Mungay Creek vs Willawarrin

Mungay Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Willawarrin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Mungay Creek: a median of $758,000, against $548,000 in Willawarrin, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mungay Creek tends to suit share households, while Willawarrin suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mungay Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Willawarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($548,000 vs $757,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Willawarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $423/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Willawarrin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 343 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (449.8 km vs 463.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mungay Creek carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 85/100)
  • Willawarrin is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
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.

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Walkability 0 / 21
Mungay Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Willawarrin — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 44 / 15
Mungay Creek — Safety: 44/100 Willawarrin — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 12 / 7
Mungay Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100 Willawarrin — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Mungay Creek has higher household incomes ($65,832 vs $43,940); Mungay Creek rents higher ($423/wk vs $290/wk).

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Population 133 183
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% -4.2%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $65,832/yr
+33% vs other
 $43,940/yr
Median weekly rent $423/wk
+31% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
0-4 — / 7.1%
Mungay Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Willawarrin — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 20.3% / 9.8%
Mungay Creek — 5-14: 20.3% Willawarrin — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 5.3% / 6.6%
Mungay Creek — 15-19: 5.3% Willawarrin — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 — / 7.7%
Mungay Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Willawarrin — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 8.3% / 6.0%
Mungay Creek — 25-34: 8.3% Willawarrin — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 15.0% / 10.4%
Mungay Creek — 35-44: 15.0% Willawarrin — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 7.5% / 14.8%
Mungay Creek — 45-54: 7.5% Willawarrin — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 21.1% / 21.9%
Mungay Creek — 55-64: 21.1% Willawarrin — 55-64: 21.9%
65-74 11.3% / 10.9%
Mungay Creek — 65-74: 11.3% Willawarrin — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 2.3% / 3.8%
Mungay Creek — 75-84: 2.3% Willawarrin — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 3.8% / 2.2%
Mungay Creek — 85+: 3.8% Willawarrin — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
England 2.3% / 3.3%
Mungay Creek — England: 2.3% Willawarrin — England: 3.3%
Germany — / 2.2%
Mungay Creek — Germany: not among its largest Willawarrin — Germany: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mungay Creek 33.3% lone person
Mungay Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Mungay Creek — Couple Families: 27.8% Mungay Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0% Mungay Creek — Group Household: 13.9%
Willawarrin 44.2% lone person
Willawarrin — Lone Person: 44.2% Willawarrin — Couple Families: 28.8% Willawarrin — One Parent Families: 21.2% Willawarrin — Group Household: 5.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mungay Creek 100.0% houses
Mungay Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Willawarrin 100.0% houses
Willawarrin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 21.9%
Mungay Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Willawarrin — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.9%
Mungay Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Willawarrin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / —
Mungay Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Willawarrin — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.3%
Mungay Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Willawarrin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mungay Creek 14.3% renting
Mungay Creek — Owned Outright: 61.9% Mungay Creek — Mortgage: 23.8% Mungay Creek — Renting: 14.3%
Willawarrin 10.3% renting
Willawarrin — Owned Outright: 54.4% Willawarrin — Mortgage: 35.3% Willawarrin — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Median house price $757,500 $548,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Environmental 2% 5%
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

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Willawarrin is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Willawarrin carries more crime risk (85 vs 56).

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
93/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
85/100
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

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mungay Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Willawarrin

  • Willawarrin Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Mungay Creek sits further from the CBD (463.9 km vs 449.8 km).

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 463.9 km
+3% vs other
 449.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 343 min 307 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Car (driver) 87.5% / 86.4%
Mungay Creek — Car (driver): 87.5% Willawarrin — Car (driver): 86.4%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 8.5%
Mungay Creek — Worked from Home: 12.5% Willawarrin — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Mungay Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Willawarrin — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.3 km 37.4 km

NBN connectivity

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Connectivity score 18/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
51 premises

Council rates

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Mungay Creek Willawarrin
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mungay Creek

River Rural

Willawarrin

Affordable Quiet Rural

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