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Millers Forest flood & bushfire risk

Of Millers Forest’s 270 mapped properties, 91.1% are in a mapped flood area and 98.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Millers Forest’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

91.1%
In a flood area
98.9%
In a bushfire area
270
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Millers Forest

Flood and bushfire areas across Millers Forest. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Millers Forest

Millers Forest sits in the Maitland council area, which recorded 8,522 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,522 total. Figures are for the whole Maitland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Millers Forest

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$820,000+13.1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$525,000-3.49%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Millers Forest shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Millers Forest

Millers Forest is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.6% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental0.4% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Millers Forest

Millers Forest can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Millers Forest

At the 2021 Census, 6.4% of Millers Forest’s 357 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian51.5%
English43.4%
Irish12.9%
Scottish9.5%
Australian Aboriginal8.4%
German4.8%

Top countries of birth

England1.1%
New Zealand0.8%
Scotland0.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Millers Forest

Maitland council approved 1,349 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,349
Dwellings/yr
672
Houses
677
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Maitland council area (not just Millers Forest). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Millers Forest address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.