Deep Creek vs Skillion Flat
Skillion Flat 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. In Skillion Flat, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Deep Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Skillion Flat 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
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
Skillion Flat
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($7,652 vs $75,648)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Deep Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Skillion Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (296 min vs 306 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (435.8 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
Skillion Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs 13.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Deep Creek and Skillion Flat 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
Skillion Flat rents higher ($450/wk vs $280/wk); Skillion Flat has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $55,692).
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 +7% vs other | 93 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.6% | +22.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 49 |
| Median household income | $55,692/yr | $81,224/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $450/wk +61% 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 (4.3%).
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 (20.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,900,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $75,648 | $7,652 |
Zoning mix
Deep Creek has more rural and farming land (92% vs 68%); Skillion Flat has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 8%).
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 68% |
| Environmental | 8% | 32% |
| 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 | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Kempsey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +380% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Skillion Flat carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 27).
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Deep Creek sits further from the CBD (444.3 km vs 435.8 km).
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 444.3 km +2% vs other | 435.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 306 min | 296 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 | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 58 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.5 km | 28.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Council rates
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,447/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kempsey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Deep Creek | Skillion Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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