Ferodale vs Twelve Mile Creek

Ferodale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Twelve Mile Creek. In Ferodale, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Twelve Mile Creek, about half of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Ferodale tends to suit couples, while Twelve Mile Creek suits people living alone.

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

Ferodale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 38%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 32%)

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

First-home buyers

Ferodale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Twelve Mile Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Twelve Mile Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (186.7 km vs 188.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Twelve Mile Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Ferodale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
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.

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Walkability 10 / 10
Ferodale — Walkability: 10/100 Twelve Mile Creek — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 4 / 6
Ferodale — Safety: 4/100 Twelve Mile Creek — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 22 / 13
Ferodale — Low fire risk: 22/100 Twelve Mile Creek — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Ferodale has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $48,516); Twelve Mile Creek has more residents (159 vs 98).

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Population 98 159
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.1% -1.2%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $81,224/yr
+40% vs other
 $48,516/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+32% vs other
 $273/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
0-4 3.1% / —
Ferodale — 0-4: 3.1% Twelve Mile Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.2% / 15.1%
Ferodale — 5-14: 10.2% Twelve Mile Creek — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 9.2% / —
Ferodale — 15-19: 9.2% Twelve Mile Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 10.2% / 2.5%
Ferodale — 20-24: 10.2% Twelve Mile Creek — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 5.1% / 7.5%
Ferodale — 25-34: 5.1% Twelve Mile Creek — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.2% / 14.5%
Ferodale — 35-44: 12.2% Twelve Mile Creek — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 14.3% / 15.7%
Ferodale — 45-54: 14.3% Twelve Mile Creek — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 15.3% / 15.1%
Ferodale — 55-64: 15.3% Twelve Mile Creek — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 13.3% / 13.2%
Ferodale — 65-74: 13.3% Twelve Mile Creek — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 5.1% / 8.2%
Ferodale — 75-84: 5.1% Twelve Mile Creek — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 3.1%
Ferodale — 85+: not among its largest Twelve Mile Creek — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ferodale 23.8% lone person
Ferodale — Lone Person: 23.8% Ferodale — Couple Families: 61.9% Ferodale — One Parent Families: 14.3% Ferodale — Group Household: 0.0%
Twelve Mile Creek 60.0% lone person
Twelve Mile Creek — Lone Person: 60.0% Twelve Mile Creek — Couple Families: 14.0% Twelve Mile Creek — One Parent Families: 18.0% Twelve Mile Creek — Group Household: 8.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ferodale 0.0% renting
Ferodale — Owned Outright: 46.4% Ferodale — Mortgage: 53.6% Ferodale — Renting: 0.0%
Twelve Mile Creek 50.0% renting
Twelve Mile Creek — Owned Outright: 44.8% Twelve Mile Creek — Mortgage: 5.2% Twelve Mile Creek — Renting: 50.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ferodale 100.0% houses
Ferodale — Houses: 100.0% Ferodale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Twelve Mile Creek 37.9% houses
Twelve Mile Creek — Houses: 37.9% Twelve Mile Creek — Flats / Apartments: 62.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 17.6%
Ferodale — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Twelve Mile Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 1.9%
Ferodale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Twelve Mile Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 2.5%
Ferodale — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Twelve Mile Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Ferodale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Twelve Mile Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Ferodale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Twelve Mile Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $680,000

Zoning mix

Twelve Mile Creek has more rural and farming land (78% vs 19%).

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Rural and farming 19% 78%
Infrastructure and transport 59% 2%
Environmental 22% 19%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
same for both
Approvals change year on year -72%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
87/100
Crime High
96/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
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

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 11 2

Mobility

Ferodale sits further from the CBD (188.7 km vs 186.7 km).

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 188.7 km
+1% vs other
 186.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 138 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2318
 0.5%
postcode 2324
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 2318
 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.

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Car (driver) 60.0% / 66.7%
Ferodale — Car (driver): 60.0% Twelve Mile Creek — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 23.1%
Ferodale — Worked from Home: 25.0% Twelve Mile Creek — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Walked Only 15.0% / —
Ferodale — Walked Only: 15.0% Twelve Mile Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 10.3%
Ferodale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Twelve Mile Creek — Car (passenger): 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Connectivity score 21/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
11 premises

Climate

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
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

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Average residential rate $1,359/yr
same for both
Council Port Stephens
same for both

Federal electorate

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Division Paterson Lyne
Member Meryl Swanson Alison Penfold
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Ferodale Twelve Mile Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ferodale

Rural

Twelve Mile Creek

Rural

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