Millars Well
WA 6714 · Karratha
2,104 (2021) → 2,312 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Millars Well is a moderate growth suburb in Karratha, WA 6714, about 1251km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Millars Well are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 21/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Millars Well has an overall score of 33/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.94%), Philippines (3.33%), England (2.8%), India (1.38%), South Africa (1.33%)
Top languages: Tagalog (2.33%), Filipino (1.14%), Thai (1%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.67%), Greek (0.62%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 948 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Millars Well Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 928
Nearby (within 10km)
- Karratha Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 916
- Pegs Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 870
- St Luke's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1024
- Tambrey Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 930
- Baynton West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 987
- St Paul's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1015
- Karratha Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 918
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Millars Well
Is Millars Well safe?
Millars Well has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Millars Well from Perth CBD?
Millars Well is about 1250.8 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Millars Well?
Millars Well has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 928 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Millars Well?
Millars Well has a transport score of 21/100 and 2 bus stops.