Mangrove Creek vs Mangrove Mountain

Mangrove Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Mangrove Mountain. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mangrove Creek, most households are couple families. In Mangrove Mountain, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mangrove Creek tends to suit people living alone and 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 Mountain

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 56%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 80%)
  • But Mangrove Creek carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangrove Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($369/wk vs $650/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 31%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mangrove Mountain

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 140 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (87.3 km vs 113.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mangrove Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 1%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Mangrove Mountain is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mangrove Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.0% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
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.

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Walkability 0 / 8
Mangrove Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mangrove Mountain — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 58 / 16
Mangrove Creek — Safety: 58/100 Mangrove Mountain — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 7 / 13
Mangrove Creek — Low fire risk: 7/100 Mangrove Mountain — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Mangrove Mountain has more residents (736 vs 56); Mangrove Creek rents higher ($650/wk vs $369/wk).

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Population 56 736
+1214% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +40.0% +2.9%
Median age 34 43
Median household income $110,500/yr
+15% vs other
 $94,432/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+43% vs other
 $369/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
0-4 12.5% / 4.9%
Mangrove Creek — 0-4: 12.5% Mangrove Mountain — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 17.9% / 11.8%
Mangrove Creek — 5-14: 17.9% Mangrove Mountain — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 — / 6.9%
Mangrove Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 6.8%
Mangrove Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 10.7% / 11.1%
Mangrove Creek — 25-34: 10.7% Mangrove Mountain — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 17.9% / 10.3%
Mangrove Creek — 35-44: 17.9% Mangrove Mountain — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 7.1% / 14.1%
Mangrove Creek — 45-54: 7.1% Mangrove Mountain — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 8.9% / 16.8%
Mangrove Creek — 55-64: 8.9% Mangrove Mountain — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 — / 9.5%
Mangrove Creek — 65-74: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 — / 6.1%
Mangrove Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.5%
Mangrove Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mangrove Creek 55.6% couple families
Mangrove Creek — Couple Families: 55.6% Mangrove Creek — Lone Person: 44.4% Mangrove Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mangrove Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Mangrove Mountain 50.3% couple families
Mangrove Mountain — Couple Families: 50.3% Mangrove Mountain — Lone Person: 23.3% Mangrove Mountain — One Parent Families: 20.2% Mangrove Mountain — Group Household: 6.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mangrove Creek 0.0% renting
Mangrove Creek — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mangrove Creek — Mortgage: 100.0% Mangrove Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Mangrove Mountain 28.4% renting
Mangrove Mountain — Owned Outright: 37.5% Mangrove Mountain — Mortgage: 34.1% Mangrove Mountain — Renting: 28.4%
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.

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
China 10.7% / 1.8%
Mangrove Creek — China: 10.7% Mangrove Mountain — China: 1.8%
Greece 5.4% / 1.2%
Mangrove Creek — Greece: 5.4% Mangrove Mountain — Greece: 1.2%
England — / 3.0%
Mangrove Creek — England: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — England: 3.0%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Mangrove Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy — / 1.1%
Mangrove Creek — Italy: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

Qualifications

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

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 17.0%
Mangrove Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Mangrove Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 9.0%
Mangrove Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Mangrove Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.4%
Mangrove Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Mangrove Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Mangrove Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Mangrove Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mangrove Creek 80.0% houses
Mangrove Creek — Houses: 80.0% Mangrove Creek — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Mangrove Mountain 98.7% houses
Mangrove Mountain — Houses: 98.7% Mangrove Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Median house price — $2,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mangrove Mountain has more rural and farming land (62% vs 0%); Mangrove Creek has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 32%).

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Environmental 80% 32%
Rural and farming 0% 62%
Infrastructure and transport 20% 2%
Parks and recreation 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

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
House price — Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Mangrove Mountain is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mangrove Mountain carries more crime risk (84 vs 42).

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
84/100
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

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
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

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 3 43

Mobility

Mangrove Creek sits further from the CBD (113.2 km vs 87.3 km).

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 113.2 km
+23% vs other
 87.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 140 min 77 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.

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Worked from Home 100.0% / 43.3%
Mangrove Creek — Worked from Home: 100.0% Mangrove Mountain — Worked from Home: 43.3%
Car (driver) — / 48.2%
Mangrove Creek — Car (driver): not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — Car (driver): 48.2%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Mangrove Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.1%
Mangrove Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mangrove Mountain — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Elevation 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.3 km 25.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Connectivity score 16/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mangrove Creek

Family Multicultural Professionals Rural Young Families

Mangrove Mountain

Rural

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