Millicent, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Millicent is a town on the Limestone Coast in South Australia's south-east, about 50 kilometres north-west of Mount Gambier. Proclaimed in 1870, it was named after Millicent Glen, the daughter of the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide and the wife of an early pioneer. The town was built on a limestone ridge after the surrounding wetlands, known as the Millicent flats, were drained to create farmland. Today its economy rests on a large paper mill nearby, along with pine and bluegum plantations, dairying and even a seaweed-processing plant. Millicent also serves as a gateway to the rugged coast and dunes of Canunda National Park and the underground chambers of the nearby Tantanoola Caves.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Millicent is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 867, 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 Millicent 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.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Millicent 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
6/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (6/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
83/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $175 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 83% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- 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.
Millicent at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,110
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $980
- SEIFA score
- 867
- Local government area
- Wattle Range
- Coordinates
- -37.6043, 140.3310
Map of Millicent
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Housing & property in Millicent
What it costs to live in Millicent and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $175
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $902
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 25%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Millicent demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Millicent demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Millicent 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 28% and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 758 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 587 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 930 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,453 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,386 | 27% |
Share of the 5,114 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 889 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 658 | 31% |
| Rented | 533 | 25% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,836 | 86% |
| Townhouses & semis | 181 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 113 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,141 occupied private dwellings in Millicent.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,412
- Median weekly personal income
- $556
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 528 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 168 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 167 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,403 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 49%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Employed full-time
- 1,059
- Employed part-time
- 798
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.
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Common questions about Millicent
Is Millicent a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Millicent rates 32/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Millicent?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Millicent was $175, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $902. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Millicent?
Millicent is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Wattle Range local government area.
What is the population of Millicent?
At the 2021 Census, Millicent had a population of about 5,110.
Is Millicent an advantaged area?
Millicent has an ABS SEIFA score of 867, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.
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