Giants Creek vs Bunnan

Giants Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Bunnan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunnan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Giants Creek tends to suit families with children, while Bunnan 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

Giants Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bunnan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bunnan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Giants Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 237 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (294.1 km vs 298.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Giants Creek carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 61/100)
  • Bunnan has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Giants Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (62.0% vs -6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Giants Creek Bunnan
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.

Giants Creek Bunnan
Walkability 0 / 0
Giants Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Bunnan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 39
Giants Creek — Safety: 64/100 Bunnan — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 44 / 71
Giants Creek — Low fire risk: 44/100 Bunnan — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Giants Creek rents higher ($280/wk vs $150/wk); Giants Creek has more residents (149 vs 94).

Giants Creek Bunnan
Population 149
+37% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +62.0% -6.0%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $61,724/yr
+34% vs other
 $40,768/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+46% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Giants Creek Bunnan
0-4 5.4% / 8.5%
Giants Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Bunnan — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 15.4% / 6.4%
Giants Creek — 5-14: 15.4% Bunnan — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 6.0% / 4.3%
Giants Creek — 15-19: 6.0% Bunnan — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Giants Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Bunnan — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.7% / 13.8%
Giants Creek — 25-34: 8.7% Bunnan — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 14.8% / 8.5%
Giants Creek — 35-44: 14.8% Bunnan — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 8.1% / 8.5%
Giants Creek — 45-54: 8.1% Bunnan — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 20.1% / 20.2%
Giants Creek — 55-64: 20.1% Bunnan — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 16.1% / 19.1%
Giants Creek — 65-74: 16.1% Bunnan — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 2.7% / 8.5%
Giants Creek — 75-84: 2.7% Bunnan — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 2.0% / —
Giants Creek — 85+: 2.0% Bunnan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Giants Creek 41.9% couple families
Giants Creek — Couple Families: 41.9% Giants Creek — Lone Person: 27.9% Giants Creek — One Parent Families: 20.9% Giants Creek — Group Household: 9.3%
Bunnan 50.0% couple families
Bunnan — Couple Families: 50.0% Bunnan — Lone Person: 36.4% Bunnan — One Parent Families: 13.6% Bunnan — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Giants Creek 7.8% renting
Giants Creek — Owned Outright: 51.0% Giants Creek — Mortgage: 41.2% Giants Creek — Renting: 7.8%
Bunnan 20.6% renting
Bunnan — Owned Outright: 52.9% Bunnan — Mortgage: 26.5% Bunnan — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Giants Creek 90.6% houses
Giants Creek — Houses: 90.6% Giants Creek — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Bunnan 90.5% houses
Bunnan — Houses: 90.5% Bunnan — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Giants Creek Bunnan
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 19.1%
Giants Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Bunnan — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.4%
Giants Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Bunnan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / —
Giants Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Bunnan — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 3.2%
Giants Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Bunnan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Property market

Giants Creek Bunnan
Median house price — $270,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $106,800

Zoning mix

Bunnan has more rural and farming land (100% vs 40%); Giants Creek has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 0%).

Giants Creek Bunnan
Rural and farming 40% 100%
Environmental 60% 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

Giants Creek Bunnan
New dwellings approved 71
across Muswellbrook
 41
across Upper Hunter
Approvals change year on year +13% -20%

Ranking within NSW

Giants Creek Bunnan
House price — Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Giants Creek Bunnan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Giants Creek carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 29); Bunnan carries more crime risk (61 vs 36).

Giants Creek Bunnan
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Giants Creek Bunnan
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

Giants Creek Bunnan
Waterways 43 30

Mobility

Bunnan sits further from the CBD (298.9 km vs 294.1 km).

Giants Creek Bunnan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 294.1 km 298.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 237 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2328
 0.2%
postcode 2337
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2328
 41
postcode 2337

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.

Giants Creek Bunnan
Car (driver) 86.5% / 67.6%
Giants Creek — Car (driver): 86.5% Bunnan — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 17.6%
Giants Creek — Worked from Home: 5.8% Bunnan — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Walked Only — / 14.7%
Giants Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Bunnan — Walked Only: 14.7%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Giants Creek — Car (passenger): 7.7% Bunnan — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Giants Creek Bunnan
Elevation 297 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 313 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Giants Creek Bunnan
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Giants Creek Bunnan
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Giants Creek Bunnan
PM2.5 — 4.4 µg/m³
PM10 15.5 µg/m³ 13.6 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.31 pphm

Council rates

Giants Creek Bunnan
Average residential rate $936/yr $968/yr
Council Muswellbrook Upper Hunter

Federal electorate

Giants Creek Bunnan
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Giants Creek

Rural

Bunnan

Retirees Rural Young Families

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