McMillans VIC 3568

McMillans is a rural locality in Victoria, 273 km from Melbourne CBD, around 3 hours 15 minutes by car. Population is 87; the median age is 38 and the median household income is $76,336 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population fell 6.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $150 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $217. The area shows high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 87. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Is McMillans safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Mcmillans sits in the low band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2026.

1 offences

no change since 2025
Drug Offences 1 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Mcmillans is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 2% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in McMillans.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
39
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
1 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Gannawarra: council population

The whole council area, not just McMillans · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
10,311
-0.3% in a year
Change
-27
people since 2024
Density
2.8
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-12
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-16
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
5/10
4/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
1/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
6/10
4/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mcmillans is home to 87 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $76,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

87

6.5% since 2016

Median Age

38

13.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$76,336/yr

15.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$150/wk

no change since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$217/mo

84.5% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.9

16.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,560/yr

18.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

40.0%

433.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

30

25.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

72.4%

7.3% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

10.2%

13.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

3.4%

86.6% since 2016

Work From Home

41.9%

79.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 30 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 15 (51.7%)
Renting 8 (27.6%)
Mortgage 6 (20.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
92.0%
English Spoken at Home
89.7%
Employment Rate
69.8%
3.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
20.7%

Occupations

Managers 22 (51.2%)
Sales 7 (16.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 4 (9.3%)
Technicians & Trades 4 (9.3%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (7.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (7.0%)

Religion

No Religion 42 (48.3%)
Christianity 39 (44.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 9 (10.3%)
5-14 17 (19.5%)
15-19 5 (5.7%)
25-34 8 (9.2%)
35-44 11 (12.6%)
45-54 11 (12.6%)
55-64 13 (14.9%)
65-74 12 (13.8%)
75-84 7 (8.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 11 (78.6%)
Lone Person 3 (21.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 25 (58.1%)
Worked from Home 18 (41.9%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 21 (24.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4 (4.6%)
Bachelor Degree 3 (3.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 5 (16.7%)
2 cars 14 (46.7%)
3 cars 4 (13.3%)
4+ cars 3 (10.0%)

Council Rates

Gannawarra
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,855 a year through Gannawarra based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,855/yr
4% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.443¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of McMillans's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 98%
  • Parks and recreation 1%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Gannawarra

The whole council area, not just McMillans · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 19 new dwellings were approved across Gannawarra. That mix is 15 houses and 4 units.

Trailing 12 months
19dwellings
Houses
15
detached dwellings
Units
4
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

No Registered Aboriginal Party is appointed for this area. About an eighth of Victoria, mostly in the north-east, has no appointment; that is a fact about the register rather than about the Country.

Climate & Setting

from Kerang, 23.5 km

Dry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
81 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
364 mm
54 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
32.1°C
34 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.5°C
6 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 3568, 0 of 3,474 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (31 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

53
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.8 kW each

In postcode 3568, 735 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,384 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 21 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
50
2020
68
2021
51
2022
37
2023
49
2024
47
2025
25
2026
10

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

1 first-home grant was paid in postcode 3568 in 2025-26, rank 213 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 23, in 2001-02.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Federal Electorate

Division of Mallee

Currently held by Anne Webster The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% -0.1
2022 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% +3.3
2019 Anne Webster 33.8% 66.2% -3.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Murray Plains District

Currently held by Peter Walsh The Nationals

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Peter Walsh NP 61.8% 27.1% 72.9%
2018 Peter Walsh NP 60.3% 26.1% 74.0%
2014 Peter Walsh NP 63.3% 27.6% 72.4%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about McMillans

Is McMillans a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in McMillans is low (11/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect McMillans?

McMillans has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (63/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of McMillans?

McMillans, VIC had a population of 87 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for McMillans, VIC?

The postcode for McMillans, VIC is 3568.

How far is McMillans from Melbourne?

McMillans is 273 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 194 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in McMillans?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in McMillans was $76,336 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in McMillans?

There are too few current rental listings in McMillans for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $150, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in McMillans?

The median age of residents in McMillans was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in McMillans?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to McMillans, Kerang (23.5 km away), summer days average 32.1°C, winter nights 4.5°C, 364 mm of rain a year over 54 rainy days, and 34 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in McMillans?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does McMillans belong to?

McMillans sits within the Gannawarra local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in McMillans?

The average residential rates bill through Gannawarra is $1,855 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near McMillans?

Across Gannawarra, 19 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is McMillans in?

McMillans sits within the federal Division of Mallee, currently held by Anne Webster (The Nationals).

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