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Millers Point, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Millers Point |
| city | Sydney |
| state | nsw |
| image | File:Lord Nelson Hotel and Former Oswald Bond and Free Store on the corner of Kent Street and Argyle Place, Millers Point.jpg |
| alternative_location_map | Australia NSW metro Sydney |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in metropolitan Sydney |
| coordinates | |
| local_map | yes |
| zoom | 13 |
| lga | City of Sydney |
| parish | St. Philip |
| postcode | 2000 |
| pop | |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 0.25 |
| density | 6940 |
| stategov | Sydney |
| fedgov | Sydney |
| dist1 | 1 |
| dir1 | north-west |
| location1 | Sydney CBD |
| near-nw | Port Jackson |
| near-n | Port Jackson |
| near-ne | Dawes Point |
| near-w | Darling Harbour |
| near-e | The Rocks |
| near-sw | Barangaroo |
| near-s | Sydney CBD |
| near-se | Sydney CBD |
| near-nw = Port Jackson | near-n = Port Jackson | near-ne = Dawes Point | near-w = Darling Harbour | near-e = The Rocks | near-sw = Barangaroo | near-s = Sydney CBD | near-se = Sydney CBD
Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.
Millers Point lies on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, beside Darling Harbour. The Barangaroo development is taking place on 22 hectares of land on the western side of the suburb. Millers Point historically includes what are now known as the suburbs of Dawes Point and Barangaroo and the renaming of those parts of Millers Point is controversial. The original headland of Millers Point is now known as Barangaroo Reserve, though the point itself has been returned to its original name.
History
On 30 June 1814 Thomas Miller, a Sergeant in the 73rd Regiment of Foot, received a grant of land from the governor. A small mill that was owned by an ex-convict, In 1833 Governor Bourke granted the Catholic Church land at Millers Point for the construction of a school house that could serve as a chapel on Sundays. The Colonial Architect, Ambrose Hallen in consultation with Bishop Ullathorne, designed the school building which was completed by May 1835. It was a one-story building constructed in sandstone with two rooms that could be opened into one. St Brigid's Church is one of the oldest existing place of Catholic worship in Australia. The school was closed in 1992 but the church continues to be used by the local community.
From 1841 to 1921, Miller's Point was the location of a gasworks owned by the Australian Gaslight Company.
The current Sydney Observatory building on Observatory Hill was completed in 1858 by English astronomer and clergyman William Scott. Also on Observatory Hill is the old Fort Street School, converted from the old Military Hospital at Fort Phillip in the 1850s. Fort Street School incorporated the first government secondary school in Australia, and after the secondary school moved out in 1975, its building has housed the National Trust of Australia; the primary school remains nearby in a separate, heritage listed, building.
Two separate pubs in the area claim to be Sydney's oldest surviving pubs, the Lord Nelson (built in about 1836, but modified since) nearby at The Rocks. Other active pubs in the area include the Palisade, the Hero of Waterloo and the Captain Cook.
Population
At the 2021 census, the population of Millers Point was 1,735. 49.2% of people were born in Australia and 68.3% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 42.2%.
In the 2016 census, there were 1,482 people in Millers Point. 42.5% of people were born in Australia and 59.9% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 29.3%.
Protests
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A protest movement developed from 2008 when various governments announced plans to lease and sell Millers Point, Dawes Point and The Rocks properties and move existing public housing tenants. "Save Our Community", "Friends of Millers Point" and the associated "Save Our Sirius" formed to protest relocation of residents.
Heritage listings

Millers Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Millers Point Conservation Area
- 1, 3, 5, 7 Argyle Place: 1–7 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 6, 8 Argyle Place: 6–8 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 9 Argyle Place: 9 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 10, 10a, 12, 12a Argyle Place: 10–12a Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 Argyle Place: 22–32 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 34 Argyle Place: Osborne House
- 36, 38 Argyle Place: 36–38 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 40, 42, 44 Argyle Place: 40–44 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 46, 48 Argyle Place: 46–48 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- 50 Argyle Place: Undercliffe Cottage
- 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 Argyle Place: Undercliffe Terrace
- 62, 64 Argyle Place: 62–64 Argyle Place, Millers Point
- Argyle Street: Garrison Anglican Church Precinct
- 35–37 Bettington Street: Palisade Hotel
- 56, 58, 60 Bettington Street: 56–60 Bettington Street, Millers Point
- 66, 68 Bettington Street: 66–68 Bettington Street, Millers Point
- 7, 9, 11, 13 Dalgety Road: 7–13 Dalgety Road, Millers Point
- 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 Dalgety Road: 15–25 Dalgety Road, Millers Point
- 27a, 29a, 31a, 33, 35a Dalgety Road: 27a–35a Dalgety Road, Millers Point
- Hickson Road: Grafton Bond Store
- Hickson Road: Walsh Bay Wharves Precinct
- 2–36 High Street: 2–36 High Street, Millers Point
- 3, 5, 7, 9 High Street: 3–9 High Street, Millers Point
- 38–72 High Street: 38–72 High Street, Millers Point
- 74–80 High Street: 74–80 High Street, Millers Point
- 2–4 Jenkins Street: MSB Stores Complex
- 1–17 Kent Street: Oswald Bond Store
- 12 Kent Street: Millers Point Post Office
- 14, 16 Kent Street: St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church
- 18, 20, 22 Kent Street: 18-22 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 19 Kent Street: Lord Nelson Hotel
- 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 Kent Street: 21–29 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 24, 26 Kent Street: House of Bodleigh
- 28 Kent Street: 28 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 30 Kent Street: 30 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 Kent Street: 32–40 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 33, 35 Kent Street: Captain Cook Hotel
- 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 Kent Street: Alfred's Terrace
- 42 Kent Street: 42 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 44 Kent Street: 44 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 46 Kent Street: 46 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 48, 50 Kent Street: 48–50 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 49, 51 Kent Street: 49–51 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 52, 54 Kent Street: 52–54 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 53, 55 Kent Street: 53–55 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 56, 58 Kent Street: 56–58 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 59, 61, 63 Kent Street: Hexam Terrace
- 60, 62 Kent Street: 60–62 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 71, 73 Kent Street: 71–73 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 75, 77, 79 Kent Street: Winsbury Terrace
- 81 Kent Street: Katoomba House
- 82, 84, 86, 88 Kent Street: Blyth Terrace
- 83, 85 Kent Street: 83–85 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 90, 92 Kent Street: 90–92 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 94 Kent Street: Toxteth
- 115, 117, 119, 121 Kent Street: 115–121 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 123, 125 Kent Street: 123–125 Kent Street, Millers Point
- 1–19 Lower Fort Street: Milton Terrace
- 18 Lower Fort Street: Harbour View Hotel
- 20 Lower Fort Street: 20 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 21, 23 Lower Fort Street: 21–23 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 22 Lower Fort Street: 22 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 24, 26 Lower Fort Street: 24–26 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35 Lower Fort Street: Linsley Terrace
- 28 Lower Fort Street: 28 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 Lower Fort Street: 30–42 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 39, 41 Lower Fort Street: 39–41 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 43 Lower Fort Street: Clydebank
- 47, 49, 51, 53 Lower Fort Street: 47–53 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 55 Lower Fort Street: 55 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 57, 59, 61 Lower Fort Street: Regency Townhouses
- 63, 65 Lower Fort Street: Vermont Terrace
- 67, 69, 71, 73 Lower Fort Street: Eagleton Terrace
- 75, 77 Lower Fort Street: 75–77 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 79 Lower Fort Street: 79 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point
- 81, 83 Lower Fort Street: Hero of Waterloo Hotel
- 85 Lower Fort Street: Argyle House
- 14–16 Merriman Street: 14–16 Merriman Street, Millers Point
- 18 Merriman Street: 18 Merriman Street, Millers Point
- 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48 Merriman Street: Merriman Street Terraces
- Munn Street: Dalgety's Bond Stores
- 18, 18a, 20, 20a Munn Street: 18–20a Munn Street, Millers Poin
- Sydney Harbour Bridge (southern approaches/exits)
- Trinity Avenue: Argyle Street Railway Substation
- 2, 4 Trinity Avenue: 2–4 Trinity Avenue, Millers Point
- 8, 10, 12 Trinity Avenue: Darling House
- 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 Trinity Avenue: 14–22 Trinity Avenue, Millers Point
- Upper Fort Street: Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct
- Upper Fort Street: Sydney Observatory
- 1–63 Windmill Street: 1–63 Windmill Street, Millers Point
- 65 Windmill Street: 65 Windmill Street, Millers Point
- 67 Windmill Street: 67 Windmill Street, Millers Point
- 69 Windmill Street: 69 Windmill Street, Millers Point
- 71 Windmill Street: 71 Windmill Street, Millers Point
- 73 Windmill Street: Stevens Terrace
- 75 Windmill Street: Shipwrights Arms Inn
- 82–84 Windmill Street: 82–84 Windmill Street, Millers Point
- 86, 88 Windmill Street: 86–88 Windmill Street, Millers Point
- 90–92 Windmill Street: 90–92 Windmill Street, Millers Point
In addition, the following Millers Point buildings are listed on various other heritage registers:
- Agar Steps and houses
- Argyle Cut and Argyle Street Space
- 110–114A Kent Street: Carlson Terrace
- 116–122 Kent Street: Richmond Villa
- 124–134 Kent Street: Glover cottages
- National Trust Centre (former Fort Street School), including S.H. Ervin Gallery
Gallery
File:GARRISON CHURCH - SYDNEY.jpg|Garrison Church File:Lord nelson hotel rocks.jpg|Lord Nelson, one of Sydney's oldest pubs File:1 hero of waterloo.jpg|The Hero of Waterloo pub File:The Palisade Hotel, Millers Point.jpg|The Palisade Hotel File:High Street, Millers Point, Sydney, NSW Federation home 0007.jpg|Federation Filigree homes, High Street File:(1)National Trust.jpg|Former Fort Street School, now used by National Trust File:(1)Carlson Terrace.jpg|Carlson Terrace, Kent Street File:No Surrender - Save the Miller's Point Community (1).jpg|37 Lower Fort St in 2014 File:No Surrender - Save the Miller's Point Community (3).jpg|Protest Signs in 2014 File:Sydney Observatory 06.JPG|Sydney Observatory File:Walsh Bay Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 02.jpg|The historic Walsh Bay wharves
References
References
- [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/Barangaroo.htm Barangaroo a north shore girl] {{webarchive. link. (7 February 2012 , City of Sydney, 19 October 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2006.)
- "Millers Point {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney".
- (1990). "The Book of Sydney Suburbs". Angus & Robertson Publishers.
- "Locate St Brigid's - St Patrick's Catholic Church - Church Hill - Sydney".
- Hosie, J.. (1989). "Australia's oldest Catholic church". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society.
- (August 2022)
- "2021 Millers Point, Census All persons QuickStats".
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- "save our community".
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5001049. Millers Point Conservation Area
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045557. Shops
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045110. Shops
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5054607. Shop and Residence
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5001052. Shops
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045568. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045623. Osborne House
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045617. Houses
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045571. Terraces
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000842. Terraces
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045007. Undercliffe Cottage (former)
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045089. Undercliffe Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000843. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045505. Garrison Anglican Church Precinct
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045555. Palisade Hotel
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045096. Victorian Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045418. Edwardian Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045204. Dalgety Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045105. Terraces
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000844. Terraces
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5050220. Grafton Bond Store and Sandstone Wall
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045067. Walsh Bay Wharves Precinct
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000859. Terrace Duplexes
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000858. Terrace Duplexes
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045221. Terrace Duplexes
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5001051. Terrace Duplexes
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051375. MSB Stores Complex
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045357. Oswald Bond Store
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5044964. Millers Point Post Office
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045352. St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church & School
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045276. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045112. Lord Nelson Hotel
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045609. Edwardian Shop/Residences
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045277. House of Bodleigh
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000860. Building
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000861. Building
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045279. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045606. Captain Cook Hotel
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045283. Alfred's Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045281. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000862. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000863. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045274. Terrace House
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045241. Stone House
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045286. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000864. Stone House
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045584. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045592. Hexam Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045588. Terraces
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000865. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045597. Winsbury Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045605. Katoomba House
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045600. Blyth Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045246. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000868. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045664. Toxteth
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045653. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045263. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045672. Milton Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045342. Harbour View Hotel and site
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000873. Townhouse
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045667. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045642. Townhouse
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000874. Building
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045636. Linsley Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045202. Townhouse
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000871. Residence
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045631. Georgian Townhouse
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045485. Clydebank
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045649. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045344. Building
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045678. Regency Townhouses
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045242. Vermont Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045652. Eagleton Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000870. Eagleton Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045659. Building
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045628. Shop & Residence
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045581. Hero of Waterloo Hotel
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045670. Argyle House
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045215. Stone Cottage & Wall
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000892. Cottage
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5044678. Merriman Street Terraces
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051348. Warehouses
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045226. Terrace
- {{cite AHD. 105888. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bradfield Hwy, Dawes Point - Milsons Point, NSW, Australia
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045703. Sydney Harbour Bridge, approaches and viaducts (road and rail)
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045307. Argyle Street Railway Substation
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5001054. Flats
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045233. Building
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045236. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5054725. Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051545. Sydney Observatory
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045227. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5001003. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000968. Stone Shop
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000969. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000970. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000971. Stevens Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045218. Shipwrights Arms Inn (former)
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000972. Royal College of Pathologists (former)
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5000973. Royal College of Pathologists (former)
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045230. Terrace
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5001004. Building
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5001005. Building
- The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pp. 2, 69–72
- {{cite NSW HD. 2423619. Terrace Group "Carlson Terrace" Including Interiors
- {{cite NSW HD. 2423502. House "Richmond Villa" Including Interior
- {{cite AHD. 2347. Richmond Villa, 116-122 Kent St, Millers Point, NSW, Australia. (21 March 1978)
- {{cite NSW HD. 2423504. Terrace Group "Glover Cottages" Including Interiors. (14 December 2012)
- {{cite AHD. 2164. Glover Cottages, 124-126 Kent St, Millers Point, NSW, Australia. (21 March 1978)
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