Gerogery vs Mountain Creek
Gerogery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Mountain Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gerogery, most households are couple families. In Mountain Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gerogery tends to suit families with children, while Mountain 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Gerogery is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 54%)
- Mountain Creek carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Gerogery
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mountain Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (515.3 km vs 540.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (317 min vs 329 min)
- But Gerogery is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gerogery is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- Mountain Creek carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mountain Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.3% vs 21.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gerogery and Mountain 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.
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.
Demographics
Gerogery has more residents (684 vs 65); Gerogery has higher household incomes ($94,588 vs $71,500).
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 684 +90% vs other | 65 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.1% | +38.3% |
| Median age | 41 | 50 |
| Median household income | $94,588/yr +24% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $280/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Property market
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $950,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 90% |
| Environmental | 1% | 10% |
| Residential | 4% | 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
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
Gerogery is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Gerogery carries more crime risk (26 vs 0); Gerogery carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 16).
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gerogery
- Gerogery Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Mountain Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 16 | 10 |
Mobility
Gerogery sits further from the CBD (540.7 km vs 515.3 km).
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 540.7 km +5% vs other | 515.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 329 min | 317 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2642 | 0.4% postcode 2644 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2642 | 62 postcode 2644 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).
Setting
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 247 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 287 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 252 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 645 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gerogery | Mountain Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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