King Creek vs Sancrox

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 King Creek: a median of $1.4 million, against $1.25 million in Sancrox. On these figures, King Creek tends to suit 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

King Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Sancrox

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($856,250 vs $1,515,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,250,000 vs $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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

King Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (373.7 km vs 382.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

King Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

King Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

King Creek and Sancrox drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

King Creek Sancrox
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.

King Creek Sancrox
Walkability 9 / 14
King Creek — Walkability: 9/100 Sancrox — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 82 / 29
King Creek — Safety: 82/100 Sancrox — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 49 / 46
King Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100 Sancrox — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

King Creek has more residents (1,863 vs 602).

King Creek Sancrox
Population 1,863
+68% vs other
 602
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.8% +5.2%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $108,576/yr
+2% vs other
 $106,600/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+2% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

King Creek Sancrox
0-4 5.1% / 5.8%
King Creek — 0-4: 5.1% Sancrox — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.1% / 12.3%
King Creek — 5-14: 14.1% Sancrox — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 8.3% / 9.1%
King Creek — 15-19: 8.3% Sancrox — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 3.8% / 4.7%
King Creek — 20-24: 3.8% Sancrox — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 6.7% / 6.3%
King Creek — 25-34: 6.7% Sancrox — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 11.2% / 11.6%
King Creek — 35-44: 11.2% Sancrox — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 16.0% / 13.6%
King Creek — 45-54: 16.0% Sancrox — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.4% / 17.8%
King Creek — 55-64: 14.4% Sancrox — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 13.3% / 11.1%
King Creek — 65-74: 13.3% Sancrox — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 6.4% / 6.0%
King Creek — 75-84: 6.4% Sancrox — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.0% / 1.5%
King Creek — 85+: 1.0% Sancrox — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

King Creek 69.7% couple families
King Creek — Couple Families: 69.7% King Creek — Lone Person: 16.3% King Creek — One Parent Families: 10.3% King Creek — Group Household: 3.0% King Creek — Other Families: 0.8%
Sancrox 56.5% couple families
Sancrox — Couple Families: 56.5% Sancrox — Lone Person: 21.0% Sancrox — One Parent Families: 19.4% Sancrox — Group Household: 3.2% Sancrox — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

King Creek 4.6% renting
King Creek — Owned Outright: 49.1% King Creek — Mortgage: 46.3% King Creek — Renting: 4.6%
Sancrox 5.6% renting
Sancrox — Owned Outright: 50.8% Sancrox — Mortgage: 43.7% Sancrox — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

King Creek Sancrox
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 19.3%
King Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Sancrox — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 11.0%
King Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Sancrox — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 8.1%
King Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Sancrox — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.7%
King Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Sancrox — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.2%
King Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Sancrox — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

King Creek Sancrox
England 4.4% / 3.0%
King Creek — England: 4.4% Sancrox — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 0.8% / 2.0%
King Creek — New Zealand: 0.8% Sancrox — New Zealand: 2.0%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.8%
King Creek — South Africa: 0.6% Sancrox — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines 0.3% / 1.0%
King Creek — Philippines: 0.3% Sancrox — Philippines: 1.0%
Canada 0.3% / 0.8%
King Creek — Canada: 0.3% Sancrox — Canada: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.5%
King Creek — Netherlands: 0.3% Sancrox — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland 0.5% / —
King Creek — Scotland: 0.5% Sancrox — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

King Creek 98.0% houses
King Creek — Houses: 98.0% King Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% King Creek — Townhouses: 0.5%
Sancrox 100.0% houses
Sancrox — Houses: 100.0% Sancrox — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Sancrox — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

King Creek Sancrox
Median house price $1,400,000 $1,250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,515,000 $856,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 6 sales
 69 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Sancrox has more rural and farming land (74% vs 42%).

King Creek Sancrox
Rural and farming 42% 74%
Residential 40% 12%
Environmental 17% 8%
Industrial 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 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

King Creek Sancrox
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

King Creek Sancrox
House price Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income — Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

King Creek scores higher overall (47 vs 31).

King Creek Sancrox
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Sancrox carries more crime risk (71 vs 18).

King Creek Sancrox
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
18/100
 High
71/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

King Creek Sancrox
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

King Creek Sancrox
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Sancrox sits further from the CBD (382.4 km vs 373.7 km).

King Creek Sancrox
Walkability score 9/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 373.7 km 382.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 257 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2446
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2446
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.

King Creek Sancrox
Car (driver) 80.5% / 73.3%
King Creek — Car (driver): 80.5% Sancrox — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 18.7%
King Creek — Worked from Home: 14.9% Sancrox — Worked from Home: 18.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.2%
King Creek — Car (passenger): 4.6% Sancrox — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
King Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Sancrox — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

King Creek Sancrox
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.4 km 8.1 km

NBN connectivity

King Creek Sancrox
Connectivity score 53/100 39/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
633 premises
 13%
277 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

King Creek Sancrox
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

King Creek Sancrox
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

King Creek Sancrox
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

King Creek

Acreage

Sancrox

Acreage River

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