Batar Creek vs Rossglen
Batar Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 61 in Rossglen. 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. In Rossglen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Batar Creek tends to suit families with children, while Rossglen suits people living alone and 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
Batar Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 86/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rossglen
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 $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Rossglen
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (235 min vs 251 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (349.8 km vs 361.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Batar Creek carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 86/100)
- Rossglen has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 31%)
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 -13.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Batar Creek and Rossglen drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Rossglen rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Batar Creek has more residents (93 vs 50).
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 93 +46% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.2% | -13.8% |
| Median age | 51 | 61 |
| Median household income | $107,692/yr +38% vs other | $66,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $300/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Batar Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%).
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 87% |
| Environmental | 0% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 5% |
| 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 | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 59% 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 28% of NSW |
Liveability
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rossglen carries more crime risk (86 vs 26); Batar Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 29).
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 46/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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 | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Batar Creek sits further from the CBD (361.9 km vs 349.8 km).
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 361.9 km +3% vs other | 349.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 251 min | 235 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.9 km | 7.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Batar Creek | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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