Mill Park, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mill Park is a suburb about eighteen kilometres north-east of central Melbourne, in the City of Whittlesea. It is named after a flour mill built on the Plenty River by George and Francis Coulstock in the eighteen-forties. The property later passed to the financier Henry Miller, nicknamed Money Miller, who bred racehorses and ran dairy and grazing enterprises, and the district kept its horse-breeding character well into the twentieth century. That heritage is written into the streetscape: the ring-shaped Mill Park Drive follows the line of a former racing track, and many local streets are named after famous racehorses, among them Phar Lap, Carbine and Redleap. The Stables Shopping Centre recalls the solidly built stables that once stood on Miller's estate. Rapid residential growth transformed the suburb from the nineteen-eighties onward.
Around the national middle
Mill Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 49% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 985, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mill Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 28,712
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,735
- SEIFA score
- 985
- Coordinates
- -37.6641, 145.0628
Mill Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mill Park using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 23% of homes are rented, and 37% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4,440 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,652 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 7,833 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 8,213 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4,575 | 16% |
Share of the 28,713 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3,899 | 39% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3,620 | 36% |
| Rented | 2,289 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 8,819 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 981 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 256 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 10,059 occupied private dwellings in Mill Park.
- Median weekly rent
- $366
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,748
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,992
- Median weekly personal income
- $716
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 10,373 (37%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 12,051 (44%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 281 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 14,189 (61%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Employed full-time
- 8,486
- Employed part-time
- 4,812
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Mill Park
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mill Park is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 724 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 14.9°C | 62 mm |
| Feb | 25.8°C | 14.1°C | 32 mm |
| Mar | 24°C | 13.3°C | 47 mm |
| Apr | 20°C | 10.5°C | 62 mm |
| May | 16°C | 8.4°C | 63 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 6.5°C | 63 mm |
| Jul | 12.9°C | 6.1°C | 50 mm |
| Aug | 13.7°C | 6.2°C | 59 mm |
| Sep | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 65 mm |
| Oct | 19.6°C | 8.8°C | 76 mm |
| Nov | 21.6°C | 10.8°C | 79 mm |
| Dec | 24.5°C | 12.6°C | 66 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mill Park
Where is Mill Park?
Mill Park is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Mill Park?
At the 2021 Census, Mill Park had a population of about 28,712.
Is Mill Park an advantaged area?
Mill Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 985, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 49 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 49% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mill Park?
Mill Park has average daytime highs of about 19.6°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 724 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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