Millfield vs Pelton

Pelton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Millfield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Millfield, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Millfield tends to suit couples, while Pelton suits young adults.

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 84/100)
  • 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

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pelton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Millfield is more walkable (30/100 vs 22/100)
  • Pelton sits closer to the CBD (159.5 km vs 161.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Millfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 84/100)
  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 22/100)
  • But Pelton has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Millfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.4% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Millfield and Pelton 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 Pelton
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 Pelton
Walkability 30 / 22
Millfield — Walkability: 30/100 Pelton — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 60 / 16
Millfield — Safety: 60/100 Pelton — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 27 / 51
Millfield — Low fire risk: 27/100 Pelton — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Millfield has more residents (1,282 vs 82); Millfield skews older (38 vs 34).

Millfield Pelton
Population 1,282
+94% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.4% -4.7%
Median age 38 34
Median household income $86,736/yr
+6% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+3% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millfield Pelton
0-4 6.7% / 9.8%
Millfield — 0-4: 6.7% Pelton — 0-4: 9.8%
5-14 13.9% / 14.6%
Millfield — 5-14: 13.9% Pelton — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.9% / 8.5%
Millfield — 15-19: 6.9% Pelton — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 6.0% / 9.8%
Millfield — 20-24: 6.0% Pelton — 20-24: 9.8%
25-34 11.2% / 15.9%
Millfield — 25-34: 11.2% Pelton — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 15.0% / 9.8%
Millfield — 35-44: 15.0% Pelton — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 13.1% / 7.3%
Millfield — 45-54: 13.1% Pelton — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 12.7% / 8.5%
Millfield — 55-64: 12.7% Pelton — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 10.8% / 14.6%
Millfield — 65-74: 10.8% Pelton — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 2.8% / 7.3%
Millfield — 75-84: 2.8% Pelton — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 1.3% / —
Millfield — 85+: 1.3% Pelton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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%
Pelton 34.8% couple families
Pelton — Couple Families: 34.8% Pelton — Lone Person: 30.4% Pelton — One Parent Families: 34.8% Pelton — Group Household: 0.0% Pelton — 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%
Pelton 28.1% renting
Pelton — Owned Outright: 37.5% Pelton — Mortgage: 34.4% Pelton — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millfield 99.3% houses
Millfield — Houses: 99.3% Millfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Pelton 106.7% houses
Pelton — Houses: 106.7% Pelton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Millfield Pelton
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 28.0%
Millfield — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Pelton — Certificate III & IV: 28.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.3%
Millfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Pelton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 3.7%
Millfield — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Pelton — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Millfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Pelton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Millfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Pelton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Pelton has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 4%); Millfield has more rural and farming land (92% vs 57%).

Millfield Pelton
Rural and farming 92% 57%
Environmental 4% 40%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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 Pelton
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 Pelton
Houses 2.9%
$550/wk on $1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Millfield Pelton
House price Higher than 39% of NSW —
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of NSW —

Liveability

Millfield is more walkable (30 vs 22).

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

Risk profile

Pelton carries more crime risk (84 vs 40); Millfield carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 49).

Millfield Pelton
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
84/100
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

Millfield Pelton
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 Pelton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Millfield Pelton
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Millfield sits further from the CBD (161.8 km vs 159.5 km).

Millfield Pelton
Walkability score 30/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 161.8 km
+1% vs other
 159.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 125 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Pelton
Car (driver) 73.2% / 74.1%
Millfield — Car (driver): 73.2% Pelton — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 25.9%
Millfield — Worked from Home: 22.0% Pelton — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Millfield — Car (passenger): 3.2% Pelton — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Millfield — Walked Only: 1.5% Pelton — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Millfield Pelton
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.8 km 38.1 km

NBN connectivity

Millfield Pelton
Connectivity score 64/100 46/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
599 premises
 5%
40 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Millfield

Acreage

Pelton

Family Rural Young Families

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