Giants Creek vs Gungal

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gungal, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gungal tends to suit couples.

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

Gungal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gungal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gungal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 221 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (288.7 km vs 294.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gungal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)

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 -30.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Giants Creek and Gungal 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 Gungal
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 Gungal
Walkability 0 / 0
Giants Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Gungal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 88
Giants Creek — Safety: 64/100 Gungal — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 44 / 29
Giants Creek — Low fire risk: 44/100 Gungal — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Giants Creek rents higher ($280/wk vs $200/wk); Gungal has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $61,724).

Giants Creek Gungal
Population 149 186
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +62.0% -30.6%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $61,724/yr $69,316/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+29% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Giants Creek Gungal
0-4 5.4% / 1.6%
Giants Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Gungal — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 15.4% / 16.7%
Giants Creek — 5-14: 15.4% Gungal — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 6.0% / 8.1%
Giants Creek — 15-19: 6.0% Gungal — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 — / 2.7%
Giants Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Gungal — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 8.7% / 3.8%
Giants Creek — 25-34: 8.7% Gungal — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 14.8% / 14.5%
Giants Creek — 35-44: 14.8% Gungal — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 8.1% / 16.1%
Giants Creek — 45-54: 8.1% Gungal — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 20.1% / 15.1%
Giants Creek — 55-64: 20.1% Gungal — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 16.1% / 12.4%
Giants Creek — 65-74: 16.1% Gungal — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 2.7% / 3.2%
Giants Creek — 75-84: 2.7% Gungal — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 2.0% / 4.3%
Giants Creek — 85+: 2.0% Gungal — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Giants Creek Gungal
England 3.4% / 3.8%
Giants Creek — England: 3.4% Gungal — England: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

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%
Gungal 60.5% couple families
Gungal — Couple Families: 60.5% Gungal — Lone Person: 18.6% Gungal — One Parent Families: 7.0% Gungal — Group Household: 14.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Gungal 92.8% houses
Gungal — Houses: 92.8% Gungal — Flats / Apartments: 7.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Giants Creek Gungal
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 22.6%
Giants Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Gungal — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.5%
Giants Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Gungal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 3.2%
Giants Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Gungal — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Giants Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Gungal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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%
Gungal 15.2% renting
Gungal — Owned Outright: 39.4% Gungal — Mortgage: 45.5% Gungal — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Giants Creek Gungal
Median house price — $572,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Giants Creek has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 27%); Gungal has more rural and farming land (72% vs 40%).

Giants Creek Gungal
Rural and farming 40% 72%
Environmental 60% 27%
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 Gungal
New dwellings approved 71
across Muswellbrook
 41
across Upper Hunter
Approvals change year on year +13% -20%

Ranking within NSW

Giants Creek Gungal
House price — Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Giants Creek carries more crime risk (36 vs 12); Gungal carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 56).

Giants Creek Gungal
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
12/100
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 Gungal
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 Gungal
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 43 21

Mobility

Giants Creek sits further from the CBD (294.1 km vs 288.7 km).

Giants Creek Gungal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 294.1 km
+2% vs other
 288.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2328
 0.2%
postcode 2333
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2328
 42
postcode 2333

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 Gungal
Car (driver) 86.5% / 76.9%
Giants Creek — Car (driver): 86.5% Gungal — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 12.3%
Giants Creek — Worked from Home: 5.8% Gungal — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 6.2%
Giants Creek — Car (passenger): 7.7% Gungal — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Giants Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Gungal — Walked Only: 4.6%

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

Setting

Giants Creek Gungal
Elevation 297 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Giants Creek

Rural

Gungal

Affordable Rural

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