Duncans Creek vs Ogunbil

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. On these figures, Duncans Creek tends to suit people living alone, 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

Ogunbil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 96/100)

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

First-home buyers

Duncans Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ogunbil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Duncans Creek has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 317 min)
  • Ogunbil sits closer to the CBD (398.3 km vs 415.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ogunbil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 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 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Duncans Creek and Ogunbil 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 Ogunbil
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 Ogunbil
Walkability 5 / 5
Duncans Creek — Walkability: 5/100 Ogunbil — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 4 / 83
Duncans Creek — Safety: 4/100 Ogunbil — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 28 / 39
Duncans Creek — Low fire risk: 28/100 Ogunbil — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Ogunbil has more residents (152 vs 70); Duncans Creek rents higher ($400/wk vs $300/wk).

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Population 70 152
+117% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.8% +2.7%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $71,500/yr
+10% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+25% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
0-4 5.7% / 2.0%
Duncans Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Ogunbil — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 14.3% / 7.2%
Duncans Creek — 5-14: 14.3% Ogunbil — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 4.3% / 5.9%
Duncans Creek — 15-19: 4.3% Ogunbil — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.3% / 7.9%
Duncans Creek — 20-24: 4.3% Ogunbil — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 8.6% / 7.9%
Duncans Creek — 25-34: 8.6% Ogunbil — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 7.1% / 8.6%
Duncans Creek — 35-44: 7.1% Ogunbil — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 27.1% / 13.8%
Duncans Creek — 45-54: 27.1% Ogunbil — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 12.9% / 25.7%
Duncans Creek — 55-64: 12.9% Ogunbil — 55-64: 25.7%
65-74 14.3% / 12.5%
Duncans Creek — 65-74: 14.3% Ogunbil — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 4.3% / —
Duncans Creek — 75-84: 4.3% Ogunbil — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 2.6%
Duncans Creek — 85+: not among its largest Ogunbil — 85+: 2.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duncans Creek 60.0% couple families
Duncans Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Duncans Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Duncans Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Duncans Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Ogunbil 42.6% couple families
Ogunbil — Couple Families: 42.6% Ogunbil — Lone Person: 31.9% Ogunbil — One Parent Families: 17.0% Ogunbil — Group Household: 8.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Ogunbil 17.3% renting
Ogunbil — Owned Outright: 55.8% Ogunbil — Mortgage: 26.9% Ogunbil — Renting: 17.3%
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%
Ogunbil 100.0% houses
Ogunbil — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Certificate III & IV 27.1% / 24.3%
Duncans Creek — Certificate III & IV: 27.1% Ogunbil — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 16.4%
Duncans Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Ogunbil — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 6.6%
Duncans Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Ogunbil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.3%
Duncans Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ogunbil — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%

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

Property market

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Median house price $125,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
House price Higher than 2% of NSW —
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW

Liveability

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Duncans Creek carries more crime risk (96 vs 17); Duncans Creek carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 61).

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Bushfire High
72/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime High
96/100
 Low
17/100
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 Ogunbil
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 Ogunbil
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Duncans Creek sits further from the CBD (415.6 km vs 398.3 km).

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 415.6 km
+4% vs other
 398.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 317 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 Ogunbil
Car (driver) 70.4% / 61.8%
Duncans Creek — Car (driver): 70.4% Ogunbil — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 28.9%
Duncans Creek — Worked from Home: 29.6% Ogunbil — Worked from Home: 28.9%
Car (passenger) — / 9.2%
Duncans Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ogunbil — Car (passenger): 9.2%

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

Setting

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Elevation 715 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 631 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Connectivity score 24/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
Annual rainfall 784 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Duncans Creek Ogunbil
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

Ogunbil

Rural

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