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. Sections of Millers Point have been included as part of The Rocks area in the past and some residents and businesses still use it in their address.

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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, Jack Leighton was located here. The area became known as Jack, the Miller's Point. 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) at Millers Point and the Fortune of War (which was built in its current form in 1922, although a hotel was operating on the site in 1830) 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.

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

Protest Signs in 2014

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

Shipwrights Arms Inn

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 Point
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
10–114A 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

Garrison Church
Lord Nelson, one of Sydney's oldest pubs
The Hero of Waterloo pub
The Palisade Hotel
Federation Filigree homes, High Street
Former Fort Street School, now used by National Trust
Carlson Terrace, Kent Street
37 Lower Fort St in 2014
Protest Signs in 2014
Sydney Observatory
The historic Walsh Bay wharves

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Contents

History

Population

Protests

Heritage listings

Gallery