Duns Creek vs Seaham

Comparing Duns Creek and Seaham, NSW: Duns Creek is more walkable (8 vs 0); Duns Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 18); and Seaham has more residents (1,011 vs 582).

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

Duns Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Duns Creek is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Seaham has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 141 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Duns Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Duns Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Duns Creek Seaham
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.

Duns Creek Seaham
Walkability 8 / 0
Duns Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Seaham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 37
Duns Creek — Safety: 74/100 Seaham — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 54 / 82
Duns Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Seaham — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Seaham has more residents (1,011 vs 582).

Duns Creek Seaham
Population 582 1,011
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +0.4%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $116,272/yr $120,224/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $355/wk $360/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duns Creek Seaham
0-4 4.8% / 4.7%
Duns Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Seaham — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.7% / 15.0%
Duns Creek — 5-14: 13.7% Seaham — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 8.2% / 8.3%
Duns Creek — 15-19: 8.2% Seaham — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 6.7% / 7.1%
Duns Creek — 20-24: 6.7% Seaham — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 8.2% / 8.7%
Duns Creek — 25-34: 8.2% Seaham — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 12.2% / 9.3%
Duns Creek — 35-44: 12.2% Seaham — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 13.4% / 15.6%
Duns Creek — 45-54: 13.4% Seaham — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 17.5% / 17.4%
Duns Creek — 55-64: 17.5% Seaham — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 11.3% / 9.7%
Duns Creek — 65-74: 11.3% Seaham — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 3.1% / 3.2%
Duns Creek — 75-84: 3.1% Seaham — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 0.6%
Duns Creek — 85+: not among its largest Seaham — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duns Creek 68.9% couple families
Duns Creek — Couple Families: 68.9% Duns Creek — Lone Person: 14.4% Duns Creek — One Parent Families: 8.3% Duns Creek — Group Household: 4.5% Duns Creek — Other Families: 3.8%
Seaham 71.1% couple families
Seaham — Couple Families: 71.1% Seaham — Lone Person: 15.1% Seaham — One Parent Families: 11.5% Seaham — Group Household: 2.3% Seaham — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Duns Creek 6.5% renting
Duns Creek — Owned Outright: 42.4% Duns Creek — Mortgage: 51.1% Duns Creek — Renting: 6.5%
Seaham 7.3% renting
Seaham — Owned Outright: 41.5% Seaham — Mortgage: 51.2% Seaham — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Duns Creek Seaham
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 23.1%
Duns Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Seaham — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 9.7%
Duns Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Seaham — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.3%
Duns Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Seaham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.1%
Duns Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Seaham — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.0%
Duns Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Seaham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Duns Creek Seaham
England 2.2% / 1.7%
Duns Creek — England: 2.2% Seaham — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.3%
Duns Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% Seaham — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Duns Creek — Scotland: 0.5% Seaham — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Duns Creek — South Africa: 1.0% Seaham — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece 0.9% / —
Duns Creek — Greece: 0.9% Seaham — Greece: not among its largest
Fiji 0.9% / —
Duns Creek — Fiji: 0.9% Seaham — Fiji: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.5%
Duns Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Seaham — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duns Creek 100.0% houses
Duns Creek — Houses: 100.0% Duns Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Seaham 97.9% houses
Seaham — Houses: 97.9% Seaham — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Duns Creek Seaham
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,285,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,030,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 82 days
from 4 sales
 84 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Duns Creek has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 25%); Seaham has more rural and farming land (70% vs 45%).

Duns Creek Seaham
Rural and farming 45% 70%
Environmental 55% 25%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Duns Creek Seaham
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
same for both
Approvals change year on year -72%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Duns Creek Seaham
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Duns Creek is more walkable (8 vs 0); Duns Creek scores higher overall (49 vs 41).

Duns Creek Seaham
Grade B C
Score 49/100 41/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Duns Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 18); Seaham carries more crime risk (63 vs 26).

Duns Creek Seaham
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
63/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Duns Creek Seaham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Duns Creek

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

Schools in Seaham

  • Seaham Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Duns Creek Seaham
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 3 14

Mobility

Duns Creek Seaham
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 180.4 km 179.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 134 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
 0.5%
postcode 2324
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
 54
postcode 2324

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.

Duns Creek Seaham
Car (driver) 79.4% / 72.5%
Duns Creek — Car (driver): 79.4% Seaham — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 24.9%
Duns Creek — Worked from Home: 17.7% Seaham — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 1.2%
Duns Creek — Car (passenger): 2.8% Seaham — Car (passenger): 1.2%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Duns Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Seaham — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Duns Creek Seaham
Elevation 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 18.7 km

NBN connectivity

Duns Creek Seaham
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
207 premises
 0%
389 premises

Climate

Duns Creek Seaham
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Duns Creek Seaham
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Duns Creek Seaham
Average residential rate $1,359/yr
same for both
Council Port Stephens
same for both

Federal electorate

Duns Creek Seaham
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Duns Creek

Acreage

Seaham

Acreage River

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