Median house price
$1.29M
+13% change
NSW · Liverpool Council
Middleton Grange, 2171
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,566
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.0%
Median age
31
Median income
$2,344/wk
Employment rate
58.5%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,295,000
Languages at home
57.3%non-English
Most common: Arabic, Hindi, Serbian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
In Liverpool Council, Middleton Grange is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Buses make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The overall desirability read is around average, pulled by softer community and employment, plus schools and education compared with similar metro suburbs, though safety and growth momentum remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Middleton Grange snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$800/wk
Population (ERP)
7,566
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.6%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#206
among Metro Sydney · Established
Safety
3rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
82nd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
41st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 53.0/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 25% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 1789th in Australia
- State rank
- 523rd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #206 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #385 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 119
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,295,000
- Median price change
- +12.6%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
7,566(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +7.0% over 5 years · 82th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.6%
- 5-year growth
- +7.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +122
- Change in 5 years
- +497
- Growth rank in NSW
- 82th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~9,150), extrapolated at +3.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- 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)
- 1,707 / 157 / 21
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 158
- Against the person
- 59
- Against property
- 75
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 20.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 119 residents
- State safety percentile
- 2.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -11.5%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault125
- Fraud116
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment151
- Malicious Damage To Property103
- Steal From Motor Vehicle69
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 984.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 41th
School list
- Middleton Grange Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1010 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 71% · 465 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Thomas Hassall Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 1,721 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Hinchinbrook Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 959 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 82% · 487 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Hoxton Park High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 940 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 82% · 895 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual 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
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
57 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 fast food · 1 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 1 sports centres · 2 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 7 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 22 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 36/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.14
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.43
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.99
Food & drink(3)
- Cafe
- KFCFast food
- Pizza HutRestaurant
Shopping(1)
- Convenience store
Community(2)
- Middleton Grange Public SchoolSchool
50 Hall Circuit, Middleton Grange
- Thomas Hassall Anglican CollegeSchool
Sport & outdoors(17)
- Dog park
- Anytime FitnessGym
- Bristol ParkPark
- Catalina ParkPark
- Cirillo Water ParkPark
30 Stante Close, Middleton Grange
- Genairco ParkPark
- Lancaster ParkPark
- Park (2)
- Playground (4)
- Sports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (2)
Transport(9)
9 bus stops
Other(10)
- Bench (4)
- Serbian Cultural ClubClub
- Drinking water (2)
- Fitness Station
- Parking (4)
- Parking Space (5)
- BPPetrol station
- Place of worship
- Public toilets
- Shelter (5)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Place of worship
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Sydney Southwest Private Hospital (7.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 159
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 21.0
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
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 2171Determined
- SubdivisionQANTAS BOULEVARD MIDDLETON GRANGE 2171Determined
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
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksCowpasture Road northbound on-ramp, M7 Motorway17 Aug 2026 – 18 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Werriwa
- Member of Parliament
- Anne Maree STANLEY (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,790
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.9%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.2%Labor 56.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.5 km away).
Coalition 55.9%Labor 44.1%
12.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -5.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Middleton GrangeLabor 41.1% · Coalition 58.9% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Hinchinbrook NorthLabor 52.5% · Coalition 47.5% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- HinchinbrookLabor 55.8% · Coalition 44.2% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- Cecil HillsLabor 45.1% · Coalition 54.9% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- Green Valley WestLabor 56.7% · Coalition 43.3% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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