Blaxlands Ridge vs Wheeny Creek

Blaxlands Ridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Wheeny Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blaxlands Ridge, the large majority of households are couple families. In Wheeny Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Blaxlands Ridge tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wheeny Creek suits 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

Blaxlands Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 67%)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wheeny Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $470/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Blaxlands Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.8 km vs 87.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blaxlands Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 46/100)

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

Where they sit

Blaxlands Ridge and Wheeny 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.

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny 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.

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Walkability 5 / 0
Blaxlands Ridge — Walkability: 5/100 Wheeny Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 54
Blaxlands Ridge — Safety: 65/100 Wheeny Creek — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 17 / 21
Blaxlands Ridge — Low fire risk: 17/100 Wheeny Creek — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Blaxlands Ridge rents higher ($470/wk vs $0/wk); Blaxlands Ridge has more residents (589 vs 74).

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Population 589
+87% vs other
 74
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +289.5%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $143,728/yr
+32% vs other
 $97,448/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
0-4 5.9% / 4.1%
Blaxlands Ridge — 0-4: 5.9% Wheeny Creek — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 14.9% / 8.1%
Blaxlands Ridge — 5-14: 14.9% Wheeny Creek — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 8.3% / 5.4%
Blaxlands Ridge — 15-19: 8.3% Wheeny Creek — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.1% / 9.5%
Blaxlands Ridge — 20-24: 6.1% Wheeny Creek — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 8.5% / 12.2%
Blaxlands Ridge — 25-34: 8.5% Wheeny Creek — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 13.1% / 12.2%
Blaxlands Ridge — 35-44: 13.1% Wheeny Creek — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 13.2% / 9.5%
Blaxlands Ridge — 45-54: 13.2% Wheeny Creek — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 16.1% / 21.6%
Blaxlands Ridge — 55-64: 16.1% Wheeny Creek — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 8.5% / 6.8%
Blaxlands Ridge — 65-74: 8.5% Wheeny Creek — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 3.7% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — 75-84: 3.7% Wheeny Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.2% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — 85+: 1.2% Wheeny Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Ridge 84.3% couple families
Blaxlands Ridge — Couple Families: 84.3% Blaxlands Ridge — Lone Person: 8.7% Blaxlands Ridge — One Parent Families: 7.0%
Wheeny Creek 46.7% couple families
Wheeny Creek — Couple Families: 46.7% Wheeny Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Wheeny Creek — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Ridge 5.0% renting
Blaxlands Ridge — Owned Outright: 32.9% Blaxlands Ridge — Mortgage: 62.1% Blaxlands Ridge — Renting: 5.0%
Wheeny Creek 0.0% renting
Wheeny Creek — Owned Outright: 33.3% Wheeny Creek — Mortgage: 66.7% Wheeny Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 16.2%
Blaxlands Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Wheeny Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.8%
Blaxlands Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Wheeny Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.8%
Blaxlands Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Wheeny Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 4.1%
Blaxlands Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Wheeny Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Wheeny Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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.

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Scotland — / 4.1%
Blaxlands Ridge — Scotland: not among its largest Wheeny Creek — Scotland: 4.1%
England 3.1% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — England: 3.1% Wheeny Creek — England: not among its largest
South Africa 1.7% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — South Africa: 1.7% Wheeny Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 1.4% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — Ireland: 1.4% Wheeny Creek — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — New Zealand: 1.2% Wheeny Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Blaxlands Ridge — Germany: 0.7% Wheeny Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Ridge 100.0% houses
Blaxlands Ridge — Houses: 100.0%
Wheeny Creek 109.5% houses
Wheeny Creek — Houses: 109.5%
Houses

Property market

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Median house price $1,470,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $405,000

Zoning mix

Wheeny Creek has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 32%); Blaxlands Ridge has more rural and farming land (67% vs 0%).

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Environmental 32% 100%
Rural and farming 67% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
House price Higher than 73% of NSW —
Income Higher than 94% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wheeny Creek carries more crime risk (46 vs 35).

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny 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

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

Wheeny Creek sits further from the CBD (87.9 km vs 75.8 km).

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 75.8 km 87.9 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2758
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2758
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.

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Car (driver) 62.3% / 57.9%
Blaxlands Ridge — Car (driver): 62.3% Wheeny Creek — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 21.1%
Blaxlands Ridge — Worked from Home: 33.8% Wheeny Creek — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 21.1%
Blaxlands Ridge — Car (passenger): 3.8% Wheeny Creek — Car (passenger): 21.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.4 km 48.1 km

NBN connectivity

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
201 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blaxlands Ridge Wheeny Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blaxlands Ridge

Rural

Wheeny Creek

River Rural

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