Huonbrook vs Wilsons Creek

Wilsons Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Huonbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Huonbrook, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wilsons Creek: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.36 million in Huonbrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Huonbrook tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wilsons Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Huonbrook has cheaper houses ($1,365,000 vs $1,898,050)
  • Wilsons Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 41%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Huonbrook has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Wilsons Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wilsons Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (503 min vs 525 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (772.9 km vs 781.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Huonbrook has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)
  • Wilsons Creek is more walkable (25/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Wilsons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.1% vs -34.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Huonbrook and Wilsons 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.

Huonbrook Wilsons 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.

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Walkability 6 / 25
Huonbrook — Walkability: 6/100 Wilsons Creek — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 45 / 62
Huonbrook — Safety: 45/100 Wilsons Creek — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 24 / 49
Huonbrook — Low fire risk: 24/100 Wilsons Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Wilsons Creek has more residents (466 vs 99); Wilsons Creek has higher household incomes ($70,044 vs $37,700).

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Population 99 466
+371% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -34.0% +3.1%
Median age 52 47
Median household income $37,700/yr $70,044/yr
+86% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $300/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
0-4 5.1% / 3.4%
Huonbrook — 0-4: 5.1% Wilsons Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 10.1% / 11.8%
Huonbrook — 5-14: 10.1% Wilsons Creek — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 — / 4.7%
Huonbrook — 15-19: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 6.1% / 4.9%
Huonbrook — 20-24: 6.1% Wilsons Creek — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 8.1% / 11.2%
Huonbrook — 25-34: 8.1% Wilsons Creek — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 14.1% / 12.0%
Huonbrook — 35-44: 14.1% Wilsons Creek — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 16.2% / 19.7%
Huonbrook — 45-54: 16.2% Wilsons Creek — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 18.2% / 14.4%
Huonbrook — 55-64: 18.2% Wilsons Creek — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 24.2% / 14.2%
Huonbrook — 65-74: 24.2% Wilsons Creek — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 5.1% / 4.1%
Huonbrook — 75-84: 5.1% Wilsons Creek — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 1.9%
Huonbrook — 85+: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Huonbrook 65.2% lone person
Huonbrook — Lone Person: 65.2% Huonbrook — Couple Families: 17.4% Huonbrook — One Parent Families: 17.4% Huonbrook — Group Household: 0.0%
Wilsons Creek 36.5% lone person
Wilsons Creek — Lone Person: 36.5% Wilsons Creek — Couple Families: 38.1% Wilsons Creek — One Parent Families: 10.3% Wilsons Creek — Group Household: 15.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Huonbrook 20.0% renting
Huonbrook — Owned Outright: 52.0% Huonbrook — Mortgage: 28.0% Huonbrook — Renting: 20.0%
Wilsons Creek 19.1% renting
Wilsons Creek — Owned Outright: 39.7% Wilsons Creek — Mortgage: 41.1% Wilsons Creek — Renting: 19.1%
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.

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
England 5.1% / 4.7%
Huonbrook — England: 5.1% Wilsons Creek — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.4%
Huonbrook — New Zealand: 3.0% Wilsons Creek — New Zealand: 3.4%
Germany — / 2.6%
Huonbrook — Germany: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Germany: 2.6%
Canada — / 1.5%
Huonbrook — Canada: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Canada: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Huonbrook — South Africa: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — South Africa: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 17.0%
Huonbrook — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Wilsons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 12.9%
Huonbrook — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Wilsons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 8.6%
Huonbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Wilsons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 4.5%
Huonbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Wilsons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Huonbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Huonbrook 84.8% houses
Huonbrook — Houses: 84.8% Huonbrook — Flats / Apartments: 15.2%
Wilsons Creek 96.1% houses
Wilsons Creek — Houses: 96.1% Wilsons Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Median house price $1,365,000 $1,898,050
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Huonbrook has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 35%); Wilsons Creek has more rural and farming land (52% vs 19%).

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Environmental 81% 35%
Rural and farming 19% 52%
Other and special use 0% 9%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Wilsons Creek is more walkable (25 vs 6).

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Huonbrook carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 51); Huonbrook carries more crime risk (55 vs 38).

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
38/100
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

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Huonbrook

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

Schools in Wilsons Creek

  • Wilsons Creek Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Huonbrook sits further from the CBD (781.3 km vs 772.9 km).

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Walkability score 6/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 781.3 km
+1% vs other
 772.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 525 min 503 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2482
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 2482
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.

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Car (driver) 78.9% / 56.5%
Huonbrook — Car (driver): 78.9% Wilsons Creek — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 37.0%
Huonbrook — Worked from Home: 21.1% Wilsons Creek — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Walked Only — / 6.5%
Huonbrook — Walked Only: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Walked Only: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.5 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
166 premises

Climate

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Huonbrook Wilsons Creek
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Huonbrook

Professionals Retirees Rural

Wilsons Creek

Acreage

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