Miller, New South Wales
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Miller is a suburb
Suburb
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 of Sydney
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 in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. Miller is located 38 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
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, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool
City of Liverpool, New South Wales
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.

Commercial area

Miller Shopping Centre is currently managed by Savills (NSW) Pty Ltd. It is a community shopping centre featuring Woolworths, Franklins and approximately 32 other specialty shops. Miller Shopping Centre was sold to new owners in early 2011 and plans are currently in place for renovtions to commence to improve its appeal and status in the community.

History

Miller was part of the Green Valley housing estate which was developed between 1961 and 1965. It was named after Peter Miller, an early landholder in the Green Valley
Green Valley, New South Wales
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 area.

Schools

  • Miller Technology High School contains an English-language program for immigrant children from the entire Liverpool
    City of Liverpool, New South Wales
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     council area.
  • Miller Public School

Population

According to the 2006 census, Miller had a population of 2998. While the majority of the population spoke English
English language
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 only at home, there were substantial numbers speaking Arabic
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 (14.5%), Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
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 (7.3), Hindi
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 (2.6%), Spanish
Spanish language
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 (2.3%) and Samoan
Samoan language
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(1.7%). It is a low-income area with the median household income ($498 per week) less than half the national average ($1027) and large number of properties in the area (470 out of 1200) are owned by the Housing Commission.

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