Millaa Millaa vs Evelyn

Millaa Millaa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Evelyn. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Millaa Millaa, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Millaa Millaa tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Millaa Millaa has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Evelyn is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 42%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Millaa Millaa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Millaa Millaa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1143 min vs 1158 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1663.2 km vs 1680.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Millaa Millaa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.8% vs -13.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Millaa Millaa and Evelyn drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Walkability 0 / 0
Millaa Millaa — Walkability: 0/100 Evelyn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 30
Millaa Millaa — Safety: 25/100 Evelyn — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 42
Millaa Millaa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Evelyn — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Millaa Millaa has more residents (523 vs 209); Evelyn has higher household incomes ($60,112 vs $52,260).

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Population 523
+60% vs other
 209
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% -13.3%
Median age 49 56
Median household income $52,260/yr $60,112/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $227/wk $245/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
0-4 5.0% / 5.7%
Millaa Millaa — 0-4: 5.0% Evelyn — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 10.7% / 12.4%
Millaa Millaa — 5-14: 10.7% Evelyn — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 4.8% / 3.3%
Millaa Millaa — 15-19: 4.8% Evelyn — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 4.0% / 1.9%
Millaa Millaa — 20-24: 4.0% Evelyn — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 8.8% / 6.2%
Millaa Millaa — 25-34: 8.8% Evelyn — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.3% / 8.6%
Millaa Millaa — 35-44: 10.3% Evelyn — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 11.5% / 12.9%
Millaa Millaa — 45-54: 11.5% Evelyn — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 21.0% / 27.3%
Millaa Millaa — 55-64: 21.0% Evelyn — 55-64: 27.3%
65-74 16.1% / 12.9%
Millaa Millaa — 65-74: 16.1% Evelyn — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 5.4% / 7.7%
Millaa Millaa — 75-84: 5.4% Evelyn — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 2.3% / —
Millaa Millaa — 85+: 2.3% Evelyn — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millaa Millaa 54.4% lone person
Millaa Millaa — Lone Person: 54.4% Millaa Millaa — Couple Families: 28.6% Millaa Millaa — One Parent Families: 12.9% Millaa Millaa — Group Household: 4.1%
Evelyn 37.8% lone person
Evelyn — Lone Person: 37.8% Evelyn — Couple Families: 37.8% Evelyn — One Parent Families: 24.3% Evelyn — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millaa Millaa 27.4% renting
Millaa Millaa — Owned Outright: 48.2% Millaa Millaa — Mortgage: 24.4% Millaa Millaa — Renting: 27.4%
Evelyn 17.8% renting
Evelyn — Owned Outright: 63.0% Evelyn — Mortgage: 19.2% Evelyn — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
England 3.1% / 2.4%
Millaa Millaa — England: 3.1% Evelyn — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.4%
Millaa Millaa — New Zealand: 2.5% Evelyn — New Zealand: 2.4%
Germany 1.5% / 2.9%
Millaa Millaa — Germany: 1.5% Evelyn — Germany: 2.9%
Philippines 1.0% / —
Millaa Millaa — Philippines: 1.0% Evelyn — Philippines: not among its largest
Singapore 0.6% / —
Millaa Millaa — Singapore: 0.6% Evelyn — Singapore: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 15.3%
Millaa Millaa — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Evelyn — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.1%
Millaa Millaa — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Evelyn — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.7%
Millaa Millaa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Evelyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 5.3%
Millaa Millaa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Evelyn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.9%
Millaa Millaa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Evelyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millaa Millaa 95.7% houses
Millaa Millaa — Houses: 95.7% Millaa Millaa — Townhouses: 2.9% Millaa Millaa — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Evelyn 98.7% houses
Evelyn — Houses: 98.7% Evelyn — Townhouses: 0.0% Evelyn — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Median house price $490,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Grade D —
Score 25/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Evelyn carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0).

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
70/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Millaa Millaa

  • Millaa Millaa State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Evelyn

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Evelyn sits further from the CBD (1680.5 km vs 1663.2 km).

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1663.2 km 1680.5 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1143 min 1158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4886
 0.2%
postcode 4888
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 4886
 48
postcode 4888

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Car (driver) 68.0% / 58.1%
Millaa Millaa — Car (driver): 68.0% Evelyn — Car (driver): 58.1%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 20.3%
Millaa Millaa — Worked from Home: 16.9% Evelyn — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Walked Only 6.7% / 16.2%
Millaa Millaa — Walked Only: 6.7% Evelyn — Walked Only: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.4%
Millaa Millaa — Car (passenger): 6.2% Evelyn — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus 2.2% / —
Millaa Millaa — Bus: 2.2% Evelyn — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Elevation 774 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,063 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
259 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm 1,114 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 30.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C 13.8°C

Council rates

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Average residential rate $1,609/yr
same for both
Council Tablelands
same for both

Federal electorate

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millaa Millaa Evelyn
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millaa Millaa

Quiet Rural

Evelyn

Rural

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