Deep Creek vs Mungay Creek
Mungay Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 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 $758,000 in Mungay Creek, though rent is higher in Mungay Creek. On these figures, Deep Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Mungay Creek suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Mungay Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($757,500 vs $1,900,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Deep Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $423/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 33%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Deep Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (306 min vs 343 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (444.3 km vs 463.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Deep Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.6% vs -5.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Deep Creek and Mungay 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
Mungay Creek rents higher ($423/wk vs $280/wk); Mungay Creek has more residents (133 vs 100).
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 | 133 +33% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.6% | -5.7% |
| Median age | 54 | 43 |
| Median household income | $55,692/yr | $65,832/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $423/wk +51% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (3.0%).
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 (20.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,900,000 | $757,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $75,648 | — |
Zoning mix
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 98% |
| Environmental | 8% | 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
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
Liveability
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Mungay Creek carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 27).
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Deep Creek | Mungay 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
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 5 |
Mobility
Mungay Creek sits further from the CBD (463.9 km vs 444.3 km).
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 444.3 km | 463.9 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 306 min | 343 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 58 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.5 km | 32.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Council rates
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Deep Creek | Mungay Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Deep Creek | Mungay 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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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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