NSW · Kempsey Council
Mungay Creek, NSW, 2440
Suburb snapshot
Mungay Creek is a small locality in the Kempsey area, home to around 133 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4,099 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+5%), roughly 30819.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $480 (flats $380, houses $490), 7 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
- 133
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,266
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 50
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,430
- Employment rate
- 44.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $380
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $490
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $480
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 112
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)
- 4,099
- Against the person
- 1,083
- Against property
- 1,585
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 30,819.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 85.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +4.9%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order264
- Breach Bail Conditions556
- Domestic Violence Related Assault317
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment411
- Malicious Damage To Property362
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
7 public transport stops in this suburb
- Mungay Creek Rd At Dennis Rd
- Mungay Creek Rd At Old School House Lane
- Mungay Creek Rd At Old School House Lane
- Mungay Creek Rd Before Dennis Rd
- Mungay Creek Rd Opp Old School House Lane
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).
4 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
November 2025
- Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Vehicle repair station; Hours of operation and trading173 MUNGAY CREEK ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Determined
July 2025
- Subdivision50 DENNIS ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Determined
2024· 1 proposal
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure156 DENNIS ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Determined
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- Other93 DENNIS ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2023; 2024… · 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)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Recent changes
- Mungay Creek Rd At Dennis Rdtransport
- Mungay Creek Rd At Old School House Lanetransport
- Mungay Creek Rd At Old School House Lanetransport
- Mungay Creek Rd Before Dennis Rdtransport
- Mungay Creek Rd Opp Old School House Lanetransport
- Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Vehicle repair station; Hours of operation and tradingplanning173 MUNGAY CREEK ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Lodged 11 Nov 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning156 DENNIS ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Lodged 02 Feb 2024 · Determined
- Otherplanning93 DENNIS ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Lodged 21 Jun 2023 · Determined
- Subdivisionplanning50 DENNIS ROAD MUNGAY CREEK 2440Lodged 22 Jul 2025 · Determined
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime264
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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