Collombatti vs Deep Creek

Collombatti is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Deep Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deep Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Deep Creek: a median of $1.9 million, against $895,000 in Collombatti, though rent is higher in Collombatti. On these figures, Collombatti tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Deep 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Collombatti

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($895,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $338/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Collombatti

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 306 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (441.8 km vs 444.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Collombatti and Deep 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.

Collombatti Deep 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.

Collombatti Deep Creek
Walkability 6 / 0
Collombatti — Walkability: 6/100 Deep Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 19 / 73
Collombatti — Low fire risk: 19/100 Deep Creek — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Collombatti has more residents (681 vs 100); Collombatti has higher household incomes ($67,288 vs $55,692).

Collombatti Deep Creek
Population 681
+85% vs other
 100
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +13.6%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $67,288/yr
+17% vs other
 $55,692/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+17% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collombatti Deep Creek
0-4 5.3% / 3.0%
Collombatti — 0-4: 5.3% Deep Creek — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 11.0% / 14.0%
Collombatti — 5-14: 11.0% Deep Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.3% / 3.0%
Collombatti — 15-19: 5.3% Deep Creek — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 4.6% / 4.0%
Collombatti — 20-24: 4.6% Deep Creek — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.6% / 11.0%
Collombatti — 25-34: 7.6% Deep Creek — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 9.4% / 9.0%
Collombatti — 35-44: 9.4% Deep Creek — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 12.8% / 9.0%
Collombatti — 45-54: 12.8% Deep Creek — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 18.6% / 25.0%
Collombatti — 55-64: 18.6% Deep Creek — 55-64: 25.0%
65-74 15.6% / 8.0%
Collombatti — 65-74: 15.6% Deep Creek — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 6.0% / 7.0%
Collombatti — 75-84: 6.0% Deep Creek — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 1.3% / 4.0%
Collombatti — 85+: 1.3% Deep Creek — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 28.0% lone person
Collombatti — Lone Person: 28.0% Collombatti — Couple Families: 37.3% Collombatti — One Parent Families: 22.7% Collombatti — Group Household: 7.3% Collombatti — Other Families: 4.7%
Deep Creek 47.6% lone person
Deep Creek — Lone Person: 47.6% Deep Creek — Couple Families: 38.1% Deep Creek — One Parent Families: 14.3% Deep Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Deep Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 7.4% renting
Collombatti — Owned Outright: 55.3% Collombatti — Mortgage: 37.2% Collombatti — Renting: 7.4%
Deep Creek 0.0% renting
Deep Creek — Owned Outright: 59.5% Deep Creek — Mortgage: 40.5% Deep Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Collombatti Deep Creek
England 2.2% / 3.0%
Collombatti — England: 2.2% Deep Creek — England: 3.0%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Collombatti — Netherlands: 1.2% Deep Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
France 0.9% / —
Collombatti — France: 0.9% Deep Creek — France: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Collombatti — New Zealand: 0.7% Deep Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Collombatti — Germany: 0.6% Deep Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Collombatti Deep Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 20.0%
Collombatti — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Deep Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 5.0%
Collombatti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Deep Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 7.0%
Collombatti — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Deep Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Collombatti — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Deep Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Collombatti — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Deep Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 98.7% houses
Collombatti — Houses: 98.7% Collombatti — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Deep Creek 91.4% houses
Deep Creek — Houses: 91.4% Deep Creek — Flats / Apartments: 8.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Collombatti Deep Creek
Median house price $895,000 $1,900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $75,648
Typical days to sell (houses) 86 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Collombatti Deep Creek
Rural and farming 94% 92%
Environmental 5% 8%
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

Collombatti Deep Creek
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collombatti Deep Creek
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Collombatti Deep Creek
Grade D —
Score 13/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Collombatti carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 27).

Collombatti Deep Creek
Bushfire High
81/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
73/100
 —
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

Collombatti Deep 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

Collombatti Deep Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 12 2

Mobility

Deep Creek sits further from the CBD (444.3 km vs 441.8 km).

Collombatti Deep Creek
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 441.8 km 444.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 306 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Collombatti Deep Creek
Car (driver) 81.9% / 100.0%
Collombatti — Car (driver): 81.9% Deep Creek — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 11.0% / —
Collombatti — Worked from Home: 11.0% Deep Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Collombatti — Car (passenger): 3.5% Deep Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.5% / —
Collombatti — Walked Only: 3.5% Deep Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Collombatti Deep Creek
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 31.5 km

NBN connectivity

Collombatti Deep Creek
Connectivity score 20/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Collombatti Deep Creek
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Collombatti Deep Creek
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Collombatti

Rural

Deep Creek

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