Thornton - Millers Forest
New South Wales · Maitland · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Why “Thornton - Millers Forest”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Thornton into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Thornton - Millers Forest is a locality in the Maitland area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Thornton - Millers Forest SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Thornton - Millers Forest SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Thornton Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Thornton - Millers Forest.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Thornton - Millers Forest (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Thornton - Millers Forest
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment910ICSEA1030
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment826ICSEA974
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment614ICSEA1064
- Special · Independent · Years UEnrolment290ICSEA1008
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment60ICSEA920
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTillys Play and Education Centre - ChisholmCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Chisholm
- Exceeding NQSSt Nicholas Early Education Raymond TerraceCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Raymond Terrace
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning ThorntonCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Thornton
- Exceeding NQSThornton Child Care and Pre-School CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Thornton
- Exceeding NQSIrrawang Public School PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Raymond Terrace
- Exceeding NQSSeaham Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Seaham
- Meeting NQSThornton Before and After School Care and Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 140 places · Thornton
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas Early Education ChisholmCentre-Based Care · 134 places · Chisholm
- Meeting NQSThornton North Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Thornton
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH ChisholmCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Chisholm
- Meeting NQSThe Learning Terrace Early Education, Care and PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 109 places · Raymond Terrace
- Meeting NQSDiscover and Learn AcademyCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Heatherbrae
+ 30 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 813
- vs previous year
- +19%
- vs 2021
- 839
- Theft 203
- Transport regulatory offences 114
- Assault 112
- Against justice procedures 112
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 84
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 11
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Thornton - Millers Forest SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Thornton - Millers Forest SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the gain come from?
+884Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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