Deep Creek vs Turners Flat

Turners Flat 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. In Turners Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Deep Creek: a median of $1.9 million, against $930,000 in Turners Flat, though rent is higher in Turners Flat. On these figures, Deep Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Turners Flat suits couples and 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

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Turners Flat

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($2,662 vs $75,648)
  • has cheaper houses ($930,000 vs $1,900,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Deep Creek has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)
  • Turners Flat leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Turners 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.

Deep Creek Turners Flat
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 Turners Flat
Walkability 0 / 6
Deep Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Turners Flat — Walkability: 6/100
Low fire risk 73 / 7
Deep Creek — Low fire risk: 73/100 Turners Flat — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Turners Flat has more residents (169 vs 100); Turners Flat has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $55,692).

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Population 100 169
+69% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +14.2%
Median age 54 43
Median household income $55,692/yr $92,612/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $350/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deep Creek Turners Flat
0-4 3.0% / 1.8%
Deep Creek — 0-4: 3.0% Turners Flat — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 14.0% / 15.4%
Deep Creek — 5-14: 14.0% Turners Flat — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 3.0% / 5.9%
Deep Creek — 15-19: 3.0% Turners Flat — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.0% / 3.6%
Deep Creek — 20-24: 4.0% Turners Flat — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 11.0% / 10.1%
Deep Creek — 25-34: 11.0% Turners Flat — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 9.0% / 16.6%
Deep Creek — 35-44: 9.0% Turners Flat — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 9.0% / 14.2%
Deep Creek — 45-54: 9.0% Turners Flat — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 25.0% / 17.8%
Deep Creek — 55-64: 25.0% Turners Flat — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 8.0% / 11.2%
Deep Creek — 65-74: 8.0% Turners Flat — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 7.0% / 1.8%
Deep Creek — 75-84: 7.0% Turners Flat — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 4.0% / —
Deep Creek — 85+: 4.0% Turners Flat — 85+: not among its largest

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 Turners Flat
England 3.0% / 5.3%
Deep Creek — England: 3.0% Turners Flat — England: 5.3%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Deep Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Turners Flat — New Zealand: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deep Creek 38.1% couple families
Deep Creek — Couple Families: 38.1% Deep Creek — Lone Person: 47.6% Deep Creek — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Turners Flat 79.4% couple families
Turners Flat — Couple Families: 79.4% Turners Flat — Lone Person: 11.8% Turners Flat — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Turners Flat 86.8% houses
Turners Flat — Houses: 86.8% Turners Flat — Flats / Apartments: 13.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 21.9%
Deep Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Turners Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.1%
Deep Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Turners Flat — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.3%
Deep Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Turners Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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%
Turners Flat 6.2% renting
Turners Flat — Owned Outright: 47.9% Turners Flat — Mortgage: 45.8% Turners Flat — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Median house price $1,900,000 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $75,648 $2,662

Zoning mix

Deep Creek has more rural and farming land (92% vs 74%); Turners Flat has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 8%).

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Rural and farming 92% 74%
Environmental 8% 26%
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 Turners Flat
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Deep Creek Turners Flat
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Deep Creek Turners Flat
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

Turners Flat carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 27).

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Bushfire Low
27/100
 High
93/100
Crime — Low
29/100
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 Turners 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 Turners Flat
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 444.3 km 442.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 306 min 304 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 Turners Flat
Car (driver) 100.0% / 81.5%
Deep Creek — Car (driver): 100.0% Turners Flat — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home — / 13.8%
Deep Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Turners Flat — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Deep Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Turners Flat — Walked Only: 4.6%

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

Setting

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.5 km 32.3 km

NBN connectivity

Deep Creek Turners Flat
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
60 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Deep Creek Turners Flat
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

Turners Flat

Rural

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