Frazers Creek vs Mortons Creek

Comparing Frazers Creek and Mortons Creek, NSW: Mortons Creek rents higher ($350/wk vs $231/wk); Frazers Creek sits further from the CBD (392.1 km vs 388 km); and Mortons Creek has more residents (309 vs 215).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Frazers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mortons Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (273 min vs 290 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (388 km vs 392.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Frazers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.4% vs 10.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Frazers Creek and Mortons 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.

Frazers Creek Mortons 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.

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Walkability 0 / 5
Frazers Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mortons Creek — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 81 / 87
Frazers Creek — Safety: 81/100 Mortons Creek — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 13 / 12
Frazers Creek — Low fire risk: 13/100 Mortons Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Mortons Creek rents higher ($350/wk vs $231/wk); Mortons Creek has more residents (309 vs 215).

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Population 215 309
+44% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.4% +10.8%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $72,384/yr $85,280/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $231/wk $350/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
0-4 7.0% / 7.1%
Frazers Creek — 0-4: 7.0% Mortons Creek — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.1% / 11.3%
Frazers Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Mortons Creek — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.0% / 5.2%
Frazers Creek — 15-19: 6.0% Mortons Creek — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.3% / 3.9%
Frazers Creek — 20-24: 3.3% Mortons Creek — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.4% / 7.1%
Frazers Creek — 25-34: 7.4% Mortons Creek — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 6.5% / 11.0%
Frazers Creek — 35-44: 6.5% Mortons Creek — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 20.9% / 11.3%
Frazers Creek — 45-54: 20.9% Mortons Creek — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 12.1% / 17.2%
Frazers Creek — 55-64: 12.1% Mortons Creek — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 17.2% / 16.5%
Frazers Creek — 65-74: 17.2% Mortons Creek — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 9.3% / 6.5%
Frazers Creek — 75-84: 9.3% Mortons Creek — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / —
Frazers Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mortons Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frazers Creek 63.0% couple families
Frazers Creek — Couple Families: 63.0% Frazers Creek — Lone Person: 29.6% Frazers Creek — One Parent Families: 7.4% Frazers Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Mortons Creek 62.9% couple families
Mortons Creek — Couple Families: 62.9% Mortons Creek — Lone Person: 19.4% Mortons Creek — One Parent Families: 11.3% Mortons Creek — Group Household: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frazers Creek 7.5% renting
Frazers Creek — Owned Outright: 53.7% Frazers Creek — Mortgage: 38.8% Frazers Creek — Renting: 7.5%
Mortons Creek 12.1% renting
Mortons Creek — Owned Outright: 49.5% Mortons Creek — Mortgage: 38.4% Mortons Creek — Renting: 12.1%
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.

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
England 2.8% / 2.3%
Frazers Creek — England: 2.8% Mortons Creek — England: 2.3%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Frazers Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Mortons Creek — New Zealand: 1.6%
South Africa 1.4% / —
Frazers Creek — South Africa: 1.4% Mortons Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 20.7%
Frazers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Mortons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 11.0%
Frazers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Mortons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 6.1%
Frazers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Mortons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Frazers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Mortons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Frazers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mortons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frazers Creek 104.1% houses
Frazers Creek — Houses: 104.1%
Mortons Creek 100.0% houses
Mortons Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,132,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $592,500 —

Zoning mix

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
13/100
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

Frazers Creek Mortons 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

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Frazers Creek sits further from the CBD (392.1 km vs 388 km).

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 392.1 km
+1% vs other
 388 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 273 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2446
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2446
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.

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Car (driver) 75.6% / 81.6%
Frazers Creek — Car (driver): 75.6% Mortons Creek — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 20.5% / 16.0%
Frazers Creek — Worked from Home: 20.5% Mortons Creek — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 2.4%
Frazers Creek — Car (passenger): 3.8% Mortons Creek — Car (passenger): 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.4 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Connectivity score 53/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
124 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Annual rainfall 2,842 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Frazers Creek Mortons Creek
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Frazers Creek

Retirees Rural

Mortons Creek

Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Frazers Creek

Frazers Creek vs Beechwood Frazers Creek vs Lower Pappinbarra Frazers Creek vs Brombin Frazers Creek vs Bellangry Frazers Creek vs Hollisdale

Other comparisons with Mortons Creek

Mortons Creek vs Beechwood Mortons Creek vs Redbank Mortons Creek vs Pembrooke Mortons Creek vs Bellangry
Full data on Frazers Creek Full data on Mortons Creek
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or