Lankeys Creek vs Wantagong

Wantagong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Lankeys Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lankeys Creek tends to suit older residents.

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

Lankeys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wantagong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wantagong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $162/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wantagong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (516.3 km vs 530.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (330 min vs 339 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lankeys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Wantagong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs 22.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
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.

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Walkability 0 / 0
Lankeys Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Wantagong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 79
Lankeys Creek — Safety: 100/100 Wantagong — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 11 / 17
Lankeys Creek — Low fire risk: 11/100 Wantagong — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Wantagong has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $71,500); Wantagong has more residents (76 vs 60).

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Population 60 76
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.4% +33.3%
Median age 51 48
Median household income $71,500/yr $125,632/yr
+76% vs other
Median weekly rent $162/wk
+7% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
0-4 — / 5.3%
Lankeys Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Wantagong — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 8.3% / 10.5%
Lankeys Creek — 5-14: 8.3% Wantagong — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 6.7% / 5.3%
Lankeys Creek — 15-19: 6.7% Wantagong — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 3.9%
Lankeys Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Wantagong — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 20.0% / 11.8%
Lankeys Creek — 25-34: 20.0% Wantagong — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 6.7% / 7.9%
Lankeys Creek — 35-44: 6.7% Wantagong — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 — / 5.3%
Lankeys Creek — 45-54: not among its largest Wantagong — 45-54: 5.3%
55-64 13.3% / 35.5%
Lankeys Creek — 55-64: 13.3% Wantagong — 55-64: 35.5%
65-74 28.3% / 3.9%
Lankeys Creek — 65-74: 28.3% Wantagong — 65-74: 3.9%
75-84 10.0% / 3.9%
Lankeys Creek — 75-84: 10.0% Wantagong — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 3.9%
Lankeys Creek — 85+: not among its largest Wantagong — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.5%).

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.

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
England 5.0% / 3.9%
Lankeys Creek — England: 5.0% Wantagong — England: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lankeys Creek 66.7% couple families
Lankeys Creek — Couple Families: 66.7% Lankeys Creek — Lone Person: 33.3%
Wantagong 70.0% couple families
Wantagong — Couple Families: 70.0% Wantagong — Lone Person: 30.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lankeys Creek 100.0% houses
Lankeys Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Wantagong 100.0% houses
Wantagong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 11.8%
Lankeys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Wantagong — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 6.6%
Lankeys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Wantagong — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.9%
Lankeys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wantagong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.3%
Lankeys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wantagong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lankeys Creek 0.0% renting
Lankeys Creek — Owned Outright: 66.7% Lankeys Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Lankeys Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Wantagong 20.0% renting
Wantagong — Owned Outright: 60.0% Wantagong — Mortgage: 20.0% Wantagong — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Median house price $500,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Rural and farming 64% 67%
Environmental 36% 33%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
House price Higher than 15% of NSW —
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wantagong carries more crime risk (21 vs 0).

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
83/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
21/100
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

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
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

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Lankeys Creek sits further from the CBD (530.4 km vs 516.3 km).

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 530.4 km
+3% vs other
 516.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 339 min 330 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.

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Worked from Home 55.6% / 36.8%
Lankeys Creek — Worked from Home: 55.6% Wantagong — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Car (driver) 44.4% / 42.1%
Lankeys Creek — Car (driver): 44.4% Wantagong — Car (driver): 42.1%
Walked Only — / 21.1%
Lankeys Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Wantagong — Walked Only: 21.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Elevation 718 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Average residential rate $992/yr
same for both
Council Greater Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Lankeys Creek Wantagong
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lankeys Creek

Affordable Retirees Rural

Wantagong

Rural

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