Milroy vs Curlewis

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Milroy, the large majority of households are couple families. In Curlewis, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Milroy: a median of $3.9 million, against $395,000 in Curlewis. On these figures, Milroy tends to suit couples, while Curlewis suits 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

Milroy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Curlewis

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($395,000 vs $3,900,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper land ($325,000 vs $495,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Milroy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Curlewis

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (298 min vs 322 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (412.8 km vs 441.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Curlewis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.0% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Milroy Curlewis
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.

Milroy Curlewis
Walkability 0 / 0
Milroy — Walkability: 0/100 Curlewis — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 63 / 77
Milroy — Low fire risk: 63/100 Curlewis — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Curlewis has more residents (779 vs 72); Milroy has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $72,956).

Milroy Curlewis
Population 72 779
+982% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +1.0%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $117,000/yr
+38% vs other
 $72,956/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milroy Curlewis
0-4 6.9% / 8.0%
Milroy — 0-4: 6.9% Curlewis — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 15.3% / 14.0%
Milroy — 5-14: 15.3% Curlewis — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Milroy — 15-19: not among its largest Curlewis — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.6% / 6.2%
Milroy — 20-24: 5.6% Curlewis — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 11.1% / 13.1%
Milroy — 25-34: 11.1% Curlewis — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 9.7% / 10.1%
Milroy — 35-44: 9.7% Curlewis — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 8.3% / 10.8%
Milroy — 45-54: 8.3% Curlewis — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 29.2% / 15.7%
Milroy — 55-64: 29.2% Curlewis — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 15.3% / 11.4%
Milroy — 65-74: 15.3% Curlewis — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 — / 4.9%
Milroy — 75-84: not among its largest Curlewis — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 1.9%
Milroy — 85+: not among its largest Curlewis — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milroy 83.3% couple families
Milroy — Couple Families: 83.3% Milroy — Lone Person: 16.7% Milroy — One Parent Families: 0.0% Milroy — Other Families: 0.0% Milroy — Group Household: 0.0%
Curlewis 45.2% couple families
Curlewis — Couple Families: 45.2% Curlewis — Lone Person: 27.9% Curlewis — One Parent Families: 22.3% Curlewis — Other Families: 2.5% Curlewis — Group Household: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milroy 0.0% renting
Milroy — Owned Outright: 50.0% Milroy — Mortgage: 50.0% Milroy — Renting: 0.0%
Curlewis 23.2% renting
Curlewis — Owned Outright: 39.8% Curlewis — Mortgage: 37.1% Curlewis — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milroy 100.0% houses
Milroy — Houses: 100.0%
Curlewis 100.0% houses
Curlewis — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Milroy Curlewis
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 14.4%
Milroy — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Curlewis — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 4.6%
Milroy — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Curlewis — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 4.7%
Milroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Curlewis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 0.9%
Milroy — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Curlewis — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Milroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Curlewis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Property market

Milroy Curlewis
Median house price $3,900,000 $395,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $495,000 $325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Milroy Curlewis
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Milroy Curlewis
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
same for both
Approvals change year on year -17%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Milroy Curlewis
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Milroy Curlewis
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Milroy carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 23).

Milroy Curlewis
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
23/100
Crime — 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

Milroy Curlewis
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Milroy

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

Schools in Curlewis

  • Curlewis Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Milroy Curlewis
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Milroy sits further from the CBD (441.6 km vs 412.8 km).

Milroy Curlewis
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 441.6 km
+7% vs other
 412.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 322 min 298 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2380
 0.3%
postcode 2381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2380
 54
postcode 2381

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.

Milroy Curlewis
Car (driver) 72.9% / 82.0%
Milroy — Car (driver): 72.9% Curlewis — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 9.5%
Milroy — Worked from Home: 8.3% Curlewis — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Bus 8.3% / 4.7%
Milroy — Bus: 8.3% Curlewis — Bus: 4.7%
Walked Only 10.4% / 0.9%
Milroy — Walked Only: 10.4% Curlewis — Walked Only: 0.9%
Car (passenger) — / 2.8%
Milroy — Car (passenger): not among its largest Curlewis — Car (passenger): 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Milroy Curlewis
Elevation 338 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 441 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Milroy Curlewis
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
185 premises

Climate

Milroy Curlewis
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Milroy Curlewis
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.2 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Milroy Curlewis
Average residential rate $1,093/yr
same for both
Council Gunnedah
same for both

Federal electorate

Milroy Curlewis
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Milroy Curlewis
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Milroy

Family Rural

Curlewis

Affordable Rural

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