NSW · Liverpool Council
Middleton Grange, NSW, 2171
Desirability index
#453 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Middleton Grange is a smaller suburban community in the Liverpool area, home to around 7,043 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,023 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 145.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $800, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 7,043
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $2,344
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 50 of 1,933
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 58.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 202 / 157 / 21
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 119
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,023
- Against the person
- 382
- Against property
- 487
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 145.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 18 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -12%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault125
- Fraud116
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment151
- Malicious Damage To Property103
- Steal From Motor Vehicle69
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,046.5
- Middleton Grange Public SchoolPrimary
- Thomas Hassall Anglican CollegeCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
22 public transport stops in this suburb
- Fifteenth Av After McMaster Av
- Fifteenth Av At Kingsford Smith Av
- Fifteenth Av Before Gropler Av
- Fifteenth Av Before Mustang Cl
- Sixteenth Av E At Broadbent Av
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
91 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Carport125 HEMSWORTH AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Shed; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia145-155 MCIVER AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure103 SOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Under Assessment
- SubdivisionQANTAS BOULEVARD MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Under Assessment
2025· 14 proposals
October 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool26 KELSEY STREET MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure43 MCIVER AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Under Assessment
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 FYSH AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure13 LITTLE JOHN STREET MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
June 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport60 BIRD WALTON AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure13 LITTLE JOHN STREET MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Withdrawn
- Erection of a new structure; Registered club15 STANTE CLOSE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool5 AMBROSE AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Secondary roadSOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure165 MIDDLETON DRIVE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
February 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure5 ROBEY AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- SubdivisionSOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure17 ANNABEL AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure151 FLYNN AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
2024· 10 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 LORES STREET MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure149 FLYNN AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure23 LORES STREET MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling37 SOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure88 SOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
July 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Secondary roadSOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation31 SOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 AMBROSE AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation1 SOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation28 FLYING AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
2023· 12 proposals
December 2023
- SubdivisionSOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 SONIC CLOSE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Multi-dwelling housing; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure25 FIFTEENTH AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling24 SOUTHERN CROSS AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Rejected
May 2023
- OtherHALL CIRCUIT MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
- Semi-attached dwelling; Subdivision of land4 LOVE ROAD MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
April 2023
- Dwelling28 MONOPLANE AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Withdrawn
- Dwelling26 MONOPLANE AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Withdrawn
- Dwelling30 MONOPLANE AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Withdrawn
- Subdivision of land25 FIFTEENTH AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
March 2023
- Dwelling27 DEFENCE STREET MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
February 2023
- Subdivision of land25 FIFTEENTH AVENUE MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Withdrawn
2022· 26 proposals
26 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 17 proposals
17 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 8 proposals
8 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
26 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (4)
- Cowpasture Rd after Fifteenth AvBus stop
- Fifteenth Av after McMaster AvBus stop
- Fifteenth Av at Kingsford Smith AvBus stop
- Fifteenth Av before Gropler AvBus stop
- Fifteenth Av before Mustang ClBus stop
- Flynn Av before Monkton AvBus stop
- Flynn Av opp Monkton AvBus stop
- Kingsford Smith Av at Flynn AvBus stop
- Kingsford Smith Ave before Bryant AveBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bristol ParkPark
- Catalina ParkPark
- Cirillo Water ParkPark
- Genairco ParkPark
- Lancaster ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 38.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #453 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Fifteenth Av After McMaster Avtransport
- Fifteenth Av At Kingsford Smith Avtransport
- Fifteenth Av Before Gropler Avtransport
- Fifteenth Av Before Mustang Cltransport
- Sixteenth Av E At Broadbent Avtransport
- Bristol Parkgovernmentpark
- Catalina Parkgovernmentpark
- Cirillo Water Parkgovernmentpark
- Genairco Parkgovernmentpark
- Lancaster Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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