Hinchinbrook vs Miller

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Hinchinbrook, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Miller, most households rent. Houses cost more in Hinchinbrook: a median of $1.15 million, against $969,000 in Miller, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hinchinbrook tends to suit couples, while Miller suits renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Hinchinbrook

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 57%)
  • But Miller has more childcare (7 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Hinchinbrook leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 50%)
  • Miller has cheaper houses ($969,250 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Miller

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($201/wk vs $463/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Miller

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (43.6 km vs 47 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Miller

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 12%)
  • But Hinchinbrook carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hinchinbrook 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.

Hinchinbrook 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.

Hinchinbrook Miller
Walkability 75 / 80
Hinchinbrook — Walkability: 75/100 Miller — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 65 / 5
Hinchinbrook — Safety: 65/100 Miller — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hinchinbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Miller — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hinchinbrook has more residents (11,521 vs 3,374); Hinchinbrook has higher household incomes ($99,268 vs $42,900).

Hinchinbrook Miller
Population 11,521
+71% vs other
 3,374
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +4.2%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $99,268/yr
+57% vs other
 $42,900/yr
Median weekly rent $463/wk
+57% vs other
 $201/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hinchinbrook Miller
0-4 5.7% / 6.7%
Hinchinbrook — 0-4: 5.7% Miller — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.5% / 16.0%
Hinchinbrook — 5-14: 14.5% Miller — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.8% / 7.3%
Hinchinbrook — 15-19: 7.8% Miller — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 8.0% / 7.5%
Hinchinbrook — 20-24: 8.0% Miller — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 12.9% / 12.2%
Hinchinbrook — 25-34: 12.9% Miller — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 12.8% / 11.0%
Hinchinbrook — 35-44: 12.8% Miller — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.3% / 12.1%
Hinchinbrook — 45-54: 13.3% Miller — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.6% / 13.3%
Hinchinbrook — 55-64: 13.6% Miller — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 7.8% / 7.7%
Hinchinbrook — 65-74: 7.8% Miller — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 2.9% / 4.7%
Hinchinbrook — 75-84: 2.9% Miller — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.8% / 1.4%
Hinchinbrook — 85+: 0.8% Miller — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hinchinbrook 64.1% couple families
Hinchinbrook — Couple Families: 64.1% Hinchinbrook — Lone Person: 11.3% Hinchinbrook — One Parent Families: 21.9% Hinchinbrook — Group Household: 1.4% Hinchinbrook — Other Families: 1.3%
Miller 29.5% couple families
Miller — Couple Families: 29.5% Miller — Lone Person: 38.6% Miller — One Parent Families: 27.3% Miller — Group Household: 2.4% Miller — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hinchinbrook 23.6% renting
Hinchinbrook — Owned Outright: 30.3% Hinchinbrook — Mortgage: 46.1% Hinchinbrook — Renting: 23.6%
Miller 66.4% renting
Miller — Owned Outright: 15.6% Miller — Mortgage: 18.0% Miller — Renting: 66.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hinchinbrook Miller
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 9.2%
Hinchinbrook — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Miller — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 3.3%
Hinchinbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Miller — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 4.5%
Hinchinbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Miller — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.9%
Hinchinbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Miller — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.4%
Hinchinbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Miller — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

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.

Hinchinbrook Miller
Iraq 10.7% / 2.9%
Hinchinbrook — Iraq: 10.7% Miller — Iraq: 2.9%
Vietnam 5.4% / 6.8%
Hinchinbrook — Vietnam: 5.4% Miller — Vietnam: 6.8%
Lebanon 2.0% / 5.5%
Hinchinbrook — Lebanon: 2.0% Miller — Lebanon: 5.5%
Fiji 5.0% / 2.0%
Hinchinbrook — Fiji: 5.0% Miller — Fiji: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.8%
Hinchinbrook — New Zealand: 1.7% Miller — New Zealand: 2.8%
Philippines 2.4% / 0.9%
Hinchinbrook — Philippines: 2.4% Miller — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hinchinbrook 88.0% houses
Hinchinbrook — Houses: 88.0% Hinchinbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Hinchinbrook — Townhouses: 11.2%
Miller 67.9% houses
Miller — Houses: 67.9% Miller — Flats / Apartments: 27.6% Miller — Townhouses: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hinchinbrook Miller
Median house price $1,150,000 $969,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 31 sales
 27 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Hinchinbrook Miller
Residential 81% 76%
Parks and recreation 10% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Commercial 1% 4%
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

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

Gross rental yield

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

Hinchinbrook Miller
Houses 3.0%
$720/wk on $1.24M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hinchinbrook Miller
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of NSW —

Liveability

Hinchinbrook scores higher overall (65 vs 47).

Hinchinbrook Miller
Grade B C
Score 65/100 47/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Miller carries more crime risk (95 vs 35).

Hinchinbrook Miller
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Hinchinbrook Miller
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.9 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 1.5%

Schools in Hinchinbrook

  • Good Samaritan Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Hinchinbrook Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Hoxton Park High School Government · Secondary 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

Hinchinbrook Miller
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 6
Childcare 4 7
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Hinchinbrook sits further from the CBD (47 km vs 43.6 km).

Hinchinbrook Miller
Walkability score 75/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 47 km
+7% vs other
 43.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 163.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Hinchinbrook Miller
Car (driver) 62.3% / 65.9%
Hinchinbrook — Car (driver): 62.3% Miller — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 16.8%
Hinchinbrook — Worked from Home: 29.0% Miller — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 7.2%
Hinchinbrook — Car (passenger): 5.5% Miller — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Train 1.8% / 4.5%
Hinchinbrook — Train: 1.8% Miller — Train: 4.5%
Bus 1.0% / 3.2%
Hinchinbrook — Bus: 1.0% Miller — Bus: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Hinchinbrook Miller
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.3 km 24.9 km

NBN connectivity

Hinchinbrook Miller
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
3,285 premises
 4%
1,423 premises

Climate

Hinchinbrook 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)

Hinchinbrook 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hinchinbrook

Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

Miller

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River

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