Duncans Creek vs Nundle

Duncans Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Nundle. 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 Nundle, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Nundle: a median of $395,000, 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 Nundle 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

Nundle

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 96/100)
  • But Duncans Creek is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 35%)

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 $395,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nundle

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

Nundle

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (282 min vs 307 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (391 km vs 415.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nundle

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 96/100)

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 -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Duncans Creek Nundle
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.

Duncans Creek Nundle
Walkability 5 / 15
Duncans Creek — Walkability: 5/100 Nundle — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 4 / 38
Duncans Creek — Safety: 4/100 Nundle — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 28 / 63
Duncans Creek — Low fire risk: 28/100 Nundle — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Nundle has more residents (482 vs 70); Duncans Creek has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $39,728).

Duncans Creek Nundle
Population 70 482
+589% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.8% -2.8%
Median age 51 55
Median household income $71,500/yr
+44% vs other
 $39,728/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+38% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duncans Creek Nundle
0-4 5.7% / 2.9%
Duncans Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Nundle — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 14.3% / 10.2%
Duncans Creek — 5-14: 14.3% Nundle — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.3% / 5.8%
Duncans Creek — 15-19: 4.3% Nundle — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.3% / 3.3%
Duncans Creek — 20-24: 4.3% Nundle — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.6% / 6.6%
Duncans Creek — 25-34: 8.6% Nundle — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 7.1% / 6.2%
Duncans Creek — 35-44: 7.1% Nundle — 35-44: 6.2%
45-54 27.1% / 14.7%
Duncans Creek — 45-54: 27.1% Nundle — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 12.9% / 19.5%
Duncans Creek — 55-64: 12.9% Nundle — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 14.3% / 18.0%
Duncans Creek — 65-74: 14.3% Nundle — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 4.3% / 11.2%
Duncans Creek — 75-84: 4.3% Nundle — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ — / 2.3%
Duncans Creek — 85+: not among its largest Nundle — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duncans Creek 40.0% lone person
Duncans Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Duncans Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Duncans Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Duncans Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Duncans Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Nundle 54.4% lone person
Nundle — Lone Person: 54.4% Nundle — Couple Families: 22.8% Nundle — One Parent Families: 12.0% Nundle — Group Household: 8.2% Nundle — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Duncans Creek 0.0% renting
Duncans Creek — Owned Outright: 58.3% Duncans Creek — Mortgage: 41.7% Duncans Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Nundle 16.4% renting
Nundle — Owned Outright: 62.1% Nundle — Mortgage: 21.5% Nundle — Renting: 16.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duncans Creek 100.0% houses
Duncans Creek — Houses: 100.0% Duncans Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nundle 97.5% houses
Nundle — Houses: 97.5% Nundle — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Duncans Creek Nundle
Certificate III & IV 27.1% / 16.2%
Duncans Creek — Certificate III & IV: 27.1% Nundle — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 7.3%
Duncans Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Nundle — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 7.5%
Duncans Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Nundle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Duncans Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nundle — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Duncans Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nundle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Property market

Duncans Creek Nundle
Median house price $125,000 $395,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $354,000

Zoning mix

Duncans Creek Nundle
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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 Nundle
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Duncans Creek Nundle
House price Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Nundle is more walkable (15 vs 5).

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

Risk profile

Duncans Creek carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 37); Duncans Creek carries more crime risk (96 vs 62).

Duncans Creek Nundle
Bushfire High
72/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
96/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 Nundle
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Duncans Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Nundle

  • Nundle Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Duncans Creek Nundle
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Duncans Creek sits further from the CBD (415.6 km vs 391 km).

Duncans Creek Nundle
Walkability score 5/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 415.6 km
+6% vs other
 391 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 282 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.

Duncans Creek Nundle
Car (driver) 70.4% / 70.4%
Duncans Creek — Car (driver): 70.4% Nundle — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 17.6%
Duncans Creek — Worked from Home: 29.6% Nundle — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Walked Only — / 7.2%
Duncans Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Nundle — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Duncans Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nundle — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Duncans Creek Nundle
Elevation 715 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 615 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Duncans Creek Nundle
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
245 premises

Climate

Duncans Creek Nundle
Annual rainfall 784 mm 650 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C 32.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C 2.6°C

Council rates

Duncans Creek Nundle
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Duncans Creek Nundle
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Duncans Creek

Affordable Rural

Nundle

Affordable Retirees Rural

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