Millthorpe vs Blayney

Blayney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Millthorpe. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Millthorpe, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Millthorpe: a median of $677,000, against $575,000 in Blayney, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Millthorpe tends to suit couples, while Blayney suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Millthorpe carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 74/100)
  • Blayney has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Blayney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($260,000 vs $607,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($575,000 vs $677,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blayney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blayney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 33/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (246.6 km vs 249.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blayney

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 33/100)
  • But Millthorpe carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Millthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (7.5% vs 2.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.7% vs 4.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Millthorpe Blayney
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.

Millthorpe Blayney
Walkability 33 / 45
Millthorpe — Walkability: 33/100 Blayney — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 70 / 26
Millthorpe — Safety: 70/100 Blayney — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Millthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blayney — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Blayney has more residents (3,448 vs 1,347); Millthorpe has higher household incomes ($107,692 vs $71,916).

Millthorpe Blayney
Population 1,347 3,448
+156% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +2.1%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $107,692/yr
+33% vs other
 $71,916/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+18% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millthorpe Blayney
0-4 5.8% / 7.0%
Millthorpe — 0-4: 5.8% Blayney — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 17.3% / 13.7%
Millthorpe — 5-14: 17.3% Blayney — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.4% / 6.4%
Millthorpe — 15-19: 6.4% Blayney — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.0% / 5.9%
Millthorpe — 20-24: 3.0% Blayney — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.0% / 12.6%
Millthorpe — 25-34: 8.0% Blayney — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 12.0% / 9.9%
Millthorpe — 35-44: 12.0% Blayney — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 15.7% / 11.0%
Millthorpe — 45-54: 15.7% Blayney — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 13.2% / 13.5%
Millthorpe — 55-64: 13.2% Blayney — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 12.1% / 10.8%
Millthorpe — 65-74: 12.1% Blayney — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.2% / 6.5%
Millthorpe — 75-84: 5.2% Blayney — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.3% / 2.8%
Millthorpe — 85+: 1.3% Blayney — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millthorpe 53.9% couple families
Millthorpe — Couple Families: 53.9% Millthorpe — Lone Person: 25.7% Millthorpe — One Parent Families: 14.4% Millthorpe — Group Household: 3.4% Millthorpe — Other Families: 2.5%
Blayney 38.6% couple families
Blayney — Couple Families: 38.6% Blayney — Lone Person: 39.4% Blayney — One Parent Families: 17.7% Blayney — Group Household: 2.8% Blayney — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millthorpe 15.5% renting
Millthorpe — Owned Outright: 43.5% Millthorpe — Mortgage: 41.0% Millthorpe — Renting: 15.5%
Blayney 31.6% renting
Blayney — Owned Outright: 35.7% Blayney — Mortgage: 32.6% Blayney — Renting: 31.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Millthorpe Blayney
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 20.2%
Millthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Blayney — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 5.8%
Millthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Blayney — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.4%
Millthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Blayney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 1.2%
Millthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Blayney — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.2%
Millthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Blayney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Millthorpe Blayney
England 2.2% / 1.8%
Millthorpe — England: 2.2% Blayney — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.8%
Millthorpe — New Zealand: 1.2% Blayney — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 0.5% / 0.3%
Millthorpe — Germany: 0.5% Blayney — Germany: 0.3%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.2%
Millthorpe — Philippines: 0.3% Blayney — Philippines: 0.2%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Millthorpe — Scotland: 0.4% Blayney — Scotland: not among its largest
Singapore 0.4% / —
Millthorpe — Singapore: 0.4% Blayney — Singapore: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.3%
Millthorpe — Thailand: not among its largest Blayney — Thailand: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millthorpe 95.3% houses
Millthorpe — Houses: 95.3% Millthorpe — Townhouses: 2.5% Millthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Blayney 92.6% houses
Blayney — Houses: 92.6% Blayney — Townhouses: 5.4% Blayney — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millthorpe Blayney
Median house price $677,000 $575,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $607,500 $260,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 3 sales
 55 days
from 35 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Millthorpe Blayney
3 bed $752K / $544K
Millthorpe — 3 bed: $752K (10 sales) Blayney — 3 bed: $544K (34 sales)

10 vs 34 sales

4 bed $832K / $625K
Millthorpe — 4 bed: $832K (6 sales) Blayney — 4 bed: $625K (21 sales)

6 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Blayney has more rural and farming land (94% vs 78%); Millthorpe has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).

Millthorpe Blayney
Rural and farming 78% 94%
Environmental 11% 0%
Residential 10% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Millthorpe Blayney
New dwellings approved 51
across Blayney
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
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.

Millthorpe Blayney
Houses 5.7%
$900/wk on $815K
 4.5%
$550/wk on $642K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Millthorpe Blayney
House price Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 70% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Millthorpe scores higher overall (62 vs 43); Blayney is more walkable (45 vs 33).

Millthorpe Blayney
Grade B C
Score 62/100 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Blayney carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Blayney carries more crime risk (74 vs 30).

Millthorpe Blayney
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
74/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Millthorpe Blayney
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Millthorpe

  • Millthorpe Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Blayney

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Blayney High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Blayney Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Millthorpe Blayney
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 5
same for both
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 3 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 6 35

Mobility

Millthorpe sits further from the CBD (249.2 km vs 246.6 km).

Millthorpe Blayney
Walkability score 33/100 45/100
Distance to Sydney 249.2 km
+1% vs other
 246.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 208 min
Public transport score 33/100
Bus
 59/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2798
 0.4%
postcode 2799
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2798
 44
postcode 2799

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.

Millthorpe Blayney
Car (driver) 68.6% / 80.8%
Millthorpe — Car (driver): 68.6% Blayney — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 9.4%
Millthorpe — Worked from Home: 21.0% Blayney — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Walked Only 5.5% / 3.9%
Millthorpe — Walked Only: 5.5% Blayney — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.9%
Millthorpe — Car (passenger): 4.3% Blayney — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 0.5% / 0.3%
Millthorpe — Bus: 0.5% Blayney — Bus: 0.3%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Millthorpe — Bicycle: not among its largest Blayney — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Millthorpe Blayney
Elevation 962 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 871 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Millthorpe Blayney
Connectivity score 30/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
590 premises
 29%
1,880 premises

Climate

Millthorpe Blayney
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Millthorpe Blayney
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Blayney
same for both

Federal electorate

Millthorpe Blayney
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millthorpe Blayney
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millthorpe

Affordable Family Rural

Blayney

Affordable Rural

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