Deep Creek vs Temagog

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Deep Creek: a median of $1.9 million, against $750,000 in Temagog, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Temagog tends to suit 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

Temagog

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Temagog

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $280/wk)

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 314 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (444.3 km vs 454.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Temagog

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Deep Creek and Temagog drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Deep Creek Temagog
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.

Deep Creek Temagog
Walkability 0 / 0
Deep Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Temagog — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 73 / 12
Deep Creek — Low fire risk: 73/100 Temagog — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Temagog has more residents (268 vs 100).

Deep Creek Temagog
Population 100 268
+168% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6%
same for both
Median age 54 53
Median household income $55,692/yr $56,524/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+9% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deep Creek Temagog
0-4 3.0% / 4.9%
Deep Creek — 0-4: 3.0% Temagog — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 14.0% / 9.7%
Deep Creek — 5-14: 14.0% Temagog — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 3.0% / 6.0%
Deep Creek — 15-19: 3.0% Temagog — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.0% / 2.6%
Deep Creek — 20-24: 4.0% Temagog — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 11.0% / 7.1%
Deep Creek — 25-34: 11.0% Temagog — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 9.0% / 7.1%
Deep Creek — 35-44: 9.0% Temagog — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 9.0% / 15.3%
Deep Creek — 45-54: 9.0% Temagog — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 25.0% / 23.5%
Deep Creek — 55-64: 25.0% Temagog — 55-64: 23.5%
65-74 8.0% / 17.5%
Deep Creek — 65-74: 8.0% Temagog — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 7.0% / 6.0%
Deep Creek — 75-84: 7.0% Temagog — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 4.0% / 1.9%
Deep Creek — 85+: 4.0% Temagog — 85+: 1.9%

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.

Deep Creek Temagog
England 3.0% / 5.2%
Deep Creek — England: 3.0% Temagog — England: 5.2%
Malaysia — / 1.1%
Deep Creek — Malaysia: not among its largest Temagog — Malaysia: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Temagog 48.6% lone person
Temagog — Lone Person: 48.6% Temagog — Couple Families: 33.8% Temagog — One Parent Families: 12.2% Temagog — Group Household: 5.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deep Creek 91.4% houses
Deep Creek — Houses: 91.4% Deep Creek — Flats / Apartments: 8.6%
Temagog 100.0% houses
Temagog — Houses: 100.0% Temagog — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Deep Creek Temagog
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 17.5%
Deep Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Temagog — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 6.7%
Deep Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Temagog — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 7.5%
Deep Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Temagog — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Deep Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Temagog — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Deep Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Temagog — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deep Creek 0.0% renting
Deep Creek — Owned Outright: 59.5% Deep Creek — Mortgage: 40.5% Deep Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Temagog 10.6% renting
Temagog — Owned Outright: 48.9% Temagog — Mortgage: 40.4% Temagog — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Deep Creek Temagog
Median house price $1,900,000 $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $75,648 —

Zoning mix

Deep Creek has more rural and farming land (92% vs 70%); Temagog has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 8%).

Deep Creek Temagog
Rural and farming 92% 70%
Environmental 8% 30%
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 Temagog
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Deep Creek Temagog
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Deep Creek Temagog
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Temagog carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 27).

Deep Creek Temagog
Bushfire Low
27/100
 High
88/100
Crime — High
80/100
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 Temagog
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 Temagog
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Temagog sits further from the CBD (454.9 km vs 444.3 km).

Deep Creek Temagog
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 444.3 km 454.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 306 min 314 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.

Deep Creek Temagog
Car (driver) 100.0% / 82.5%
Deep Creek — Car (driver): 100.0% Temagog — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home — / 9.3%
Deep Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Temagog — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Deep Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Temagog — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 3.1%
Deep Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Temagog — Walked Only: 3.1%

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

Setting

Deep Creek Temagog
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.5 km 38.8 km

NBN connectivity

Deep Creek Temagog
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
114 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Deep Creek

Premium Rural

Temagog

Retirees Rural

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