NSW · Muswellbrook Council
Giants Creek, NSW, 2328
Suburb snapshot
Giants Creek is a small locality in the Muswellbrook area, home to around 149 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 136 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-10%), roughly 912.8 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $565, 8 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 149
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,187
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 55
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,425
- Employment rate
- 52.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $565
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 136
- Against the person
- 44
- Against property
- 55
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 912.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 32.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -10.5%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order8
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment16
- Malicious Damage To Property16
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences11
- Steal From Dwelling11
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1376 Giants Creek Rd
- 1376 Giants Creek Rd
- 2170 Merriwa Rd
- 420 Giants Creek Rd
- 639 Giants Creek Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
3 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
June 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool420 GIANTS CREEK ROAD GIANTS CREEK 2328Determined
2022· 1 proposal
July 2022
- Shed420 GIANTS CREEK ROAD GIANTS CREEK 2328Determined
2021· 1 proposal
December 2021
- Dwelling420 GIANTS CREEK ROAD GIANTS CREEK 2328Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- 1376 Giants Creek Rdtransport
- 1376 Giants Creek Rdtransport
- 2170 Merriwa Rdtransport
- 420 Giants Creek Rdtransport
- 639 Giants Creek Rdtransport
- Dwellingplanning420 GIANTS CREEK ROAD GIANTS CREEK 2328Lodged 09 Dec 2021 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming poolplanning420 GIANTS CREEK ROAD GIANTS CREEK 2328Lodged 18 Jun 2024 · Determined
- Shedplanning420 GIANTS CREEK ROAD GIANTS CREEK 2328Lodged 26 Jul 2022 · Determined
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime8
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime16
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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