Cartwright vs Miller

Comparing Cartwright and Miller, NSW: Miller has more residents (3,374 vs 2,616); Miller scores higher overall (47 vs 41); and Cartwright rents higher ($225/wk vs $201/wk).

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

Miller

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Cartwright has more parks and reserves (9 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Miller

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($201/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cartwright has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 32%)
  • Miller has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Investors

Cartwright

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cartwright Miller
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.

Cartwright Miller
Walkability 82 / 80
Cartwright — Walkability: 82/100 Miller — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 9 / 5
Cartwright — Safety: 9/100 Miller — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cartwright — Low fire risk: 100/100 Miller — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Miller has more residents (3,374 vs 2,616); Cartwright rents higher ($225/wk vs $201/wk).

Cartwright Miller
Population 2,616 3,374
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +4.2%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $42,952/yr $42,900/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $201/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cartwright Miller
0-4 7.3% / 6.7%
Cartwright — 0-4: 7.3% Miller — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.5% / 16.0%
Cartwright — 5-14: 15.5% Miller — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 6.4% / 7.3%
Cartwright — 15-19: 6.4% Miller — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.9% / 7.5%
Cartwright — 20-24: 6.9% Miller — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 12.6% / 12.2%
Cartwright — 25-34: 12.6% Miller — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 12.7% / 11.0%
Cartwright — 35-44: 12.7% Miller — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 11.6% / 12.1%
Cartwright — 45-54: 11.6% Miller — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.0% / 13.3%
Cartwright — 55-64: 13.0% Miller — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 6.9% / 7.7%
Cartwright — 65-74: 6.9% Miller — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 5.4% / 4.7%
Cartwright — 75-84: 5.4% Miller — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.8% / 1.4%
Cartwright — 85+: 1.8% Miller — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cartwright 39.0% lone person
Cartwright — Lone Person: 39.0% Cartwright — Couple Families: 31.7% Cartwright — One Parent Families: 25.2% Cartwright — Group Household: 2.7% Cartwright — Other Families: 1.4%
Miller 38.6% lone person
Miller — Lone Person: 38.6% Miller — Couple Families: 29.5% Miller — One Parent Families: 27.3% Miller — Group Household: 2.4% Miller — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cartwright 63.8% renting
Cartwright — Owned Outright: 16.1% Cartwright — Mortgage: 20.0% Cartwright — Renting: 63.8%
Miller 66.4% renting
Miller — Owned Outright: 15.6% Miller — Mortgage: 18.0% Miller — Renting: 66.4%
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.

Cartwright Miller
Vietnam 6.1% / 6.8%
Cartwright — Vietnam: 6.1% Miller — Vietnam: 6.8%
Iraq 9.4% / 2.9%
Cartwright — Iraq: 9.4% Miller — Iraq: 2.9%
Lebanon 4.0% / 5.5%
Cartwright — Lebanon: 4.0% Miller — Lebanon: 5.5%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.8%
Cartwright — New Zealand: 2.3% Miller — New Zealand: 2.8%
Fiji 1.6% / 2.0%
Cartwright — Fiji: 1.6% Miller — Fiji: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

Cartwright Miller
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 9.2%
Cartwright — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Miller — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 4.5%
Cartwright — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Miller — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 3.3%
Cartwright — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Miller — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 0.9%
Cartwright — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Miller — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.2% / 0.4%
Cartwright — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2% Miller — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cartwright 58.0% houses
Cartwright — Houses: 58.0% Cartwright — Flats / Apartments: 38.1% Cartwright — Townhouses: 3.9%
Miller 67.9% houses
Miller — Houses: 67.9% Miller — Flats / Apartments: 27.6% Miller — Townhouses: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cartwright Miller
Median house price $975,000 $969,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 10 sales
 27 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Cartwright Miller
Residential 61% 76%
Parks and recreation 34% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Commercial 1% 4%
Planning zones cover 99% of Cartwright and 100% of Miller. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Cartwright Miller
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cartwright Miller
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 6% of NSW
same for both
Schools — Higher than 77% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW

Liveability

Miller scores higher overall (47 vs 41).

Cartwright Miller
Grade C
same for both
Score 41/100 47/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cartwright Miller
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 High
95/100
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 10
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Cartwright Miller
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 2.4 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.5%

Schools in Cartwright

  • Cartwright Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Miller

  • St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Miller High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Miller Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cartwright Miller
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 9 6
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Cartwright Miller
Walkability score 82/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 42.1 km 43.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 44 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 42.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2168
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2168
same for both

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.

Cartwright Miller
Car (driver) 66.5% / 65.9%
Cartwright — Car (driver): 66.5% Miller — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 16.8%
Cartwright — Worked from Home: 15.8% Miller — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 7.2%
Cartwright — Car (passenger): 7.6% Miller — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Train 5.4% / 4.5%
Cartwright — Train: 5.4% Miller — Train: 4.5%
Bus 2.5% / 3.2%
Cartwright — Bus: 2.5% Miller — Bus: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.5%).

Setting

Cartwright Miller
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.8 km 24.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cartwright Miller
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
1,115 premises
 4%
1,423 premises

Climate

Cartwright Miller
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cartwright Miller
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cartwright Miller
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Cartwright Miller
Division Werriwa
same for both
Member Anne Maree Stanley
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cartwright Miller
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cartwright

Apartments Family Multicultural Outer Parks River

Miller

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River

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