Batar Creek vs Kew

Batar Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 63 in Kew. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Batar Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Batar Creek tends to suit families with children, while Kew suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Batar Creek carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 54/100)
  • Kew has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Batar Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Batar Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $370/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Kew

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 12/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (239 min vs 251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (354.4 km vs 361.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kew

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 12/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (47% vs 31%)
  • But Batar Creek carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Kew

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (61.7% vs 16.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Batar Creek and Kew drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Batar Creek Kew
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Batar Creek Kew
Walkability 12 / 26
Batar Creek — Walkability: 12/100 Kew — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 74 / 46
Batar Creek — Safety: 74/100 Kew — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 54 / 39
Batar Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Kew — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Kew rents higher ($370/wk vs $0/wk); Kew has more residents (1,761 vs 93).

Batar Creek Kew
Population 93 1,761
+1794% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +61.7%
Median age 51 63
Median household income $107,692/yr
+47% vs other
 $57,564/yr
Median weekly rent — $370/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Batar Creek Kew
0-4 5.4% / 2.8%
Batar Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Kew — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 12.9% / 8.8%
Batar Creek — 5-14: 12.9% Kew — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 8.6% / 5.3%
Batar Creek — 15-19: 8.6% Kew — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.5% / 2.3%
Batar Creek — 20-24: 6.5% Kew — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 4.3% / 5.8%
Batar Creek — 25-34: 4.3% Kew — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 6.5% / 6.7%
Batar Creek — 35-44: 6.5% Kew — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 16.1% / 8.8%
Batar Creek — 45-54: 16.1% Kew — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 7.5% / 12.8%
Batar Creek — 55-64: 7.5% Kew — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 24.7% / 27.4%
Batar Creek — 65-74: 24.7% Kew — 65-74: 27.4%
75-84 6.5% / 16.2%
Batar Creek — 75-84: 6.5% Kew — 75-84: 16.2%
85+ — / 3.0%
Batar Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kew — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Batar Creek 45.0% couple families
Batar Creek — Couple Families: 45.0% Batar Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Batar Creek — One Parent Families: 15.0% Batar Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Kew 39.6% couple families
Kew — Couple Families: 39.6% Kew — Lone Person: 44.4% Kew — One Parent Families: 12.9% Kew — Group Household: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Batar Creek 0.0% renting
Batar Creek — Owned Outright: 60.7% Batar Creek — Mortgage: 39.3% Batar Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Kew 11.3% renting
Kew — Owned Outright: 66.8% Kew — Mortgage: 21.9% Kew — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Batar Creek Kew
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 22.4%
Batar Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Kew — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 7.8%
Batar Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Kew — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.8%
Batar Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Kew — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 1.9%
Batar Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Kew — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Batar Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kew — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Batar Creek Kew
England — / 5.3%
Batar Creek — England: not among its largest Kew — England: 5.3%
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.2%
Batar Creek — New Zealand: 3.2% Kew — New Zealand: 1.2%
Thailand 3.2% / —
Batar Creek — Thailand: 3.2% Kew — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.7%
Batar Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Kew — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Batar Creek — Germany: not among its largest Kew — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Batar Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Kew — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Batar Creek 100.0% houses
Batar Creek — Houses: 100.0% Batar Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Batar Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kew 97.6% houses
Kew — Houses: 97.6% Kew — Townhouses: 1.8% Kew — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Batar Creek Kew
Median house price — $912,500
Median unit price — $910,000
Median land price — $679,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Batar Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 52%); Kew has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 0%).

Batar Creek Kew
Rural and farming 100% 52%
Environmental 0% 20%
Residential 0% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Batar Creek Kew
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Batar Creek Kew
Houses — 2.7%
$600/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Batar Creek Kew
House price — Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 11% of NSW

Liveability

Kew is more walkable (26 vs 12).

Batar Creek Kew
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kew carries more crime risk (54 vs 26); Kew carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 46).

Batar Creek Kew
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Batar Creek Kew
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Batar Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Kew

  • Camden Haven High School Government · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Batar Creek Kew
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Batar Creek sits further from the CBD (361.9 km vs 354.4 km).

Batar Creek Kew
Walkability score 12/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 361.9 km
+2% vs other
 354.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 239 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2439
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 2439
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Batar Creek Kew
Car (driver) 88.5% / 79.1%
Batar Creek — Car (driver): 88.5% Kew — Car (driver): 79.1%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / 5.6%
Batar Creek — Car (passenger): 11.5% Kew — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Worked from Home — / 13.2%
Batar Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Kew — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Bus — / 1.1%
Batar Creek — Bus: not among its largest Kew — Bus: 1.1%
Walked Only — / 0.9%
Batar Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Kew — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Batar Creek Kew
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 7.6 km

NBN connectivity

Batar Creek Kew
Connectivity score 20/100 71/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 46%
897 premises

Climate

Batar Creek Kew
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Batar Creek Kew
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Batar Creek Kew
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Batar Creek Kew
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Batar Creek

Retirees Rural

Kew

Acreage Retirees

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