QLD · Toowoomba Council
Millmerran, 4357
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Millmerran is a regional centre in Toowoomba that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.
The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because community and employment and housing affordability lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety and transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,545
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,181
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 89 of 660
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 51.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 51 / 25 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 35
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 22.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 258 residents
- State safety percentile
- 16.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -34.1%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault7
- Other Property Damage4
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)23
- Traffic And Related Offences8
- Unlawful Entry8
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 950
- Millmerran State SchoolCombined
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Between Edward Street and William StreetGore Highway (Mary Street), n/a15 Jun 2026 – 10 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
36 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Millmerran RuralAgrarian
- BottlemartAlcohol
- SuperCellarsAlcohol
- NABBank
- Bbq
- Bench
- Millmerran Meat HoldingsButcher
- Black Cat CafeCafe
- Clock
- Avondale Custom GearClothes
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Anzac Memorial ParkPark
- Back Creek ParkPark
- Campbell Street ParkPark
- Lions Park MillmerranPark
- Walpole ParkPark
- William Simmons Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Millmerran Medical Centreclinic
- Millmerran Multipurpose Health ServiceCommens Streethospital
- Millmerran Pharmacypharmacy
- Naturopath - Massageclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 52.1/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 26% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1692nd in Australia
- State rank
- 387th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #34 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #121 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Avondale Custom Gearamenitiesclothes
- BPamenitiesfuel
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Black Cat Cafeamenitiescafe
- Bottlemartamenitiesalcohol
- Clockamenitiesclock
- MNJ's Laundromatamenitieslaundry
- Millmerran Community Support Serviceamenitiessocial_facility
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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