NSW · Maitland Council
Millers Forest, NSW, 2324
Desirability index
#618 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Millers Forest is a small locality in the Maitland area, home to around 357 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,689 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 7532.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $578 (flats $498, houses $610), 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 357
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,971
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 126
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,059
- Employment rate
- 60.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 0
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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $498
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $610
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $578
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 194
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)
- 2,689
- Against the person
- 834
- Against property
- 910
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7,532.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 67th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -11.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions384
- Domestic Violence Related Assault228
- Fraud159
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment331
- Malicious Damage To Property237
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 920
- Millers Forest Public SchoolPrimary
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
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- Millers Forest Public School, Martins Wharf Rd
- Raymond Terrace Rd At Martins Wharf Rd
- Raymond Terrace Rd Opp Turners Rd
- Woodberry Rd After Raymond Terrace Rd
- Woodberry Rd At Raymond Terrace Rd
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).
50 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
June 2026
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation137 EDITHVILLE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Commercial livestock grazing; Agriculture139 MONKLEYS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Rejected
January 2026
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure163 NALLEYS CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
2025· 5 proposals
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure134 EDITHVILLE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure604 DUCKENFIELD ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture166 SCOTCH CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Additional Information Requested
May 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture96 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Additional Information Requested
January 2025
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure289 MONKLEYS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
2024· 6 proposals
September 2024
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development71 SCOTCH CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Under Assessment
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure765 DUCKENFIELD ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development142 SCOTCH CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
June 2024
- Farm buildings; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure137 EDITHVILLE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
May 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space55 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
March 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support181 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
2023· 13 proposals
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure134 EDITHVILLE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support17 MARTINS WHARF ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
September 2023
- Shed280 MARTINS WHARF ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
August 2023
- Earthworks / change in levels50 DOCKYARD ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling289 MONKLEYS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Earthworks / change in levels178 Turners Road MILLERS FOREST - 61/834159Determined
June 2023
- Earthworks / change in levels321 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs47 TURNERS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
May 2023
- Dwelling267 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Withdrawn
- Earthworks / change in levels124 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
April 2023
- Flood mitigation work111 MANERYS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Withdrawn
- Earthworks / change in levels; Shed1140 RAYMOND TERRACE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
March 2023
- Shed280 MARTINS WHARF ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
2022· 16 proposals
December 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development48 REEDS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Earthworks / change in levels; Shed1140 RAYMOND TERRACE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Rejected
- Earthworks / change in levels; Shed245 SCOTCH CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
November 2022
- Earthworks / change in levels321 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
October 2022
- Farm buildings860 RAYMOND TERRACE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Earthworks / change in levels; Shed28 ALNWICK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Dual occupancy; Earthworks / change in levels; Farm buildings137 EDITHVILLE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
September 2022
- Dwelling212 SCOTCH CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Earthworks / change in levels; Shed608 DUCKENFIELD ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
August 2022
- Earthworks / change in levels81 NALLEYS CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Dwelling47 TURNERS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
- Dual occupancy163 NALLEYS CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
July 2022
- Farm buildings860 RAYMOND TERRACE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Determined
2021· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2021. 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: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
5 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Millers Forest Public School, Martins Wharf RdBus stop
- Raymond Terrace Rd at Martins Wharf RdBus stop
- Raymond Terrace Rd opp Monkleys Rd (Hail And Ride)Bus stop
- Woodberry Rd after Raymond Terrace RdBus stop
- Woodberry Rd at Raymond Terrace RdBus 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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
- Overlay applies
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)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 34.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #618 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Millers Forest Public School, Martins Wharf Rdtransport
- Raymond Terrace Rd At Martins Wharf Rdtransport
- Raymond Terrace Rd Opp Turners Rdtransport
- Woodberry Rd After Raymond Terrace Rdtransport
- Woodberry Rd At Raymond Terrace Rdtransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural supportplanning181 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Lodged 28 Mar 2024 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking spaceplanning55 WOODBERRY ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Lodged 24 May 2024 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahsplanning47 TURNERS ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Lodged 06 Jun 2023 · Determined
- Dual occupancyplanning163 NALLEYS CREEK ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Lodged 02 Aug 2022 · Determined
- Dual occupancy; Earthworks / change in levels; Farm buildingsplanning137 EDITHVILLE ROAD MILLERS FOREST 2324Lodged 05 Oct 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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