Mortons Creek vs Pembrooke
Mortons Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Pembrooke. 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 Pembrooke: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.13 million in Mortons Creek, though rent is higher in Mortons Creek. On these figures, Mortons Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Pembrooke suits share households.
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
Mortons Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 61%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mortons Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,132,500 vs $1,500,000)
Weighs house 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
Mortons Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (388 km vs 399.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mortons Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.8% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mortons Creek and Pembrooke 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
Mortons Creek has more residents (309 vs 118); Mortons Creek has higher household incomes ($85,280 vs $71,500).
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 309 +62% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.8% | -7.1% |
| Median age | 47 | 50 |
| Median household income | $85,280/yr +16% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +6% vs other | $330/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
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 (5.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,132,500 | $1,500,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Mortons Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%); Pembrooke has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 84% |
| Environmental | 0% | 13% |
| 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
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 546 across Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Mortons Creek carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 58).
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 88/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 8 | 51 |
Mobility
Pembrooke sits further from the CBD (399.7 km vs 388 km).
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 388 km | 399.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 273 min | 271 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).
Setting
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.4 km | 12.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 108 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,842 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mortons Creek | Pembrooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Mortons Creek
Pembrooke
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