Glen Oak vs Duns Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glen Oak: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.2 million in Duns Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glen Oak tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Glen Oak is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 77%)
  • Duns Creek carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Duns Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,380,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Duns Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (180.4 km vs 185.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Duns Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Glen Oak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs 6.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Oak and Duns 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.

Glen Oak Duns 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.

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Walkability 6 / 8
Glen Oak — Walkability: 6/100 Duns Creek — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 64 / 74
Glen Oak — Safety: 64/100 Duns Creek — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 59 / 54
Glen Oak — Low fire risk: 59/100 Duns Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Duns Creek has more residents (582 vs 426); Duns Creek skews older (42 vs 40).

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Population 426 582
+37% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.4% +6.6%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $113,256/yr $116,272/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+7% vs other
 $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Oak Duns Creek
0-4 8.9% / 4.8%
Glen Oak — 0-4: 8.9% Duns Creek — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.6% / 13.7%
Glen Oak — 5-14: 14.6% Duns Creek — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 5.4% / 8.2%
Glen Oak — 15-19: 5.4% Duns Creek — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.8% / 6.7%
Glen Oak — 20-24: 6.8% Duns Creek — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 10.1% / 8.2%
Glen Oak — 25-34: 10.1% Duns Creek — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 11.3% / 12.2%
Glen Oak — 35-44: 11.3% Duns Creek — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 13.8% / 13.4%
Glen Oak — 45-54: 13.8% Duns Creek — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 16.4% / 17.5%
Glen Oak — 55-64: 16.4% Duns Creek — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 8.5% / 11.3%
Glen Oak — 65-74: 8.5% Duns Creek — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 2.6% / 3.1%
Glen Oak — 75-84: 2.6% Duns Creek — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.9% / —
Glen Oak — 85+: 1.9% Duns Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Oak 76.4% couple families
Glen Oak — Couple Families: 76.4% Glen Oak — Lone Person: 7.9% Glen Oak — One Parent Families: 10.1% Glen Oak — Group Household: 5.6% Glen Oak — Other Families: 0.0%
Duns Creek 68.9% couple families
Duns Creek — Couple Families: 68.9% Duns Creek — Lone Person: 14.4% Duns Creek — One Parent Families: 8.3% Duns Creek — Group Household: 4.5% Duns Creek — Other Families: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Oak 4.3% renting
Glen Oak — Owned Outright: 39.3% Glen Oak — Mortgage: 56.4% Glen Oak — Renting: 4.3%
Duns Creek 6.5% renting
Duns Creek — Owned Outright: 42.4% Duns Creek — Mortgage: 51.1% Duns Creek — Renting: 6.5%
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.

Glen Oak Duns Creek
England 2.1% / 2.2%
Glen Oak — England: 2.1% Duns Creek — England: 2.2%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.0%
Glen Oak — South Africa: 0.9% Duns Creek — South Africa: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Glen Oak — New Zealand: not among its largest Duns Creek — New Zealand: 1.2%
Greece — / 0.9%
Glen Oak — Greece: not among its largest Duns Creek — Greece: 0.9%
Fiji — / 0.9%
Glen Oak — Fiji: not among its largest Duns Creek — Fiji: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 19.1%
Glen Oak — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Duns Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 13.4%
Glen Oak — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Duns Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.4%
Glen Oak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Duns Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 3.3%
Glen Oak — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Duns Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.4%
Glen Oak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Duns Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Oak 101.6% houses
Glen Oak — Houses: 101.6%
Duns Creek 100.0% houses
Duns Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Median house price $1,380,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 82 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Duns Creek has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 19%); Glen Oak has more rural and farming land (81% vs 45%).

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Rural and farming 81% 45%
Environmental 19% 55%
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

Glen Oak Duns Creek
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
same for both
Approvals change year on year -72%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glen Oak Duns Creek
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Grade — B
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Glen Oak carries more crime risk (36 vs 26).

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
26/100
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

Glen Oak Duns 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

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Glen Oak sits further from the CBD (185.6 km vs 180.4 km).

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Walkability score 6/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 185.6 km
+3% vs other
 180.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
 0.6%
postcode 2321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
 69
postcode 2321

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.

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Car (driver) 73.8% / 79.4%
Glen Oak — Car (driver): 73.8% Duns Creek — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 17.7%
Glen Oak — Worked from Home: 20.2% Duns Creek — Worked from Home: 17.7%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 2.8%
Glen Oak — Car (passenger): 2.4% Duns Creek — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Glen Oak — Walked Only: 3.6% Duns Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.2 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 0%
207 premises

Climate

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glen Oak Duns 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

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Average residential rate $1,359/yr
same for both
Council Port Stephens
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Oak Duns Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Oak

Family Rural Young Families

Duns Creek

Acreage

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