Mill Park Housing Choice Survey

Mill Park Survey Report (Word 463 KB)

In 2006 a survey was conducted to investigate the housing choices of households in Mill Park, a suburb that was developed a generation ago. The aim of the research was to gain insight into the reasons people choose a particular area and type of house.

Demographic events, such as births, deaths, employment changes and children leaving the family home may trigger a review of a household’s housing needs. Mill Park presented an opportunity to examine a particular aspect of this relationship.

Mill Park was developed and first settled 25 to 30 years ago as a suburb for young families. Those families have now grown up with many now reaching a critical stage. Children are leaving home to pursue their own lives while their parents are now entering a new phase: retirement.

Overall, the research highlights the diversity of households in areas like Mill Park. General perceptions of such areas as isolated, homogenous rows of houses are over-simplifications.