Mountain Lagoon vs Wheeny Creek

Wheeny Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Mountain Lagoon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mountain Lagoon, most households are couple families. In Wheeny Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mountain Lagoon tends to suit couples and 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

Wheeny Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wheeny Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wheeny Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Wheeny Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 109 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (87.9 km vs 104 km)
  • But Mountain Lagoon is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mountain Lagoon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 7%)
  • But Wheeny Creek carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Wheeny Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (289.5% vs -13.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mountain Lagoon and Wheeny 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.

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
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.

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Walkability 8 / 0
Mountain Lagoon — Walkability: 8/100 Wheeny Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 54
Mountain Lagoon — Safety: 31/100 Wheeny Creek — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 10 / 21
Mountain Lagoon — Low fire risk: 10/100 Wheeny Creek — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Mountain Lagoon rents higher ($360/wk vs $0/wk); Mountain Lagoon skews older (55 vs 45).

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Population 78
+5% vs other
 74
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.3% +289.5%
Median age 55 45
Median household income $84,500/yr $97,448/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
0-4 — / 4.1%
Mountain Lagoon — 0-4: not among its largest Wheeny Creek — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 3.8% / 8.1%
Mountain Lagoon — 5-14: 3.8% Wheeny Creek — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 3.8% / 5.4%
Mountain Lagoon — 15-19: 3.8% Wheeny Creek — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 9.5%
Mountain Lagoon — 20-24: not among its largest Wheeny Creek — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 3.8% / 12.2%
Mountain Lagoon — 25-34: 3.8% Wheeny Creek — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 — / 12.2%
Mountain Lagoon — 35-44: not among its largest Wheeny Creek — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 19.2% / 9.5%
Mountain Lagoon — 45-54: 19.2% Wheeny Creek — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 29.5% / 21.6%
Mountain Lagoon — 55-64: 29.5% Wheeny Creek — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 9.0% / 6.8%
Mountain Lagoon — 65-74: 9.0% Wheeny Creek — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 11.5% / —
Mountain Lagoon — 75-84: 11.5% Wheeny Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 6.4% / —
Mountain Lagoon — 85+: 6.4% Wheeny Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

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.

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
England 10.3% / —
Mountain Lagoon — England: 10.3% Wheeny Creek — England: not among its largest
Scotland — / 4.1%
Mountain Lagoon — Scotland: not among its largest Wheeny Creek — Scotland: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mountain Lagoon 68.4% couple families
Mountain Lagoon — Couple Families: 68.4% Mountain Lagoon — Lone Person: 31.6% Mountain Lagoon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wheeny Creek 46.7% couple families
Wheeny Creek — Couple Families: 46.7% Wheeny Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Wheeny Creek — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mountain Lagoon 100.0% houses
Mountain Lagoon — Houses: 100.0%
Wheeny Creek 109.5% houses
Wheeny Creek — Houses: 109.5%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 16.2%
Mountain Lagoon — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Wheeny Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 6.8%
Mountain Lagoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Wheeny Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 6.8%
Mountain Lagoon — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Wheeny Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.8% / —
Mountain Lagoon — Postgraduate Degree: 12.8% Wheeny Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.1% / 4.1%
Mountain Lagoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1% Wheeny Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mountain Lagoon 10.0% renting
Mountain Lagoon — Owned Outright: 60.0% Mountain Lagoon — Mortgage: 30.0% Mountain Lagoon — Renting: 10.0%
Wheeny Creek 0.0% renting
Wheeny Creek — Owned Outright: 33.3% Wheeny Creek — Mortgage: 66.7% Wheeny Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Median house price $1,250,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $405,000

Zoning mix

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Environmental 100%
same for both
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

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
House price Higher than 65% of NSW —
Income Higher than 53% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Mountain Lagoon is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mountain Lagoon carries more crime risk (69 vs 46); Mountain Lagoon carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 79).

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny 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

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Waterways 9 7

Mobility

Mountain Lagoon sits further from the CBD (104 km vs 87.9 km).

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 104 km
+15% vs other
 87.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2758
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2758
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.

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Car (driver) 36.7% / 57.9%
Mountain Lagoon — Car (driver): 36.7% Wheeny Creek — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 21.1%
Mountain Lagoon — Worked from Home: 40.0% Wheeny Creek — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Walked Only 23.3% / —
Mountain Lagoon — Walked Only: 23.3% Wheeny Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 21.1%
Mountain Lagoon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wheeny Creek — Car (passenger): 21.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Elevation 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Connectivity score 17/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Mountain Lagoon Wheeny Creek
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mountain Lagoon

Retirees Rural

Wheeny Creek

River Rural

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