Millfield vs Mount View

Millfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Mount View. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Millfield, about half of households are couple families. In Mount View, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount View: a median of $1.72 million, against $882,000 in Millfield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Millfield tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount View suits older residents.

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

Millfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Millfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($882,500 vs $1,720,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Millfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Millfield

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 138 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (161.8 km vs 164.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Millfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Mount View has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Millfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.4% vs -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Millfield Mount View
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.

Millfield Mount View
Walkability 30 / 0
Millfield — Walkability: 30/100 Mount View — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 8
Millfield — Safety: 60/100 Mount View — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 27 / 35
Millfield — Low fire risk: 27/100 Mount View — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Millfield has more residents (1,282 vs 114); Mount View has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $86,736).

Millfield Mount View
Population 1,282
+91% vs other
 114
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.4% -10.2%
Median age 38 49
Median household income $86,736/yr $113,724/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $360/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millfield Mount View
0-4 6.7% / 2.6%
Millfield — 0-4: 6.7% Mount View — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 13.9% / 6.1%
Millfield — 5-14: 13.9% Mount View — 5-14: 6.1%
15-19 6.9% / 8.8%
Millfield — 15-19: 6.9% Mount View — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 6.0% / 2.6%
Millfield — 20-24: 6.0% Mount View — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 11.2% / 7.9%
Millfield — 25-34: 11.2% Mount View — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 15.0% / 17.5%
Millfield — 35-44: 15.0% Mount View — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 13.1% / 14.9%
Millfield — 45-54: 13.1% Mount View — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.7% / 17.5%
Millfield — 55-64: 12.7% Mount View — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 10.8% / 19.3%
Millfield — 65-74: 10.8% Mount View — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 2.8% / 6.1%
Millfield — 75-84: 2.8% Mount View — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.3% / 2.6%
Millfield — 85+: 1.3% Mount View — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millfield 51.8% couple families
Millfield — Couple Families: 51.8% Millfield — Lone Person: 25.2% Millfield — One Parent Families: 16.4% Millfield — Group Household: 4.6% Millfield — Other Families: 2.0%
Mount View 58.3% couple families
Mount View — Couple Families: 58.3% Mount View — Lone Person: 25.0% Mount View — One Parent Families: 16.7% Mount View — Group Household: 0.0% Mount View — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millfield 9.9% renting
Millfield — Owned Outright: 37.0% Millfield — Mortgage: 53.1% Millfield — Renting: 9.9%
Mount View 0.0% renting
Mount View — Owned Outright: 79.4% Mount View — Mortgage: 20.6% Mount View — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Millfield Mount View
England 2.8% / 3.5%
Millfield — England: 2.8% Mount View — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Millfield — New Zealand: 1.0% Mount View — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.3% / —
Millfield — South Africa: 0.3% Mount View — South Africa: not among its largest
India 0.2% / —
Millfield — India: 0.2% Mount View — India: not among its largest
China 0.2% / —
Millfield — China: 0.2% Mount View — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Millfield Mount View
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 15.8%
Millfield — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Mount View — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 12.3%
Millfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Mount View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 9.6%
Millfield — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Mount View — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 7.0%
Millfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Mount View — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Millfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Mount View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millfield 99.3% houses
Millfield — Houses: 99.3% Millfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Mount View 93.2% houses
Mount View — Houses: 93.2% Mount View — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millfield Mount View
Median house price $882,500 $1,720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $488,888 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Millfield Mount View
Rural and farming 92% 100%
Environmental 4% 0%
Residential 3% 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

Millfield Mount View
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Millfield Mount View
Houses 2.9%
$550/wk on $1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Millfield Mount View
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of NSW —

Liveability

Millfield is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Millfield Mount View
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount View carries more crime risk (92 vs 40).

Millfield Mount View
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
92/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Millfield Mount View
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Millfield

  • Millfield Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount View

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Millfield Mount View
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Mount View sits further from the CBD (164.2 km vs 161.8 km).

Millfield Mount View
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 161.8 km 164.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 138 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2325
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2325
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.

Millfield Mount View
Car (driver) 73.2% / 58.3%
Millfield — Car (driver): 73.2% Mount View — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 35.4%
Millfield — Worked from Home: 22.0% Mount View — Worked from Home: 35.4%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 6.2%
Millfield — Car (passenger): 3.2% Mount View — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Millfield — Walked Only: 1.5% Mount View — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Millfield Mount View
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 255 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.8 km 43.7 km

NBN connectivity

Millfield Mount View
Connectivity score 64/100 32/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
599 premises
 5%
92 premises

Climate

Millfield Mount View
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Millfield Mount View
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Millfield Mount View
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millfield Mount View
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millfield

Acreage

Mount View

Retirees Rural

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