Milroy vs Mount Frome
Mount Frome is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Milroy. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Milroy: a median of $3.9 million, against $2.23 million in Mount Frome, though rent is higher in Mount Frome. On these figures, Milroy tends to suit couples, while Mount Frome suits families with children 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
Milroy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Frome
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($2,230,000 vs $3,900,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Milroy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
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
- Milroy is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- Mount Frome sits closer to the CBD (266.1 km vs 273.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Milroy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Milroy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.6% vs -11.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Milroy and Mount Frome drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mount Frome has more residents (120 vs 61); Milroy has higher household incomes ($169,000 vs $124,748).
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 120 +97% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.6% | -11.8% |
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income | $169,000/yr +26% vs other | $124,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $350/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,900,000 | $2,230,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $495,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Milroy has more rural and farming land (100% vs 70%); Mount Frome has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 0%).
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 70% |
| Environmental | 0% | 29% |
| 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 | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
Milroy is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Milroy carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0).
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | — | Low 39/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Milroy sits further from the CBD (273.8 km vs 266.1 km).
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 273.8 km +3% vs other | 266.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 225 min | 224 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).
Setting
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 453 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 508 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Milroy | Mount Frome | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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