Batar Creek vs Lorne

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Batar Creek tends to suit people living alone.

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 76/100)
  • Lorne is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Lorne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Batar Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $315/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Lorne

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 12/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (349.4 km vs 361.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (245 min vs 251 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Batar Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 25%)
  • But Lorne is more walkable (20/100 vs 12/100)

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

Investors

Batar Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.2% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Batar Creek and Lorne 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 Lorne
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 Lorne
Walkability 12 / 20
Batar Creek — Walkability: 12/100 Lorne — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 74 / 24
Batar Creek — Safety: 74/100 Lorne — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 54 / 50
Batar Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Lorne — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Lorne rents higher ($315/wk vs $0/wk); Lorne has more residents (277 vs 93).

Batar Creek Lorne
Population 93 277
+198% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +4.1%
Median age 51 53
Median household income $107,692/yr
+26% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent — $315/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Batar Creek Lorne
0-4 5.4% / 3.6%
Batar Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Lorne — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.9% / 11.9%
Batar Creek — 5-14: 12.9% Lorne — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 8.6% / 4.7%
Batar Creek — 15-19: 8.6% Lorne — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 6.5% / 2.2%
Batar Creek — 20-24: 6.5% Lorne — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 4.3% / 8.7%
Batar Creek — 25-34: 4.3% Lorne — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 6.5% / 5.4%
Batar Creek — 35-44: 6.5% Lorne — 35-44: 5.4%
45-54 16.1% / 16.6%
Batar Creek — 45-54: 16.1% Lorne — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 7.5% / 22.4%
Batar Creek — 55-64: 7.5% Lorne — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 24.7% / 17.3%
Batar Creek — 65-74: 24.7% Lorne — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 6.5% / 6.1%
Batar Creek — 75-84: 6.5% Lorne — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.8%
Batar Creek — 85+: not among its largest Lorne — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

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%
Lorne 48.3% couple families
Lorne — Couple Families: 48.3% Lorne — Lone Person: 26.7% Lorne — One Parent Families: 20.0% Lorne — Group Household: 5.0%
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%
Lorne 9.9% renting
Lorne — Owned Outright: 61.4% Lorne — Mortgage: 28.7% Lorne — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Lorne
England — / 6.5%
Batar Creek — England: not among its largest Lorne — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 3.2% / —
Batar Creek — New Zealand: 3.2% Lorne — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand 3.2% / —
Batar Creek — Thailand: 3.2% Lorne — Thailand: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.4%
Batar Creek — Canada: not among its largest Lorne — Canada: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Batar Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Lorne — Netherlands: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

Qualifications

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

Batar Creek Lorne
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 21.3%
Batar Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Lorne — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 13.0%
Batar Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Lorne — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 9.7%
Batar Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Lorne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 1.1%
Batar Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Lorne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.3%
Batar Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lorne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Batar Creek 100.0% houses
Batar Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Lorne 103.1% houses
Lorne — Houses: 103.1%
Houses

Property market

Batar Creek Lorne
Median house price — $985,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Batar Creek Lorne
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Lorne
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Batar Creek Lorne
House price — Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 70% 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 30% of NSW

Liveability

Lorne is more walkable (20 vs 12).

Batar Creek Lorne
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Lorne carries more crime risk (76 vs 26).

Batar Creek Lorne
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
26/100
 High
76/100
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 Lorne
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Batar Creek Lorne
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 13

Mobility

Batar Creek sits further from the CBD (361.9 km vs 349.4 km).

Batar Creek Lorne
Walkability score 12/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 361.9 km
+3% vs other
 349.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 245 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 Lorne
Car (driver) 88.5% / 58.1%
Batar Creek — Car (driver): 88.5% Lorne — Car (driver): 58.1%
Worked from Home — / 33.3%
Batar Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Lorne — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / 4.3%
Batar Creek — Car (passenger): 11.5% Lorne — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Batar Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Lorne — Walked Only: 4.3%

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

Setting

Batar Creek Lorne
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 18.4 km

NBN connectivity

Batar Creek Lorne
Connectivity score 20/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Batar Creek Lorne
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

Lorne

Retirees River Rural

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