NSW · Shoalhaven Council
Milton (NSW), NSW, 2538
Desirability index
#11 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Milton (NSW) is a small locality in the Shoalhaven area, home to around 1,801 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 85 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+27%), roughly 47.2 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 3 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,801
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,325
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 79 of 745
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 44.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 41 / 30 / 16
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 85
- Against the person
- 21
- Against property
- 38
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 47.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 86 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +26.9%
Most common offence types
- Fraud6
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment8
- Malicious Damage To Property9
- Motor Vehicle Theft6
- Trespass6
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
Public transport
95 public transport stops in this suburb
- Croobyar Rd After Drury Lane
- Princes Hwy At Church St
- Princes Hwy At Church St
- Princes Hwy At Church St
- Princes Hwy At Thomas St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
3 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksPrinces Highway, Warden Road16 Nov 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
- Use an alternative route.Myrtle Forest Drive, Porter Cct14 Jul 2025 – 14 Jul 2026
- Use an alternative route.Porter Cct, Myrtle Forest Drive14 Jul 2025 – 14 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
3 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
April 2025
- Restaurant or cafe; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Outdoor dining - general; Food and drink premise1/41 Wason St, MILTON Lot 2 SP 65044Determined
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Subdivision of land26 Myrtle St MiltonDetermined
February 2021
- Farm buildings; Other273 Wilfords lane Milton NSW 2538Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2025 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
99 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Milton IGA + LiquorAlcohol
- The Heritage BakeryBakery
- Bendigo BankBank
- Swan Bathroom and Kitchen CentreBathroom Furnishing
- Bbq
- Bench (12)
- Velma Hazel WalshBench
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- Croobyar Rd after Drury LaneBus stop
- Frogs Holla Sports Ground, Matron Porter DrBus 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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mick Ryan ParkPark
- Milton Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 9
- Emergency department
- On site
- Coolooli Counselling & Therapy Centrecounselling
- Denture Clinicdentist
- Laverty Pathologysample_collection
- Milton Family Medical Practice & South Coast Skin Cancer Clinicdoctor
- Milton Lighthouse Medical Practicedoctor
- Milton Medical Centredoctor
- Milton Ulladulla HospitalPrinces Highwayhospital
- Surgical Specialties Miltondoctor
- TerryWhite ChemmartPrinces Highwaypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Budawang Early Learning Centrechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 41
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 96.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #11 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Croobyar Rd After Drury Lanetransport
- Princes Hwy At Church Sttransport
- Princes Hwy At Church Sttransport
- Princes Hwy At Church Sttransport
- Princes Hwy At Thomas Sttransport
- Budawang Early Learning Centrechildcarechildcare
- Coolooli Counselling & Therapy Centrehealthcounselling
- Denture Clinichealthdentist
- Laverty Pathologyhealthsample_collection
- Milton Family Medical Practice & South Coast Skin Cancer Clinichealthdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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