Reedy Creek vs Westbrook
Reedy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Westbrook. 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 Westbrook: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.44 million in Reedy Creek, and rent is higher there too.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Reedy Creek has cheaper houses ($1,437,500 vs $1,600,000)
- Westbrook leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 36%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Reedy Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Reedy Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 171 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (207.4 km vs 220.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Westbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Westbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -8.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Reedy Creek and Westbrook 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
Westbrook rents higher ($350/wk vs $210/wk); Westbrook has higher household incomes ($134,888 vs $82,316).
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 159 +5% vs other | 151 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.6% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 44 | 50 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr | $134,888/yr +64% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $350/wk +67% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
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 (29.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,437,500 | $1,600,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $1,050,000 |
| Median land price | $1,012,500 | — |
Zoning mix
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 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
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Reedy Creek carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 35).
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 10 |
Mobility
Westbrook sits further from the CBD (220.7 km vs 207.4 km).
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 207.4 km | 220.7 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 156 min | 171 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2330 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 (71.2%).
Setting
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 128 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 65 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,026 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ | 20.2 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Reedy Creek | Westbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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