Duncans Creek vs Hanging Rock
Duncans Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Hanging Rock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Duncans Creek, most households are couple families. In Hanging Rock, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hanging Rock: a median of $475,000, against $125,000 in Duncans Creek, though rent is higher in Duncans Creek. On these figures, Duncans Creek tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Hanging Rock suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Hanging Rock
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 96/100)
- But Duncans Creek is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 18%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Duncans Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($125,000 vs $475,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hanging Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Hanging Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (406.6 km vs 415.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hanging Rock
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 96/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Duncans Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.8% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Duncans Creek and Hanging Rock 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
Duncans Creek has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $44,148); Duncans Creek rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk).
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 98 +40% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.8% | -6.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 58 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +38% vs other | $44,148/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +38% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (27.1%).
Property market
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $125,000 | $475,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 90% |
| Environmental | 0% | 9% |
| 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
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 99% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
Liveability
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Duncans Creek carries more crime risk (96 vs 42); Duncans Creek carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 61).
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Waterways | 0 | 20 |
Mobility
Duncans Creek sits further from the CBD (415.6 km vs 406.6 km).
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 415.6 km +2% vs other | 406.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 307 min | 306 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2340 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2340 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 (70.4%).
Setting
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 715 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Council rates
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Duncans Creek | Hanging Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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