hours
11.2%
Did not do domestic work
26.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Millicent Household Size

1 person
36.0%
2 persons
36.7%
3 persons
10.5%
4 persons
9.9%
5 persons
4.9%
6+ persons
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Millicent Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,090
Moved — same area (SA2)
316
Moved from SA
200
Moved from VIC
60
Moved from NSW
19
Moved from NT
15
Moved from overseas
11
Moved from QLD
10
Moved from WA
3
Moved from TAS
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Millicent Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.3%
Step family — no other children
7.3%
Blended family — no other children
6.2%
Intact family — other children present
2.1%
Other couple — children only
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Millicent Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 76 total

Theft
26
Property Damage
17
Assault
16
Break & Enter
10
Fraud
6
Other Against Person
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Millicent Schools

4
schools nearby
3
government
950
avg ICSEA score
782
total students
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 166 students
1004
ICSEA
Millicent North Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 203 students
951
ICSEA
Millicent High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 349 students
926
ICSEA
Newbery Park Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 64 students
917
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Millicent Rent Prices & Affordability

18%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $980/wk
Median Rent $175/wk
Rent-to-Income 17.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Millicent

≈ $4,247/month
Median rent $175/wk
Left after rent $805/wk
Rent share 17.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $498/wk Rent: $163/wk Save: $12/wk
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Income: $630/wk Rent: $165/wk Save: $10/wk
Peterborough (SA)
Income: $456/wk Rent: $160/wk Save: $15/wk
Whyalla Stuart
Income: $502/wk Rent: $160/wk Save: $15/wk

Millicent vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Port Pirie West
Pop: 2,556 Income: $475/wk Rent: $180/wk
Goolwa
Pop: 2,558 Income: $493/wk Rent: $250/wk
Westbourne Park
Pop: 2,564 Income: $884/wk Rent: $305/wk
Cumberland Park
Pop: 2,571 Income: $920/wk Rent: $343/wk
Evanston
Pop: 2,580 Income: $604/wk Rent: $264/wk
Toorak Gardens
Pop: 2,604 Income: $1,068/wk Rent: $320/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Millicent

What is the population of Millicent SA?

The population of Millicent SA is 5,110 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 32.8 people per km².Millicent is ranked #1,532 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Millicent?

The median personal income in Millicent SA is $556 per week, or $28,912 per year.The median household income is $980 per week.Family income is $1,412 per week.Millicent is ranked #7,652 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Millicent?

Median rent in Millicent SA is $175 per week ($758 per month).Rent represents 17.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Millicent ranks #7,967 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Millicent?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Millicent SA is $902. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Millicent?

The median age in Millicent SA is 49 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Millicent a good suburb to live in?

Millicent is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 5,110.The median income is $556/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (17.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40878. All dollar figures in AUD.