Beechwood vs Frazers Creek

Beechwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in Frazers Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beechwood, about half of households are couple families. In Frazers Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Frazers Creek: a median of $1.15 million, against $775,000 in Beechwood, though rent is higher in Beechwood. On these figures, Beechwood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Frazers Creek suits couples 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

Frazers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 55/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Beechwood has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $1,150,000)
  • Frazers Creek has cheaper land ($592,500 vs $1,080,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Frazers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $368/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Beechwood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (265 min vs 290 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (382.4 km vs 392.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Frazers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 55/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
  • But Beechwood is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Beechwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.6% vs 19.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beechwood Frazers Creek
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.

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Walkability 29 / 0
Beechwood — Walkability: 29/100 Frazers Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 81
Beechwood — Safety: 45/100 Frazers Creek — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 13
Beechwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Frazers Creek — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Beechwood has more residents (914 vs 215); Beechwood rents higher ($368/wk vs $231/wk).

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Population 914
+76% vs other
 215
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +48.6% +19.4%
Median age 37 48
Median household income $78,832/yr
+8% vs other
 $72,384/yr
Median weekly rent $368/wk
+37% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beechwood Frazers Creek
0-4 6.9% / 7.0%
Beechwood — 0-4: 6.9% Frazers Creek — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 15.2% / 12.1%
Beechwood — 5-14: 15.2% Frazers Creek — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 7.3% / 6.0%
Beechwood — 15-19: 7.3% Frazers Creek — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.2% / 3.3%
Beechwood — 20-24: 4.2% Frazers Creek — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 13.3% / 7.4%
Beechwood — 25-34: 13.3% Frazers Creek — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 13.7% / 6.5%
Beechwood — 35-44: 13.7% Frazers Creek — 35-44: 6.5%
45-54 10.4% / 20.9%
Beechwood — 45-54: 10.4% Frazers Creek — 45-54: 20.9%
55-64 12.0% / 12.1%
Beechwood — 55-64: 12.0% Frazers Creek — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 10.4% / 17.2%
Beechwood — 65-74: 10.4% Frazers Creek — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 4.7% / 9.3%
Beechwood — 75-84: 4.7% Frazers Creek — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 1.9% / —
Beechwood — 85+: 1.9% Frazers Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beechwood 52.5% couple families
Beechwood — Couple Families: 52.5% Beechwood — Lone Person: 22.8% Beechwood — One Parent Families: 21.8% Beechwood — Group Household: 3.0%
Frazers Creek 63.0% couple families
Frazers Creek — Couple Families: 63.0% Frazers Creek — Lone Person: 29.6% Frazers Creek — One Parent Families: 7.4% Frazers Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beechwood 13.7% renting
Beechwood — Owned Outright: 38.1% Beechwood — Mortgage: 48.2% Beechwood — Renting: 13.7%
Frazers Creek 7.5% renting
Frazers Creek — Owned Outright: 53.7% Frazers Creek — Mortgage: 38.8% Frazers Creek — Renting: 7.5%
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.

Beechwood Frazers Creek
England 3.7% / 2.8%
Beechwood — England: 3.7% Frazers Creek — England: 2.8%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.4%
Beechwood — South Africa: 0.4% Frazers Creek — South Africa: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Beechwood — New Zealand: 0.9% Frazers Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.5% / —
Beechwood — Malaysia: 0.5% Frazers Creek — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.6%
Beechwood — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Frazers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 12.1%
Beechwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Frazers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.0%
Beechwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Frazers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.9%
Beechwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Frazers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Beechwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Frazers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beechwood 99.4% houses
Beechwood — Houses: 99.4% Beechwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Frazers Creek 104.1% houses
Frazers Creek — Houses: 104.1% Frazers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Median house price $775,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,080,500 $592,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Frazers Creek has more rural and farming land (98% vs 72%); Beechwood has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Rural and farming 72% 98%
Residential 16% 2%
Environmental 10% 0%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Beechwood Frazers Creek
House price Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Beechwood is more walkable (29 vs 0).

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Frazers Creek carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 0); Beechwood carries more crime risk (55 vs 19).

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
19/100
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

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Beechwood

  • Beechwood Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Frazers Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Frazers Creek sits further from the CBD (392.1 km vs 382.4 km).

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 382.4 km 392.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2446
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2446
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.

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Car (driver) 83.5% / 75.6%
Beechwood — Car (driver): 83.5% Frazers Creek — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 20.5%
Beechwood — Worked from Home: 9.4% Frazers Creek — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 3.8%
Beechwood — Car (passenger): 6.0% Frazers Creek — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / —
Beechwood — Walked Only: 1.1% Frazers Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.3 km 24.4 km

NBN connectivity

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Connectivity score 73/100 53/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
415 premises
 35%
124 premises

Climate

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Annual rainfall 2,842 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beechwood Frazers Creek
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Beechwood Frazers Creek
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Beechwood

Acreage Family Quiet

Frazers Creek

Retirees Rural

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