Glen Oak vs Martins Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Oak, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glen Oak: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.18 million in Martins Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glen Oak tends to suit couples, while Martins 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

  • Glen Oak is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 58%)
  • Martins Creek carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Martins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,180,500 vs $1,380,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Glen Oak leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • Martins Creek has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Oak

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 149 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (185.6 km vs 192.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Martins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 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 -9.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Oak and Martins 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 Martins 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 Martins Creek
Walkability 6 / 0
Glen Oak — Walkability: 6/100 Martins Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 81
Glen Oak — Safety: 64/100 Martins Creek — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 59 / 53
Glen Oak — Low fire risk: 59/100 Martins Creek — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Glen Oak has higher household incomes ($113,256 vs $77,220); Glen Oak rents higher ($380/wk vs $335/wk).

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Population 426
+18% vs other
 351
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.4% -9.5%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $113,256/yr
+32% vs other
 $77,220/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+12% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Oak Martins Creek
0-4 8.9% / 7.4%
Glen Oak — 0-4: 8.9% Martins Creek — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 14.6% / 12.8%
Glen Oak — 5-14: 14.6% Martins Creek — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.1%
Glen Oak — 15-19: 5.4% Martins Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.8% / 6.3%
Glen Oak — 20-24: 6.8% Martins Creek — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.1% / 7.7%
Glen Oak — 25-34: 10.1% Martins Creek — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.3% / 15.7%
Glen Oak — 35-44: 11.3% Martins Creek — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 13.8% / 14.8%
Glen Oak — 45-54: 13.8% Martins Creek — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 16.4% / 16.2%
Glen Oak — 55-64: 16.4% Martins Creek — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 8.5% / 9.4%
Glen Oak — 65-74: 8.5% Martins Creek — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 2.6% / 4.8%
Glen Oak — 75-84: 2.6% Martins Creek — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.9% / 1.1%
Glen Oak — 85+: 1.9% Martins Creek — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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 Martins Creek
England 2.1% / 3.4%
Glen Oak — England: 2.1% Martins Creek — England: 3.4%
South Africa 0.9% / —
Glen Oak — South Africa: 0.9% Martins Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

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%
Martins Creek 40.0% couple families
Martins Creek — Couple Families: 40.0% Martins Creek — Lone Person: 31.6% Martins Creek — One Parent Families: 17.9% Martins Creek — Group Household: 6.3% Martins Creek — Other Families: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 19.7%
Glen Oak — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Martins Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.1%
Glen Oak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Martins Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 6.0%
Glen Oak — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Martins Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 3.1%
Glen Oak — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Martins Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.1%
Glen Oak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Martins Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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

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%
Martins Creek 12.7% renting
Martins Creek — Owned Outright: 38.1% Martins Creek — Mortgage: 49.2% Martins Creek — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Median house price $1,380,000 $1,180,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Glen Oak has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 2%); Martins Creek has more rural and farming land (94% vs 81%).

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Rural and farming 81% 94%
Environmental 19% 2%
Residential 0% 3%
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 Martins Creek
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
 55
across Dungog
Approvals change year on year -72% -23%

Ranking within NSW

Glen Oak Martins Creek
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Glen Oak carries more crime risk (36 vs 19).

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
19/100
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 Martins Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Glen Oak

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Martins Creek

  • Martins Creek Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 9 6

Mobility

Martins Creek sits further from the CBD (192.2 km vs 185.6 km).

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 185.6 km 192.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
 0.6%
postcode 2420
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
 52
postcode 2420

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 Martins Creek
Car (driver) 73.8% / 76.2%
Glen Oak — Car (driver): 73.8% Martins Creek — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 23.8%
Glen Oak — Worked from Home: 20.2% Martins Creek — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Glen Oak — Walked Only: 3.6% Martins Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.4% / —
Glen Oak — Car (passenger): 2.4% Martins Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Glen Oak Martins Creek
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 152 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.2 km 31.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Glen Oak Martins 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 Martins 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 Martins Creek
Average residential rate $1,359/yr $1,646/yr
Council Port Stephens Dungog

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Oak Martins 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

Martins Creek

Rural Trains

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