Hickeys Creek vs Mungay Creek

Mungay Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 58 in Hickeys Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Hickeys Creek tends to suit older residents, while Mungay Creek suits share households and 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

Hickeys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hickeys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $423/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hickeys Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (315 min vs 343 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (458.7 km vs 463.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hickeys Creek

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Hickeys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.8% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hickeys Creek and Mungay 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.

Hickeys Creek Mungay 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.

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Walkability 10 / 0
Hickeys Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Mungay Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 44
Hickeys Creek — Safety: 55/100 Mungay Creek — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 8 / 12
Hickeys Creek — Low fire risk: 8/100 Mungay Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Mungay Creek rents higher ($423/wk vs $150/wk); Hickeys Creek skews older (58 vs 43).

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Population 128 133
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% -5.7%
Median age 58 43
Median household income $58,500/yr $65,832/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $423/wk
+182% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
0-4 5.5% / —
Hickeys Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Mungay Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 2.3% / 20.3%
Hickeys Creek — 5-14: 2.3% Mungay Creek — 5-14: 20.3%
15-19 2.3% / 5.3%
Hickeys Creek — 15-19: 2.3% Mungay Creek — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.3% / —
Hickeys Creek — 20-24: 2.3% Mungay Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.2% / 8.3%
Hickeys Creek — 25-34: 6.2% Mungay Creek — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.2% / 15.0%
Hickeys Creek — 35-44: 10.2% Mungay Creek — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 13.3% / 7.5%
Hickeys Creek — 45-54: 13.3% Mungay Creek — 45-54: 7.5%
55-64 21.9% / 21.1%
Hickeys Creek — 55-64: 21.9% Mungay Creek — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 21.9% / 11.3%
Hickeys Creek — 65-74: 21.9% Mungay Creek — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 10.2% / 2.3%
Hickeys Creek — 75-84: 10.2% Mungay Creek — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / 3.8%
Hickeys Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mungay Creek — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
England 3.9% / 2.3%
Hickeys Creek — England: 3.9% Mungay Creek — England: 2.3%
Canada 2.3% / —
Hickeys Creek — Canada: 2.3% Mungay Creek — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hickeys Creek 39.5% lone person
Hickeys Creek — Lone Person: 39.5% Hickeys Creek — Couple Families: 32.6% Hickeys Creek — One Parent Families: 20.9% Hickeys Creek — Group Household: 7.0%
Mungay Creek 33.3% lone person
Mungay Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Mungay Creek — Couple Families: 27.8% Mungay Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0% Mungay Creek — Group Household: 13.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hickeys Creek 94.9% houses
Hickeys Creek — Houses: 94.9% Hickeys Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Mungay Creek 100.0% houses
Mungay Creek — Houses: 100.0% Mungay Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Certificate III & IV 27.3% / 20.3%
Hickeys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 27.3% Mungay Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 6.0%
Hickeys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Mungay Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.5%
Hickeys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Mungay Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / —
Hickeys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Mungay Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hickeys Creek 9.4% renting
Hickeys Creek — Owned Outright: 64.2% Hickeys Creek — Mortgage: 26.4% Hickeys Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Mungay Creek 14.3% renting
Mungay Creek — Owned Outright: 61.9% Mungay Creek — Mortgage: 23.8% Mungay Creek — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Median house price $750,000 $757,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Rural and farming 95% 98%
Environmental 5% 2%
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

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
House price Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Hickeys Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mungay Creek carries more crime risk (56 vs 45).

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Hickeys Creek Mungay 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

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Waterways 9 5

Mobility

Mungay Creek sits further from the CBD (463.9 km vs 458.7 km).

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 458.7 km 463.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 315 min 343 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
same for both

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.

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Car (driver) 77.4% / 87.5%
Hickeys Creek — Car (driver): 77.4% Mungay Creek — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 12.5%
Hickeys Creek — Worked from Home: 12.9% Mungay Creek — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 9.7% / —
Hickeys Creek — Car (passenger): 9.7% Mungay Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Elevation 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.7 km 32.3 km

NBN connectivity

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Connectivity score 19/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
41 premises

Council rates

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Hickeys Creek Mungay Creek
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hickeys Creek

Retirees Rural

Mungay Creek

River Rural

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