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Millchester QLD 4820

350 addresses · 34 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Charters Towers LGA › Millchester · 1070 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Millchester is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 543 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,575 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

543Population
36Median age
$1,575Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Charters Towers statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Millchester itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Charters Towers, 1.6 km north-west · Airport: Charters Towers Aerodrome, 4.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Millchester

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Millchester QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 56.6%

Population by age in Millchester
Population by age, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-432
5-1481
15-1942
20-2431
25-3473
35-4471
45-5462
55-6467
65-7449
75-8427
85+5
Dwelling types in Millchester
Dwelling types, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House150
Townhouse29
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Millchester
Households by weekly income, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65021
$650-1,49953
$1,500-2,99951
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Millchester
Top ancestries, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian237
English185
Ancestry NS93
Scottish40
Aboriginal38
Irish38
Housing tenure in Millchester
Housing tenure, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned50
Mortgage68
Rented53
Other4
Cars per household in Millchester
Cars per household, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
151
278
322
4+20
Commute to work in Millchester
Commute to work, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car150
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Millchester
Top countries of birth, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England9
New Zealand7
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Millchester
Languages used at home, Millchester QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,822 bird observations recorded near Millchester — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Millchester

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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