Bellangry vs Frazers Creek
Frazers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Bellangry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Frazers Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Frazers Creek: a median of $1.15 million, against $840,000 in Bellangry, though rent is higher in Bellangry. On these figures, Bellangry tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Frazers Creek suits families with children and couples.
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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 81/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bellangry has cheaper houses ($840,000 vs $1,150,000)
- Frazers Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 34%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Frazers Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Frazers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (392.1 km vs 400.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Frazers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Frazers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs 14.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bellangry 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.
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
Frazers Creek has more residents (215 vs 114); Frazers Creek has higher household incomes ($72,384 vs $59,748).
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 | 215 +89% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.0% | +19.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 48 |
| Median household income | $59,748/yr | $72,384/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +8% vs other | $231/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
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 (7.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $840,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $592,500 |
Zoning mix
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Residential | 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
| Bellangry | 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
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Bellangry carries more crime risk (81 vs 19).
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | High 87/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | 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
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Bellangry sits further from the CBD (400.3 km vs 392.1 km).
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 400.3 km +2% vs other | 392.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 287 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).
Setting
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.2 km | 24.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 53/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 35% 124 premises |
Climate
| Bellangry | 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 | |
Council rates
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bellangry | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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