Miller vs Prestons

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Miller, most households rent. In Prestons, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Prestons: a median of $1.2 million, against $969,000 in Miller, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Miller tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Prestons suits couples.

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

Prestons

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 6)
  • has more childcare (14 vs 7)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 95/100)

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

  • Miller has cheaper houses ($969,250 vs $1,200,000)
  • Prestons leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 50%)

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 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($201/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Miller

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 54/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Miller

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 8%)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 54/100)
  • But Prestons carries lower crime risk (52/100 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

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

Miller Prestons
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.

Miller Prestons
Walkability 80 / 54
Miller — Walkability: 80/100 Prestons — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 5 / 48
Miller — Safety: 5/100 Prestons — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Miller — Low fire risk: 100/100 Prestons — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Prestons has more residents (15,694 vs 3,374); Prestons has higher household incomes ($120,120 vs $42,900).

Miller Prestons
Population 3,374 15,694
+365% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +2.5%
Median age 35 34
Median household income $42,900/yr $120,120/yr
+180% vs other
Median weekly rent $201/wk $520/wk
+159% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Miller Prestons
0-4 6.7% / 5.9%
Miller — 0-4: 6.7% Prestons — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 16.0% / 16.6%
Miller — 5-14: 16.0% Prestons — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 7.3% / 8.9%
Miller — 15-19: 7.3% Prestons — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 7.5% / 7.7%
Miller — 20-24: 7.5% Prestons — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 12.2% / 11.1%
Miller — 25-34: 12.2% Prestons — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 11.0% / 13.8%
Miller — 35-44: 11.0% Prestons — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 12.1% / 14.9%
Miller — 45-54: 12.1% Prestons — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 13.3% / 11.2%
Miller — 55-64: 13.3% Prestons — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 7.7% / 5.5%
Miller — 65-74: 7.7% Prestons — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 4.7% / 2.8%
Miller — 75-84: 4.7% Prestons — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.4% / 1.4%
Miller — 85+: 1.4% Prestons — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Prestons 70.6% couple families
Prestons — Couple Families: 70.6% Prestons — Lone Person: 10.1% Prestons — One Parent Families: 17.1% Prestons — Group Household: 1.4% Prestons — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Miller 66.4% renting
Miller — Owned Outright: 15.6% Miller — Mortgage: 18.0% Miller — Renting: 66.4%
Prestons 18.7% renting
Prestons — Owned Outright: 24.2% Prestons — Mortgage: 57.0% Prestons — Renting: 18.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Miller Prestons
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 10.2%
Miller — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Prestons — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 12.2%
Miller — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Prestons — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 7.9%
Miller — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Prestons — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 3.6%
Miller — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Prestons — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.9%
Miller — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Prestons — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

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.

Miller Prestons
Vietnam 6.8% / 1.9%
Miller — Vietnam: 6.8% Prestons — Vietnam: 1.9%
Fiji 2.0% / 6.1%
Miller — Fiji: 2.0% Prestons — Fiji: 6.1%
Lebanon 5.5% / 2.0%
Miller — Lebanon: 5.5% Prestons — Lebanon: 2.0%
Iraq 2.9% / 3.4%
Miller — Iraq: 2.9% Prestons — Iraq: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.8% / 1.5%
Miller — New Zealand: 2.8% Prestons — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 0.9% / 3.0%
Miller — Philippines: 0.9% Prestons — Philippines: 3.0%
India — / 3.2%
Miller — India: not among its largest Prestons — India: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Miller 67.9% houses
Miller — Houses: 67.9% Miller — Flats / Apartments: 27.6% Miller — Townhouses: 4.4%
Prestons 92.5% houses
Prestons — Houses: 92.5% Prestons — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Prestons — Townhouses: 6.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Miller Prestons
Median house price $969,250 $1,200,000
Median unit price — $950,000
Median land price — $916,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 10 sales
 23 days
from 96 sales

Zoning mix

Prestons has more industrially zoned land (39% vs 0%).

Miller Prestons
Residential 76% 37%
Industrial 0% 39%
Parks and recreation 19% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 12%
Commercial 4% 0%
Environmental 0% 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

Miller Prestons
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.

Miller Prestons
Houses — 3.8%
$850/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Miller Prestons
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Miller is more walkable (80 vs 54); Prestons scores higher overall (53 vs 47).

Miller Prestons
Grade C B
Score 47/100 53/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Prestons carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Miller carries more crime risk (95 vs 52).

Miller Prestons
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
52/100
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 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Miller Prestons
Inside the suburb 3 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 3.5 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 4.1%

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

Schools in Prestons

  • William Carey Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Dalmeny Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Prestons Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Amity College, Prestons Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Miller Prestons
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 6 16
Childcare 7 14
GPs 5 4
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Miller Prestons
Walkability score 80/100 54/100
Distance to Sydney 43.6 km
+2% vs other
 42.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 41 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 62.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 465.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2168
 0.8%
postcode 2170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2168
 32
postcode 2170

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.

Miller Prestons
Car (driver) 65.9% / 55.6%
Miller — Car (driver): 65.9% Prestons — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 35.8%
Miller — Worked from Home: 16.8% Prestons — Worked from Home: 35.8%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 4.8%
Miller — Car (passenger): 7.2% Prestons — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 4.5% / 2.5%
Miller — Train: 4.5% Prestons — Train: 2.5%
Bus 3.2% / 0.6%
Miller — Bus: 3.2% Prestons — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Miller Prestons
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 24.7 km

NBN connectivity

Miller Prestons
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,423 premises
 49%
5,662 premises

Climate

Miller Prestons
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)

Miller Prestons
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Miller

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River

Prestons

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer

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