Butterwick vs Duns Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Butterwick tends to suit 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

Butterwick

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)

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

Duns Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $650/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Butterwick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 141 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (175.7 km vs 180.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Butterwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)

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

Investors

Butterwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.9% vs 6.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Butterwick and Duns 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.

Butterwick Duns 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.

Butterwick Duns Creek
Walkability 6 / 8
Butterwick — Walkability: 6/100 Duns Creek — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 100 / 74
Butterwick — Safety: 100/100 Duns Creek — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 59 / 54
Butterwick — Low fire risk: 59/100 Duns Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Duns Creek has more residents (582 vs 190); Butterwick rents higher ($650/wk vs $355/wk).

Butterwick Duns Creek
Population 190 582
+206% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +31.9% +6.6%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $138,632/yr
+16% vs other
 $116,272/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+45% vs other
 $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Butterwick Duns Creek
0-4 4.2% / 4.8%
Butterwick — 0-4: 4.2% Duns Creek — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 15.8% / 13.7%
Butterwick — 5-14: 15.8% Duns Creek — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 8.4% / 8.2%
Butterwick — 15-19: 8.4% Duns Creek — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 4.2% / 6.7%
Butterwick — 20-24: 4.2% Duns Creek — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 2.6% / 8.2%
Butterwick — 25-34: 2.6% Duns Creek — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 13.7% / 12.2%
Butterwick — 35-44: 13.7% Duns Creek — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 17.9% / 13.4%
Butterwick — 45-54: 17.9% Duns Creek — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 13.7% / 17.5%
Butterwick — 55-64: 13.7% Duns Creek — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 13.2% / 11.3%
Butterwick — 65-74: 13.2% Duns Creek — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 2.6% / 3.1%
Butterwick — 75-84: 2.6% Duns Creek — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Butterwick — 85+: not among its largest Duns Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Butterwick 87.5% couple families
Butterwick — Couple Families: 87.5% Butterwick — One Parent Families: 12.5% Butterwick — Lone Person: 0.0% Butterwick — Group Household: 0.0% Butterwick — Other Families: 0.0%
Duns Creek 68.9% couple families
Duns Creek — Couple Families: 68.9% Duns Creek — One Parent Families: 8.3% Duns Creek — Lone Person: 14.4% Duns Creek — Group Household: 4.5% Duns Creek — Other Families: 3.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Butterwick 7.0% renting
Butterwick — Owned Outright: 47.4% Butterwick — Mortgage: 45.6% Butterwick — Renting: 7.0%
Duns Creek 6.5% renting
Duns Creek — Owned Outright: 42.4% Duns Creek — Mortgage: 51.1% Duns Creek — Renting: 6.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Butterwick Duns Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.1%
Butterwick — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Duns Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 13.4%
Butterwick — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Duns Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.4%
Butterwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Duns Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 1.4%
Butterwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Duns Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 3.3%
Butterwick — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Duns Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Butterwick Duns Creek
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.2%
Butterwick — New Zealand: 3.2% Duns Creek — New Zealand: 1.2%
England 2.1% / 2.2%
Butterwick — England: 2.1% Duns Creek — England: 2.2%
Zimbabwe 1.6% / —
Butterwick — Zimbabwe: 1.6% Duns Creek — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.0%
Butterwick — South Africa: not among its largest Duns Creek — South Africa: 1.0%
Greece — / 0.9%
Butterwick — Greece: not among its largest Duns Creek — Greece: 0.9%
Fiji — / 0.9%
Butterwick — Fiji: not among its largest Duns Creek — Fiji: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Butterwick 100.0% houses
Butterwick — Houses: 100.0%
Duns Creek 100.0% houses
Duns Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Butterwick Duns Creek
Median house price — $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 82 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Butterwick has more rural and farming land (74% vs 45%); Duns Creek has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 26%).

Butterwick Duns Creek
Rural and farming 74% 45%
Environmental 26% 55%
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

Butterwick Duns Creek
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
same for both
Approvals change year on year -72%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Butterwick Duns Creek
House price — Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Butterwick Duns Creek
Grade — B
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Duns Creek carries more crime risk (26 vs 0).

Butterwick Duns Creek
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
26/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Butterwick Duns 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

Butterwick Duns Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Duns Creek sits further from the CBD (180.4 km vs 175.7 km).

Butterwick Duns Creek
Walkability score 6/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 175.7 km 180.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 136 min 141 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
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.

Butterwick Duns Creek
Car (driver) 64.6% / 79.4%
Butterwick — Car (driver): 64.6% Duns Creek — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 17.7%
Butterwick — Worked from Home: 26.8% Duns Creek — Worked from Home: 17.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 2.8%
Butterwick — Car (passenger): 3.7% Duns Creek — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Butterwick — Walked Only: 4.9% Duns Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Butterwick Duns Creek
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.5 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Butterwick Duns Creek
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 0%
207 premises

Climate

Butterwick Duns Creek
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Butterwick Duns Creek
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Butterwick Duns Creek
Average residential rate $1,359/yr
same for both
Council Port Stephens
same for both

Federal electorate

Butterwick Duns Creek
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Butterwick

River Rural

Duns Creek

Acreage

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