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.
Is Mill Park a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Mill Park from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
49/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (49/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
25/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $366 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 25% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
92/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 158 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Mill Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 28,712
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,735
- SEIFA score
- 985
- Local government area
- Whittlesea
- Coordinates
- -37.6641, 145.0628
Map of Mill Park
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Housing & property in Mill Park
What it costs to live in Mill Park and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $366
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,748
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 75%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 23%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Mill Park demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
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% 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.
- 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).
Places in and around Mill Park
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
9 nearbyVarious Cafes · Two Brown Angus · Italia Pizza · The Golden Horseshoe Fish and Chips · Charcoal Chicken · Rock n Fish
Parks & recreation
129 nearbyFindon Recreation Reserve · Doctor Harry Jenkins Reserve · Betula Park · Telopea Reserve · Parkhill Crescent Reserve · Redleap Reserve
Shops & groceries
4 nearbyWoolworths · Hot Bread III · Tabet's Bakery · 7-Eleven
Healthcare
6 nearbyFullife Pharmacy · Childs Road Medical Clinic · Mill Park Family Practice · Our Lady of Rivergum · Ling Dental Surgery · Mill Park Superclinic
Schools & education
8 nearbyFindon Primary School · Mill Park Primary School · St Francis of Assissi Primary School · Mill Park Secondary College · Mill Park Heights Primary School · Mill Park Preschool
Things to do
2 nearbyDinosaur Eggs · Mill Park Library
Eat & drink in and around Mill Park
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Claim this listing- Amalfi Pizza & PastaRestaurant
- Charcoal ChickenTakeaway
- Italia PizzaTakeaway
- Pizza HutRestaurant
- Rock n FishTakeaway
- The Golden Horseshoe Fish and ChipsTakeaway
- The Plough HotelPubChilds Road
- Two Brown AngusTakeaway
- Various CafesTakeaway
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Common questions about Mill Park
Is Mill Park a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Mill Park rates 54/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Mill Park?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Mill Park was $366, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,748. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Mill Park?
Mill Park is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Whittlesea local government area.
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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