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Millchester

QLD 4820 · Charters Towers

543 (2021)545 est. (2025)

22
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

543
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
80
Safety score
0
Transport score

Millchester is a suburb in Charters Towers, QLD 4820, about 1069km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Millchester are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 107km inland. Millchester has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 80/100.

1069.0 km
To Brisbane CBD
107.0 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
938.8 km
To nearest station

Demographics

543
Population
36
Median age
2.5
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$1,575
vs NSW median-14.9%
Bachelor degree or higher11.8%
Born in Australia77.0%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse150 / 0 / 29

Top countries of birth: England (1.66%), New Zealand (1.29%), Philippines (0.74%)

Top languages: Filipino (0.55%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Residential Safety

80
Residential

Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.

QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Charters Towers local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:

4
Break & enter dwelling737/100k
1
Steal from dwelling184/100k
1
Motor vehicle theft184/100k
Domestic assaultNot reported
0
Robbery0/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 51 (all categories, latest year)9,332 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.

Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025

Schools

9
Within 10km2 in suburb
2
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 914 (below the national average of 1000).

In suburb

  • Charters Towers School of Distance EducationCombined · GovernmentICSEA 952
  • Millchester State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 897

Nearby (within 10km)

  • Charters Towers Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 881
  • Charters Towers State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 881
  • Columba Catholic College - St Mary's CampusPrimary · Catholic · 2.7km
  • All Souls St Gabriels SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.3kmICSEA 946
  • Blackheath and Thornburgh CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 921
  • Columba Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 948
  • Richmond Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 886

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

0
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationGympie North station (938.8 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

31.3°C
Summer max
25.2°C
Winter max
1,100mm
Rainfall/yr
8.2h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

30 in suburbSupermarkets
00 in suburbCafes/Rest.
20 in suburbParks
0Playgrounds
0Pools
00 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
20 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
10 in suburbLibraries
4Sports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalMater Private Hospital Townsville (103.8 km)
Nearest vet98.7 km
Nearest airportTownsville (106.3 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

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Frequently asked questions about Millchester

Is Millchester safe?

Millchester has a residential safety score of 80/100, 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 9,332 per 100,000 across all categories.

How far is Millchester from Brisbane CBD?

Millchester is about 1069.0 km from Brisbane CBD.

What schools are in Millchester?

Millchester has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 925 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Millchester?

Millchester has a transport score of 0/100.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.