Millthorpe NSW 2798

Located in New South Wales, Millthorpe sits 249 km from Sydney CBD, around 3 hours 30 minutes by car. The town has 1,347 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $107,692 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 7.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $325 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,820. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Millthorpe a good town?

Millthorpe scores a B (62/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, safety, and community.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 33/100 · 249.2 km · 210 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $677K · More affordable than 81% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 30/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 43 · 1,347 residents

B

Liveability Rating

62 / 100 · Ranked #466 in NSW

Each bar is Millthorpe's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
91
Bushfire None · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
62
Advantaged
Walkability
35
Car-dependent
CBD access
28
249.2 km · 210 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 91 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 62 × 25% + Walkability rank 35 × 15% + CBD access rank 28 × 10% = 62 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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62 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Millthorpe's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $677,000, roughly 19% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$677,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +19.1% year-on-year

Based on 26 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 54 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 10 sales $752K
  • 4 bed 6 sales $832K

Land

$607,500

↑ +36.0% year-on-year

Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Millthorpe are currently listed at around $815,000 on average. Based on 8 houses listed in the past six months.

$815K

8 houses listed in the last 6 months.

8 of the suburb's 445 dwellings (1.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Millthorpe rent for around $900 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$900/wk

3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

3 rentals advertised against an estimated 69 rented homes (4.3%) in the last 6 months.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
5.7% well above the typical range
Top 1% in NSW

$900/week ($47,000 a year) on a $815,000 median

Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Is Millthorpe safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Millthorpe sits in the low band, with 26 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 21% on the prior year.

26 offences

21.2% since 2024
Property Damage 5 (19.2%)
Sexual Offences 5 (19.2%)
Theft 5 (19.2%)
Harassment & Stalking 4 (15.4%)
Assault 2 (7.7%)
Disorderly Conduct 2 (7.7%)
Weapons Offences 2 (7.7%)
Arson 1 (3.8%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Forest Reefs Road 3 (100.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Blayney Shire Council has published 2 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

One school serve Millthorpe, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this town
1 at similar
  • • 235 students in one school (avg 235)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 235 students
ICSEA 1053 (higher than 69% of Australian schools) · 27% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Millthorpe is car-dependent on foot — at 33/100, most errands require a car.

33
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 24% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 47
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Millthorpe.

33
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
8.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
3.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1.5 min
Span of service
14.9 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Millthorpe.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
590
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 0%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
5 in town
Parks & Reserves
1 in town
Sport & Recreation
1 in town
Beaches
None
Waterways
6 in town
Childcare
3 in town
GPs
None
Pharmacies
1 in town
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in town
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in town
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in town
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
2 in town

Blayney: council population

The whole council area, not just Millthorpe · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
7,831
+0.8% in a year
Change
+63
people since 2024
Density
5.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+21
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+29
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+13
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
8/10
8/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Millthorpe is home to about 1,300 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $108,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

1,347

7.5% since 2016

Median Age

43

7.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$107,692/yr

29.7% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$325/wk

19.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,820/mo

5.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$48,984/yr

20.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.0%

48.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.7%

28.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

445

4.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

84.5%

2.2% since 2016

Houses

95.3%

2.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.7%

8.2% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.3%

18.8% since 2016

Work From Home

21.0%

82.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 424 (95.3%)
Townhouses 11 (2.5%)
Flats / Apartments 10 (2.2%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 191 (43.5%)
Mortgage 180 (41.0%)
Renting 68 (15.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
83.0%
English Spoken at Home
89.3%
Employment Rate
61.9%
0.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
41.3%

Occupations

Professionals 148 (23.1%)
Managers 119 (18.6%)
Community & Personal Service 80 (12.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 76 (11.9%)
Technicians & Trades 74 (11.6%)
Labourers 49 (7.7%)
Sales 46 (7.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 39 (6.1%)

Religion

Christianity 726 (53.9%)
No Religion 473 (35.1%)
Other Religions 6 (0.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 30 (2.2%)
New Zealand 16 (1.2%)
Germany 7 (0.5%)
Scotland 5 (0.4%)
Singapore 5 (0.4%)
Netherlands 5 (0.4%)
Philippines 4 (0.3%)
South Africa 3 (0.2%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 0 (0.0%)
2011-2015 8 (0.6%)
2001-2010 8 (0.6%)
1991-2000 13 (1.0%)
1981-1990 13 (1.0%)
Before 1981 51 (3.8%)

0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

6.9% of residents (87) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (77).

Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains 22 (1.7%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,269 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Mandarin 4 (0.3%)
German 3 (0.2%)

Age Distribution

0-4 78 (5.8%)
5-14 233 (17.3%)
15-19 86 (6.4%)
20-24 40 (3.0%)
25-34 108 (8.0%)
35-44 161 (12.0%)
45-54 211 (15.7%)
55-64 178 (13.2%)
65-74 163 (12.1%)
75-84 70 (5.2%)
85+ 17 (1.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 172 (53.9%)
Lone Person 82 (25.7%)
One Parent Families 46 (14.4%)
Group Household 11 (3.4%)
Other Families 8 (2.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 385 (68.6%)
Worked from Home 118 (21.0%)
Walked Only 31 (5.5%)
Car (passenger) 24 (4.3%)
Bus 3 (0.5%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 640).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Local Jobs

People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 365 people work here; 640 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.6 jobs per working resident. At least 33% of employed residents must work outside the town.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Bachelor Degree 197 (14.6%)
Certificate III & IV 188 (14.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 98 (7.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 61 (4.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 39 (2.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 10 (2.2%)
1 car 109 (24.5%)
2 cars 198 (44.5%)
3 cars 74 (16.6%)
4+ cars 57 (12.8%)

Council Rates

Blayney
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $925 a year through Blayney based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$925/yr
25% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Millthorpe's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 78%
  • Environmental 11%
  • Residential 10%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Blayney

The whole council area, not just Millthorpe · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 51 new dwellings were approved across Blayney. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 14.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
51dwellings
+14.3% YoY
Houses
51
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 10.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.4 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Orange monitoring station, 21.8 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Orange Agricultural Institute, 17.8 km

Moderate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
962 m
above sea level, at the town centre
Annual rainfall
894 mm
79 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
26.3°C
1 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
2.2°C
23 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.8%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.3 points this year

In postcode 2798, 15 of 2,000 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (57 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.6%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.31%
2024
0.46%
2025
0.75%

Rooftop solar

64
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.2 kW each

In postcode 2798, 502 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 791 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 38 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
45
2020
51
2021
33
2022
32
2023
39
2024
32
2025
40
2026
26

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,531
Loan amount
$541,600
Total interest over 30 years
$729,498
Deposit
$135,400
Stamp duty
$24,652
Cash needed at settlement
$160,052

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Calare

Currently held by Andrew Gee Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Andrew Gee 37.7% 62.3% +3.2
2022 Andrew Gee 34.5% 65.5% +2.2
2019 Andrew Gee 36.7% 63.3% +1.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.

State Electorate

Bathurst District

Currently held by Paul Toole The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Paul Toole NP 73.6%
2019 Paul Toole NP 67.9%
2015 Paul Toole NP 65.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Millthorpe

Is Millthorpe a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Millthorpe is low (30/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Millthorpe?

Millthorpe has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Millthorpe a good place to live?

Millthorpe has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (62/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Millthorpe?

Millthorpe, NSW had a population of 1,347 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Millthorpe, NSW?

The postcode for Millthorpe, NSW is 2798.

How far is Millthorpe from Sydney?

Millthorpe is 249 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 210 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Millthorpe?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Millthorpe was $107,692 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Millthorpe?

The median advertised rent in Millthorpe is $900 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Millthorpe?

The median age of residents in Millthorpe was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Millthorpe?

There is 1 school inside the Millthorpe boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Millthorpe walkable?

Millthorpe scores 33/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Millthorpe?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Millthorpe (Orange) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 10.8 µg/m³. That puts Millthorpe below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Millthorpe?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Millthorpe, Orange Agricultural Institute (17.8 km away), summer days average 26.3°C, winter nights 2.2°C, 894 mm of rain a year over 79 rainy days, and 1 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Millthorpe?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Millthorpe belong to?

Millthorpe sits within the Blayney local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Millthorpe?

The average residential rates bill through Blayney is $925 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Millthorpe?

Across Blayney, 51 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 14.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Millthorpe in?

Millthorpe sits within the federal Division of Calare, currently held by Andrew Gee (Independent).

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