Holbrook vs Mountain Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Holbrook tends to suit older residents, while Mountain Creek suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Holbrook has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • Mountain Creek carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 41/100)

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

Renters

Holbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Holbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (489.5 km vs 515.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (306 min vs 317 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Holbrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
  • But Mountain Creek carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Mountain Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.3% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Holbrook and Mountain 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.

Holbrook Mountain 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.

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Walkability 4 / 0
Holbrook — Walkability: 4/100 Mountain Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 100
Holbrook — Safety: 59/100 Mountain Creek — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 64 / 84
Holbrook — Low fire risk: 64/100 Mountain Creek — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Holbrook has more residents (1,650 vs 65); Mountain Creek rents higher ($280/wk vs $185/wk).

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Population 1,650
+96% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +38.3%
Median age 51 50
Median household income $57,252/yr $71,500/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk $280/wk
+51% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Holbrook Mountain Creek
0-4 5.0% / 4.6%
Holbrook — 0-4: 5.0% Mountain Creek — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.4% / 4.6%
Holbrook — 5-14: 10.4% Mountain Creek — 5-14: 4.6%
15-19 6.0% / 4.6%
Holbrook — 15-19: 6.0% Mountain Creek — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.1% / —
Holbrook — 20-24: 4.1% Mountain Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.9% / 6.2%
Holbrook — 25-34: 8.9% Mountain Creek — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 9.0% / 12.3%
Holbrook — 35-44: 9.0% Mountain Creek — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 11.2% / 13.8%
Holbrook — 45-54: 11.2% Mountain Creek — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 15.3% / 18.5%
Holbrook — 55-64: 15.3% Mountain Creek — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 17.2% / 12.3%
Holbrook — 65-74: 17.2% Mountain Creek — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 9.8% / 7.7%
Holbrook — 75-84: 9.8% Mountain Creek — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 3.4% / —
Holbrook — 85+: 3.4% Mountain Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Holbrook 52.8% lone person
Holbrook — Lone Person: 52.8% Holbrook — Couple Families: 28.4% Holbrook — One Parent Families: 14.4% Holbrook — Group Household: 3.5% Holbrook — Other Families: 0.9%
Mountain Creek 45.5% lone person
Mountain Creek — Lone Person: 45.5% Mountain Creek — Couple Families: 54.5% Mountain Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mountain Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Mountain Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Holbrook 22.6% renting
Holbrook — Owned Outright: 47.3% Holbrook — Mortgage: 30.1% Holbrook — Renting: 22.6%
Mountain Creek 0.0% renting
Mountain Creek — Owned Outright: 73.3% Mountain Creek — Mortgage: 26.7% Mountain Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Holbrook 94.5% houses
Holbrook — Houses: 94.5% Holbrook — Townhouses: 4.2% Holbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Mountain Creek 100.0% houses
Mountain Creek — Houses: 100.0% Mountain Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Mountain Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 18.5%
Holbrook — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Mountain Creek — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 7.7%
Holbrook — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Mountain Creek — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 9.2%
Holbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Mountain Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Holbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Mountain Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Holbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Mountain Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Median house price $443,250 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $335,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 113 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Environmental 0% 10%
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

Holbrook Mountain Creek
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Houses 5.2%
$480/wk on $476K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Holbrook Mountain Creek
House price Higher than 13% of NSW —
Income Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Holbrook carries more crime risk (41 vs 0); Holbrook carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 16).

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
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

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Holbrook

  • Holbrook Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary

Schools in Mountain Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 34 10

Mobility

Mountain Creek sits further from the CBD (515.3 km vs 489.5 km).

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 489.5 km 515.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 306 min 317 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2644
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2644
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.

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Car (driver) 68.4% / 42.9%
Holbrook — Car (driver): 68.4% Mountain Creek — Car (driver): 42.9%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 57.1%
Holbrook — Worked from Home: 17.2% Mountain Creek — Worked from Home: 57.1%
Walked Only 7.2% / —
Holbrook — Walked Only: 7.2% Mountain Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Holbrook — Car (passenger): 4.9% Mountain Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 2.4% / —
Holbrook — Bicycle: 2.4% Mountain Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).

Setting

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Elevation 262 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 287 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Connectivity score 47/100 16/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
1,009 premises
 0%
12 premises

Council rates

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Holbrook Mountain Creek
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Holbrook

Affordable Retirees Rural

Mountain Creek

Rural

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