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Millers Point vs Milsons Point

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Millers Point profile · Milsons Point profile

Millers Point Milsons Point

Milsons Point and Millers Point are neighbouring inner-city areas with high proportions of university degrees and strong incomes. Milsons Point is more densely packed with apartments, where 99% of homes are flats, compared to 80.4% in Millers Point. Milsons Point also has a higher share of people who speak another language at home (34.2%) and a larger population of people born overseas (50.5%). In contrast, Millers Point is steeper, with a mean terrain slope of 39.5% compared to 21.9% in Milsons Point, and typical monthly home-loan payments are well higher at $3,900.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people with long-term health conditions, at around 22%. They share many other similarities, including typical weekly household incomes of about $3,200 and similar rates of unpaid childcare. While both are very walkable, Milsons Point has far more public transport routes and a larger number of people reachable within 30 minutes by transit. These two areas have remained closely aligned across most measures since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 794 larger in Milsons Point Other language: 8.1 pts higher in Milsons Point Mortgage: $1,100 higher in Millers Point Work from home: 5.8 pts higher in Milsons Point One-parent: 4.4 pts higher in Milsons Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +794 larger in Milsons Point gap widening
1,735 77th pct 2,529 81st pct
Median age in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1 yrs older in Milsons Point gap narrowing
43 yrs 43rd pct 44 yrs 46th pct
First Nations in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.0 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
0.2% 31st pct 0.3% 32nd pct
Aged 65+ in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +3.3 pts higher in Milsons Point gap steady
19.5% 53rd pct 22.7% 67th pct
Under 15 in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.6 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
7.1% 11th pct 6.5% 10th pct
De facto in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1.0 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
15.8% 75th pct 14.8% 70th pct

Age structure

34.8% Young adults (25–44) +2.9 pts ▸ 37.7%
28.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 27.2%
19.5% Seniors (65+) +3.3 pts ▸ 22.7%
9.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 6.4%
7.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 6.5%

Marital status

44.5% Married +3.1 pts ▸ 47.6%
40.2% Never married ◂ +3.8 pts 36.3%
10.1% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%
3.1% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.2% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Millers Point Milsons Point

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +5.1 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
45.4% 99th pct 50.5% 100th pct

Country of birth

49.2% Australia ◂ +6.2 pts 42.9%
4.3% China +3.0 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.9% England ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%
2.8% India +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%
1.5% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
1.0% Vietnam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%
0.5% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

30.7% English ◂ +5.8 pts 24.9%
10.9% Chinese +9.6 pts ▸ 20.5%
15.4% Australian ◂ +2.2 pts 13.2%
15.2% Irish ◂ +5.2 pts 10.0%
8.7% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%
4.1% Indian +2.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
4.2% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%
3.3% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%
1.4% Greek even 1.5%
1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%
1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.9% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Language

Other language in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +8.1 pts higher in Milsons Point gap steady
26.2% 89th pct 34.2% 92nd pct
Limited English in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +2.5 pts higher in Milsons Point gap steady
1.6% 82nd pct 4.1% 89th pct

Language used at home

68.3% English only ◂ +9.3 pts 59.0%
5.3% Mandarin +2.7 pts ▸ 8.0%
2.2% Cantonese +5.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
0.7% Hindi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.8% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.7% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +2.4 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
42.8% 57th pct 40.4% 49th pct

Religious affiliation

42.8% No religion ◂ +2.4 pts 40.4%
40.1% Christianity ◂ +0.9 pts 39.2%
7.4% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 9.3%
2.9% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.7% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.6% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%
1.1% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.9 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
81.3% 100th pct 82.2% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +5.1 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
56.1% 100th pct 61.2% 100th pct
Schools/1k kids in Millers Pointin Milsons Point
8.06 71st pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +11 more in Millers Point
45 91st pct 34 89th pct
Avg size in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +95 larger in Milsons Point
655 88th pct 750 93rd pct
ICSEA in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +16 higher in Milsons Point
1,165 100th pct 1,181 100th pct

Highest year of school

81.3% Year 12 +0.9 pts ▸ 82.2%
7.0% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 5.2%
3.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%
2.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

Highest qualification level

42.5% Bachelor degree +1.3 pts ▸ 43.8%
23.5% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 24.4%
10.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 10.0%
6.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.8 pts 4.4%
4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Field of qualification

34.3% Management & commerce ◂ +0.8 pts 33.5%
17.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 16.7%
7.1% Engineering & related +1.5 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.7% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.0% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.8% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.0% Education +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%
3.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 1.1%
0.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +$143 higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
$1,723 100th pct $1,866 100th pct
Household income in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +$107 higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
$3,160 99th pct $3,267 100th pct
Family income in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +$392 higher in Milsons Point gap widening
$4,125 100th pct $4,517 100th pct
High earners in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +3.0 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
40.6% 100th pct 43.6% 100th pct
High-income homes in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1.8 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
50.4% 100th pct 52.2% 100th pct

Household income distribution

38.7% $4,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 40.4%
24.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 23.3%
11.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 11.8%
11.6% $650–$1,499 even 11.6%
8.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.4 pts 7.8%

Personal income distribution

25.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 27.8%
25.9% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 27.3%
22.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.1 pts 17.9%
20.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.0 pts 19.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.7 pts higher in Millers Point
22.5% 22nd pct 21.9% 19th pct
Mental health in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.2 pts higher in Milsons Point
5.3% 26th pct 5.5% 27th pct
Needs assistance in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.5 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
2.2% 26th pct 2.7% 28th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

5.5% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%
6.6% Asthma ◂ +1.7 pts 4.9%
6.1% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%
5.3% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%
3.5% Heart disease even 3.4%
3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%
3.1% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.7% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.0% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.5% None +0.2 pts ▸ 69.7%
16.5% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 17.3%
5.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 3.3%
0.7% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.4 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
15.8% 38th pct 16.2% 41st pct
Unpaid carers in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.5 pts higher in Milsons Point gap steady
6.9% 12th pct 7.4% 13th pct
Unpaid child care in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.1 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
13.5% 11th pct 13.6% 11th pct
Defence service in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1.1 pts higher in Millers Point
3.1% 58th pct 2.0% 41st pct
Housework 15h+ in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.1 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
14.1% 11th pct 13.9% 11th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +3 larger in Milsons Point
4 46th pct 7 54th pct
Median age in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +30 yrs older in Millers Point
59 yrs 94th pct 29 yrs 60th pct
Median income in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +$688 higher in Milsons Point
$749 60th pct $1,437 89th pct
Household income in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +$624 higher in Milsons Point
$2,750 86th pct $3,374 90th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.1 larger in Millers Point gap steady
1.9 11th pct 1.8 9th pct
One-parent in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +4.4 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
6.1% 26th pct 10.5% 48th pct
Living alone in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.5 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
39.8% 90th pct 40.3% 91st pct

Family composition

58.8% Couples without children ◂ +1.8 pts 57.0%
33.5% Couples with children ◂ +2.7 pts 30.8%
6.1% One-parent families +4.4 pts ▸ 10.5%
1.3% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

43.3% 2 people +0.6 pts ▸ 43.9%
39.8% 1 person +0.5 pts ▸ 40.3%
9.4% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 10.1%
6.1% 4 people ◂ +2.3 pts 3.9%
0.8% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +$50 higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
$800 100th pct $750 100th pct
Mortgage in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +$1,100 higher in Millers Point gap widening
$3,900 100th pct $2,800 90th pct
People / bedroom in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even gap steady
1.00 89th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +5.4 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
60.4% 97th pct 54.9% 94th pct
Owned outright in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +3.5 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
24.9% 14th pct 28.4% 20th pct
Separate houses in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1.2 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
1.2% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1.4 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
29.4% 0th pct 30.8% 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.4% Rented ◂ +5.4 pts 54.9%
24.9% Owned outright +3.5 pts ▸ 28.4%
13.3% Owned with a mortgage +0.2 pts ▸ 13.5%
1.0% Other tenure +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

80.4% Flat or apartment +18.6 pts ▸ 99.0%
18.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +18.3 pts 0.5%
1.2% Separate house ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 36.2%
25.5% 1 bedroom +4.1 pts ▸ 29.6%
24.2% 3 bedrooms +4.7 pts ▸ 28.9%
4.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.2 pts 1.7%
3.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%
0.4% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.9% $750 or more ◂ +6.9 pts 49.0%
26.3% $550–$749 +2.9 pts ▸ 29.3%
11.8% $350–$549 +2.5 pts ▸ 14.3%
3.2% $200–$349 ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%
2.8% Under $200 ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

58.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +15.2 pts 42.9%
13.6% $1,800–$2,999 +9.9 pts ▸ 23.5%
15.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.5 pts 12.9%
14.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.6 pts 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +3.7 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
31.8% 100th pct 28.1% 100th pct
Work from home in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +5.8 pts higher in Milsons Point gap widening
58.4% 100th pct 64.2% 100th pct
PT commute in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +2.6 pts higher in Milsons Point gap narrowing
3.5% 87th pct 6.0% 93rd pct
PT stops in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
7 77th pct 7 77th pct
Stops/1k in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1.27 more in Millers Point
4.03 74th pct 2.77 68th pct
Departures/1k in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +412.6 more in Milsons Point
2,353.3 94th pct 2,765.9 96th pct
PT routes in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +8 more in Milsons Point
4 82nd pct 12 86th pct
Stop walk in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +2 longer in Millers Point
4 29th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +2 longer in Milsons Point
4 0th pct 6 0th pct
Reach 30 min in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +71,082 more in Milsons Point
40,380 86th pct 111,462 90th pct
Reach 45 min in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +14,930 more in Milsons Point
509,433 92nd pct 524,363 92nd pct
Transit to city in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +1 longer in Milsons Point
21 0th pct 22 0th pct

How people get to work

58.4% Worked at home +5.8 pts ▸ 64.2%
13.7% Walked ◂ +10.5 pts 3.2%
10.5% Car (driver) +3.2 pts ▸ 13.6%
2.3% Train +3.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
1.1% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.9% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

51.2% 1 vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 51.8%
31.8% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 28.1%
15.4% 2 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 17.8%
1.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%
0.0% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +2.2 pts higher in Millers Point gap narrowing
60.8% 98th pct 58.6% 96th pct
Recent arrivals in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +4.6 pts higher in Millers Point gap widening
23.6% 90th pct 19.0% 86th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even gap narrowing
3.3% 47th pct 3.3% 46th pct
Participation in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even gap narrowing
65.4% 67th pct 65.5% 67th pct
Full-time in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +3.3 pts higher in Milsons Point gap steady
68.0% 86th pct 71.4% 89th pct

Industries people work in

22.5% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 22.8%
17.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.9 pts 16.0%
8.3% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%
6.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%
3.6% Education & training +2.0 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%
4.5% Construction ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%
3.6% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.3% Media & telecommunications +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%
3.3% Rental & real estate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%
3.2% Arts & recreation ◂ +1.8 pts 1.4%

Occupations people work in

41.7% Professionals +3.3 pts ▸ 45.1%
28.1% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 28.8%
10.4% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 11.7%
5.3% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.6% Community & personal service ◂ +2.8 pts 2.9%
3.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%
1.7% Labourers ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%
0.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +0.1 higher in Milsons Point
9.6 100th pct 9.7 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Millers Pointin Milsons Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +4.5 more in Millers Point
21.9 64th pct 17.4 58th pct
Intersections/km² in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +467 higher in Milsons Point
780 100th pct 1,247 100th pct
Mean slope in Millers Pointin Milsons Point +17.6 pts higher in Millers Point
39.5% 100th pct 21.9% 100th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Millers Point vs Milsons Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12630/millers-point/vs/SAL12640/milsons-point