Millbank vs Burrapine

Burrapine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 59 in Millbank. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Millbank, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Millbank tends to suit people living alone.

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

Burrapine

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Millbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 50%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Millbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (32% vs 44%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Millbank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (474.9 km vs 515 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (344 min vs 363 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Millbank has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
  • Burrapine carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Burrapine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.7% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Millbank Burrapine
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.

Millbank Burrapine
Walkability 0 / 5
Millbank — Walkability: 0/100 Burrapine — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 52 / 100
Millbank — Safety: 52/100 Burrapine — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 15 / 8
Millbank — Low fire risk: 15/100 Burrapine — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Millbank has more residents (113 vs 58); Millbank has higher household incomes ($40,248 vs $29,900).

Millbank Burrapine
Population 113
+49% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -1.7%
Median age 59 52
Median household income $40,248/yr
+26% vs other
 $29,900/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millbank Burrapine
0-4 2.7% / 6.9%
Millbank — 0-4: 2.7% Burrapine — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 4.4% / 6.9%
Millbank — 5-14: 4.4% Burrapine — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 2.7% / —
Millbank — 15-19: 2.7% Burrapine — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.4% / —
Millbank — 20-24: 4.4% Burrapine — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.1% / 12.1%
Millbank — 25-34: 7.1% Burrapine — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 6.2% / —
Millbank — 35-44: 6.2% Burrapine — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 10.6% / 8.6%
Millbank — 45-54: 10.6% Burrapine — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 30.1% / 25.9%
Millbank — 55-64: 30.1% Burrapine — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 18.6% / 13.8%
Millbank — 65-74: 18.6% Burrapine — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.2% / 5.2%
Millbank — 75-84: 6.2% Burrapine — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / —
Millbank — 85+: not among its largest Burrapine — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).

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.

Millbank Burrapine
England 3.5% / 8.6%
Millbank — England: 3.5% Burrapine — England: 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millbank 55.3% lone person
Millbank — Lone Person: 55.3% Millbank — One Parent Families: 21.1% Millbank — Couple Families: 15.8% Millbank — Group Household: 7.9%
Burrapine 40.0% lone person
Burrapine — Lone Person: 40.0% Burrapine — One Parent Families: 32.0% Burrapine — Couple Families: 28.0% Burrapine — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millbank 88.7% houses
Millbank — Houses: 88.7% Millbank — Flats / Apartments: 11.3%
Burrapine 90.9% houses
Burrapine — Houses: 90.9% Burrapine — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Millbank Burrapine
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 15.5%
Millbank — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Burrapine — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / —
Millbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Burrapine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Millbank — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Burrapine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millbank 7.5% renting
Millbank — Owned Outright: 65.0% Millbank — Mortgage: 27.5% Millbank — Renting: 7.5%
Burrapine 0.0% renting
Burrapine — Owned Outright: 68.2% Burrapine — Mortgage: 31.8% Burrapine — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Millbank Burrapine
Median house price $600,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Millbank has more land zoned for conservation (43% vs 0%); Burrapine has more rural and farming land (100% vs 57%).

Millbank Burrapine
Rural and farming 57% 100%
Environmental 43% 0%
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

Millbank Burrapine
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
 109
across Nambucca Valley
Approvals change year on year +380% -64%

Ranking within NSW

Millbank Burrapine
House price Higher than 20% of NSW —
Income Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Millbank Burrapine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Millbank carries more crime risk (48 vs 0).

Millbank Burrapine
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
92/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 None
0/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Millbank Burrapine
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Millbank Burrapine
Waterways 9
same for both

Mobility

Burrapine sits further from the CBD (515 km vs 474.9 km).

Millbank Burrapine
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 474.9 km 515 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 363 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
 0.3%
postcode 2447
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
 62
postcode 2447

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.

Millbank Burrapine
Car (driver) 66.7% / 66.7%
Millbank — Car (driver): 66.7% Burrapine — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 33.3%
Millbank — Worked from Home: 10.3% Burrapine — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 23.1% / —
Millbank — Walked Only: 23.1% Burrapine — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Millbank Burrapine
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.0 km 33.5 km

NBN connectivity

Millbank Burrapine
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
31 premises

Council rates

Millbank Burrapine
Average residential rate $1,447/yr $1,175/yr
Council Kempsey Nambucca Valley

Federal electorate

Millbank Burrapine
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millbank Burrapine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millbank

Affordable Rural

Burrapine

Rural

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