Millbridge WA 6232

Millbridge sits 163 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 1 hour 55 minutes by car. Census data records 2,736 residents with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $127,816 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 14.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,993. The area shows high flood risk. Walkability is low.

Is Millbridge a good suburb?

Millbridge scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community.

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 31/100 · 163.4 km · 114 min drive to Perth

Prices

Median available

Median $810K

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 36/100 · Crime 46/100 · Flood 64/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 33 · 2,736 residents

C

Liveability Rating

40 / 100 · Ranked #350 in WA

Each bar is Millbridge's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
21
Bushfire Low · Crime Moderate · Flood Moderate
Socio-economic
63
Advantaged
Walkability
36
Car-dependent
CBD access
35
163.4 km · 114 min drive to Perth
How it's calculated: Safety rank 21 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 63 × 25% + Walkability rank 36 × 15% + CBD access rank 35 × 10% = 40 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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40 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Millbridge's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $810,000, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$810,000

last 7 quarters

7% above its 3 neighbours (median $760,000)

↑ +17.3% year-on-year

Based on 43 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 18 days — median across 18 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 4 bed 41 sales $810K

Land

$870,000

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 65 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Millbridge are currently listed at around $900,000 on average. Based on 13 houses listed in the past six months.

$900K

last 2 months
↑ +5.9% vs previous 6 months from $850K
Since 2022: $572K → $850K (+48%)

13 houses listed in the last 6 months.

13 of the suburb's 890 dwellings (1.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Millbridge rent for around $750 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$750/wk

last 2 months
→ 0.0% vs previous 6 months from $750/wk
Since 2021: $475/wk → $725/wk (+53%)

6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

6 rentals advertised against an estimated 151 rented homes (4.0%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$750/wk
13 bonds
+16% since 2023

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

110 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6232.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
4.3% above the typical range

$750/week ($39,000 a year) on a $900,000 median

Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Millbridge is car-dependent on foot — at 31/100, most errands require a car.

31
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 23% in WA
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 60
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

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Millbridge.

50
out of 100
Bottom 21% in WA
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
14.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
10.0 arrivals/hr
Saturday
6.6 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
12.6 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Millbridge.

59
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
26%
Premises covered
631
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 74%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 26%

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

No amenities mapped in this suburb boundary.

Dardanup: council population

The whole council area, not just Millbridge · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
16,280
+1.7% in a year
Change
+275
people since 2024
Density
31
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+19
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+153
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+103
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
7/10
7/10 within WA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within WA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
3/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Millbridge is home to about 2,700 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $128,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

2,736

14.1% since 2016

Median Age

33

13.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$127,816/yr

22.5% since 2016
Top 10% in WA

Census Median Rent

$400/wk

1.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,993/mo

8.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.0

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$53,508/yr

21.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

35.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.3%

44.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

890

19.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.0%

2.5% since 2016

Houses

98.4%

1.1% since 2016

Rental Stress

16.3%

17.3% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

18.7%

24.9% since 2016

Work From Home

4.3%

16.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 876 (98.4%)
Townhouses 14 (1.6%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 556 (63.5%)
Owned Outright 170 (19.4%)
Renting 149 (17.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
76.5%
English Spoken at Home
85.1%
Employment Rate
72%
2.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
37.4%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 308 (21.5%)
Professionals 226 (15.8%)
Clerical & Administrative 184 (12.8%)
Community & Personal Service 154 (10.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 154 (10.7%)
Labourers 138 (9.6%)
Managers 126 (8.8%)
Sales 120 (8.4%)

Religion

No Religion 1,459 (53.3%)
Christianity 1,058 (38.7%)
Islam 31 (1.1%)
Other Religions 26 (1.0%)
Hinduism 21 (0.8%)
Buddhism 18 (0.7%)
Sikhism 17 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 123 (4.5%)
New Zealand 87 (3.2%)
South Africa 60 (2.2%)
Philippines 41 (1.5%)
Zimbabwe 30 (1.1%)
India 27 (1.0%)
Ireland 22 (0.8%)
Scotland 17 (0.6%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 57 (2.1%)
2011-2015 183 (6.7%)
2001-2010 173 (6.3%)
1991-2000 35 (1.3%)
1981-1990 50 (1.8%)
Before 1981 66 (2.4%)

57 residents (2.1%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

5.3% of residents (130) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (102).

Overseas 56 (2.3%)
Western Australia - Outback (South) 48 (2.0%)
Perth - North West 25 (1.0%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,457 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Punjabi 11 (0.4%)
Mandarin 10 (0.4%)
Polish 5 (0.2%)
Tamil 4 (0.1%)
Italian 4 (0.1%)
Thai 4 (0.1%)
Spanish 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 279 (10.2%)
5-14 460 (16.8%)
15-19 156 (5.7%)
20-24 103 (3.8%)
25-34 499 (18.2%)
35-44 476 (17.4%)
45-54 281 (10.3%)
55-64 253 (9.2%)
65-74 164 (6.0%)
75-84 56 (2.0%)
85+ 13 (0.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 429 (67.8%)
Lone Person 112 (17.7%)
One Parent Families 73 (11.5%)
Group Household 15 (2.4%)
Other Families 4 (0.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 1,008 (84.1%)
Car (passenger) 90 (7.5%)
Worked from Home 52 (4.3%)
Bus 43 (3.6%)
Walked Only 3 (0.3%)
Bicycle 3 (0.3%)

2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (23 of 1,434).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 619 (22.6%)
Bachelor Degree 241 (8.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 179 (6.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 45 (1.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 30 (1.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 8 (0.9%)
1 car 207 (23.4%)
2 cars 473 (53.6%)
3 cars 144 (16.3%)
4+ cars 55 (6.2%)

Council Rates

Dardanup
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,797 a year through Dardanup based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,797/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Dardanup

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

In the year to August 2026, 83 new dwellings were approved across Dardanup. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 79.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
83dwellings
-79.7% YoY
Houses
83
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Wokalup, 23.5 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
5.5 km
Annual rainfall
774 mm
61 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

4 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 6232, 35 of 9,339 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (158 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.07%
2024
0.17%
2025
0.38%

Rooftop solar

69
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 4.8 kW each

In postcode 6232, 3,060 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,442 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 115 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
194
2020
218
2021
277
2022
240
2023
173
2024
195
2025
118
2026
67

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

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.

Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.

Verify eligibility with Department of Finance WA

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,224
Loan amount
$648,000
Total interest over 30 years
$872,811

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb.

Deposit
$162,000
Stamp duty
$32,830
Cash needed at settlement
$194,830

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Forrest

Currently held by Ben Small Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Ben Small 47.8% 52.2% +1.9
2022 Nola Marino 45.7% 54.3% -10.3
2019 Nola Marino 35.4% 64.6% +2.0

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

State Electorate

Collie-Preston District

Currently held by Jodie Hanns WA Labor

Next state election: 10 March 2029.

Year Winner Won with
2025 Jodie Hanns ALP 54.3%
2021 Jodie Hanns ALP 73.4%
2017 Mick Murray ALP 64.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Millbridge

Is Millbridge a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Millbridge is moderate (46/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Millbridge?

Millbridge has a low recorded bushfire history (36/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (64/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Millbridge a good place to live?

Millbridge has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Millbridge?

Millbridge, WA had a population of 2,736 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Millbridge, WA?

The postcode for Millbridge, WA is 6232.

How far is Millbridge from Perth?

Millbridge is 163 km from Perth CBD by road, about 114 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Millbridge?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Millbridge was $127,816 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 Millbridge?

The median advertised rent in Millbridge is $750 a week for houses (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Millbridge?

The median age of residents in Millbridge was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Millbridge at risk of bushfire?

Millbridge has a low recorded bushfire history (36/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Millbridge walkable?

Millbridge scores 31/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Millbridge?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Millbridge, Wokalup (23.5 km away), 774 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Millbridge?

First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Millbridge belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Millbridge?

The average residential rates bill through Dardanup is $2,797 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Millbridge?

Across Dardanup, 83 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 79.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Millbridge in?

Millbridge sits within the federal Division of Forrest, currently held by Ben Small (Liberal).

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