Duns Creek vs Woodville

Duns Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Woodville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 43/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 68%)

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

Woodville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (131 min vs 141 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (172 km vs 180.4 km)
  • But Duns Creek is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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 43/100)
  • But Woodville has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

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

Duns Creek and Woodville 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 Woodville
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 Woodville
Walkability 8 / 0
Duns Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Woodville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 57
Duns Creek — Safety: 74/100 Woodville — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 54 / 74
Duns Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Woodville — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Duns Creek has more residents (582 vs 440); Woodville skews older (48 vs 42).

Duns Creek Woodville
Population 582
+24% vs other
 440
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +2.8%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $116,272/yr
+6% vs other
 $109,564/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk $360/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duns Creek Woodville
0-4 4.8% / 3.2%
Duns Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Woodville — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 13.7% / 13.4%
Duns Creek — 5-14: 13.7% Woodville — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 8.2% / 8.2%
Duns Creek — 15-19: 8.2% Woodville — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.7% / 4.3%
Duns Creek — 20-24: 6.7% Woodville — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.2% / 6.6%
Duns Creek — 25-34: 8.2% Woodville — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 12.2% / 10.0%
Duns Creek — 35-44: 12.2% Woodville — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 13.4% / 17.7%
Duns Creek — 45-54: 13.4% Woodville — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 17.5% / 14.3%
Duns Creek — 55-64: 17.5% Woodville — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 11.3% / 14.3%
Duns Creek — 65-74: 11.3% Woodville — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 3.1% / 5.7%
Duns Creek — 75-84: 3.1% Woodville — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 2.0%
Duns Creek — 85+: not among its largest Woodville — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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%
Woodville 61.3% couple families
Woodville — Couple Families: 61.3% Woodville — Lone Person: 26.4% Woodville — One Parent Families: 6.6% Woodville — Group Household: 2.8% Woodville — Other Families: 2.8%
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%
Woodville 10.8% renting
Woodville — Owned Outright: 49.3% Woodville — Mortgage: 39.9% Woodville — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Woodville
England 2.2% / 2.0%
Duns Creek — England: 2.2% Woodville — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.7%
Duns Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% Woodville — New Zealand: 0.7%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Duns Creek — South Africa: 1.0% Woodville — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece 0.9% / —
Duns Creek — Greece: 0.9% Woodville — Greece: not among its largest
Fiji 0.9% / —
Duns Creek — Fiji: 0.9% Woodville — Fiji: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Duns Creek Woodville
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 23.4%
Duns Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Woodville — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 12.7%
Duns Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Woodville — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.9%
Duns Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Woodville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.7%
Duns Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Woodville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Duns Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Woodville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duns Creek 100.0% houses
Duns Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Woodville 100.0% houses
Woodville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Duns Creek Woodville
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,230,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 82 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Duns Creek has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 2%); Woodville has more rural and farming land (98% vs 45%).

Duns Creek Woodville
Rural and farming 45% 98%
Environmental 55% 2%
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 Woodville
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
same for both
Approvals change year on year -72%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Duns Creek Woodville
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Duns Creek is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Duns Creek Woodville
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Duns Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 26); Woodville carries more crime risk (43 vs 26).

Duns Creek Woodville
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

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

Schools in Duns Creek

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

Schools in Woodville

  • Iona Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Duns Creek Woodville
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Duns Creek sits further from the CBD (180.4 km vs 172 km).

Duns Creek Woodville
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 180.4 km
+5% vs other
 172 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 131 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
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.

Duns Creek Woodville
Car (driver) 79.4% / 70.6%
Duns Creek — Car (driver): 79.4% Woodville — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 21.1%
Duns Creek — Worked from Home: 17.7% Woodville — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.9%
Duns Creek — Car (passenger): 2.8% Woodville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Duns Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodville — Walked Only: 4.4%

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

Setting

Duns Creek Woodville
Elevation 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 23.0 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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