Lower Mangrove vs Mangrove Creek
Mangrove Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 53 in Lower Mangrove. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower Mangrove, about half of households are people living alone. In Mangrove Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lower Mangrove tends to suit people living alone, while Mangrove Creek suits 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
Mangrove Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 47%)
- But Lower Mangrove has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lower Mangrove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lower Mangrove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $650/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Lower Mangrove
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 140 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (102.3 km vs 113.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mangrove Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mangrove Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.0% vs 7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lower Mangrove and Mangrove 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.
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.
Demographics
Mangrove Creek rents higher ($650/wk vs $380/wk); Mangrove Creek has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $68,224).
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 +20% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.7% | +40.0% |
| Median age | 53 | 34 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $110,500/yr +62% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk | $650/wk +71% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,470,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Lower Mangrove has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 80%).
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 99% | 80% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 20% |
| 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
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 73% of NSW | — |
| Income | — | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
Liveability
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Lower Mangrove carries more crime risk (85 vs 42).
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 93/100 |
| Crime | High 85/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove 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
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 3 |
Mobility
Mangrove Creek sits further from the CBD (113.2 km vs 102.3 km).
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 102.3 km | 113.2 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 140 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 2250 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2250 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 232 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.0 km | 24.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm | 1,272 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 26.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 10.6°C |
Council rates
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,409/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Robertson same for both | |
| Member | Gordon Reid same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lower Mangrove | Mangrove Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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