Median house price
$800k
+24% change
NSW · Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
King Creek, 2446
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,942
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.9%
Median age
45
Median income
$2,088/wk
Employment rate
60.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$800,000
Languages at home
2.2%non-English
Most common: French, Afrikaans, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, King Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The overall desirability read is around average, pulled by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities compared with similar regional towns, though growth momentum, plus community and employment remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
King Creek snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$595/wk
Houses $610 · Units $410
Population (ERP)
1,942
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#122
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
37th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
86th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 41.8/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3436th in Australia
- State rank
- 1054th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #122 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #295 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $410
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $610
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $595
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 57
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $800,000
- Median price change
- +23.6%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
1,942(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +9.9% over 5 years · 86th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.9%
- 5-year growth
- +9.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +36
- Change in 5 years
- +175
- Growth rank in NSW
- 86th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,150), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,863
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $2,088
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 621
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 60.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 597 / 3 / 4
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 110
- Against the person
- 37
- Against property
- 42
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 56.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 50 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -5.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order67
- Domestic Violence Related Assault107
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment102
- Malicious Damage To Property110
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault50
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
28 public transport stops in this suburb
- Sarahs Cres After King Creek Rd
- Sarahs Cres At Cain Cl
- Sarahs Cres At Cowarra Cl
- Sarahs Cres Before King Creek Rd
- Warrew Cres Opp Muri Cl
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Wauchope District Memorial Hospital (4.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 102
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 52.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 417 mm · ~52 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 459 mm · ~57 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 256 mm · ~32 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 273 mm · ~34 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 8 proposals
July 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure31 ERIC DRIVE KING CREEK 2446Under Assessment
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)426 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation61 WARREW CRESCENT KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)32 MANZANILLO DRIVE KING CREEK 2446Determined
April 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development19 COWARRA CLOSE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Subdivision337 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
March 2026
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use; Carport33 FOREST OAK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool193 SARAHS CRESCENT KING CREEK 2446Determined
2025· 28 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure42 FOREST OAK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use62 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space256 SARAHS CRESCENT KING CREEK 2446Determined
November 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1 VERDALE PLACE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use53 MANZANILLO DRIVE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure32 ERIC DRIVE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development19 ERIC DRIVE KING CREEK 2446Determined
October 2025
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use62 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Subdivision18 MANZANILLO DRIVE KING CREEK 2446Withdrawn
September 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure63 OLD KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space256 SARAHS CRESCENT KING CREEK 2446Determined
August 2025
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use36 REGAL BRAE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Landscaping structures100 OXBOW CIRCUIT KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation44 MANUKA PARKWAY KING CREEK 2446Determined
July 2025
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use23 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)19 KINGAREE PLACE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Dual occupancy; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation51 NARRAN RIVER ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure107 OXBOW CIRCUIT KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Air-conditioning units; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Clothes hoists and clothes lines; Garage, carport or carparking space; Rainwater tanks; Swimming pool329 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
June 2025
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation22 BEROWRA PLACE KING CREEK 2446Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 COWARRA CLOSE KING CREEK 2446Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 ILEX PLACE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation19 HARRIET PLACE KING CREEK 2446Determined
April 2025
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use23 ERIC DRIVE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space3 COWARRA CLOSE KING CREEK 2446Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space77 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
January 2025
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use38 CAIN CLOSE KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Business identification sign12 SARAHS CRESCENT KING CREEK 2446Determined
2024· 6 proposals
December 2024
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use118 OXBOW CIRCUIT KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space104 OAK RIDGE ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure160 KING CREEK ROAD KING CREEK 2446Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Waterbody; Water Infrastructure8 ACORN CLOSE KING CREEK 2446Determined
October 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Carport12 Sarah's Crescent,King Creek. 2446Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation50 BEROWRA PLACE KING CREEK 2446Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lyne
- Member of Parliament
- Alison PENFOLD (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 129,584
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.9%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.8%Labor 40.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 16.3 km away).
Coalition 66.4%Labor 33.6%
6.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- King CreekLabor 30.3% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- Wauchope SouthLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
- WauchopeLabor 38.6% · Coalition 61.4% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
- HuntingdonLabor 35.2% · Coalition 64.8% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
- BeechwoodLabor 30.7% · Coalition 69.3% TPP (2025)10.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.