Milman vs The Caves

The Caves is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Milman. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Milman tends to suit older residents, while The Caves suits families with children.

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

Milman

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 43/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 68%)
  • But The Caves 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

Milman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

The Caves

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (656 km vs 668.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (458 min vs 466 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Milman

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)
  • But The Caves is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Milman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Milman The Caves
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.

Milman The Caves
Walkability 0 / 23
Milman — Walkability: 0/100 The Caves — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 75 / 57
Milman — Safety: 75/100 The Caves — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 58 / 54
Milman — Low fire risk: 58/100 The Caves — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

The Caves has more residents (680 vs 122); Milman skews older (51 vs 40).

Milman The Caves
Population 122 680
+457% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% -5.3%
Median age 51 40
Median household income $93,132/yr $100,152/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milman The Caves
0-4 4.1% / 5.0%
Milman — 0-4: 4.1% The Caves — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 9.8% / 14.4%
Milman — 5-14: 9.8% The Caves — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.7% / 6.3%
Milman — 15-19: 5.7% The Caves — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.1% / 4.7%
Milman — 20-24: 4.1% The Caves — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.7% / 11.2%
Milman — 25-34: 5.7% The Caves — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 13.1% / 12.6%
Milman — 35-44: 13.1% The Caves — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 8.2% / 13.8%
Milman — 45-54: 8.2% The Caves — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 20.5% / 14.9%
Milman — 55-64: 20.5% The Caves — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 21.3% / 11.3%
Milman — 65-74: 21.3% The Caves — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 4.9% / 4.0%
Milman — 75-84: 4.9% The Caves — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / —
Milman — 85+: not among its largest The Caves — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milman 50.0% couple families
Milman — Couple Families: 50.0% Milman — Lone Person: 20.0% Milman — One Parent Families: 30.0% Milman — Group Household: 0.0%
The Caves 53.1% couple families
The Caves — Couple Families: 53.1% The Caves — Lone Person: 26.2% The Caves — One Parent Families: 14.5% The Caves — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milman 23.1% renting
Milman — Owned Outright: 51.3% Milman — Mortgage: 25.6% Milman — Renting: 23.1%
The Caves 10.4% renting
The Caves — Owned Outright: 34.6% The Caves — Mortgage: 55.0% The Caves — Renting: 10.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milman 100.0% houses
Milman — Houses: 100.0%
The Caves 100.0% houses
The Caves — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Milman The Caves
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 19.4%
Milman — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% The Caves — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 6.5%
Milman — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% The Caves — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 5.1%
Milman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% The Caves — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 1.0%
Milman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% The Caves — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Milman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest The Caves — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Property market

Milman The Caves
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 116 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Milman The Caves
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Milman The Caves
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

The Caves is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Milman The Caves
Grade — D
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

The Caves carries more crime risk (43 vs 25).

Milman The Caves
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Milman The Caves
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Milman

  • Milman State School Government · Primary

Schools in The Caves

  • The Caves State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Milman The Caves
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Milman sits further from the CBD (668.8 km vs 656 km).

Milman The Caves
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Brisbane 668.8 km
+2% vs other
 656 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 466 min 458 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Milman The Caves
Car (driver) 70.5% / 84.6%
Milman — Car (driver): 70.5% The Caves — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 6.5%
Milman — Worked from Home: 22.7% The Caves — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 4.7%
Milman — Car (passenger): 6.8% The Caves — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 2.5%
Milman — Bus: not among its largest The Caves — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.8%
Milman — Walked Only: not among its largest The Caves — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Milman The Caves
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.4 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Milman The Caves
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
269 premises

Climate

Milman The Caves
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Milman The Caves
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Milman The Caves
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Milman The Caves
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Milman The Caves
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Milman

Retirees Rural

The Caves

Quiet Rural

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