NSW · Port Stephens Council
Twelve Mile Creek, NSW, 2324
Suburb snapshot
Twelve Mile Creek is a small locality in the Port Stephens area, home to around 159 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,689 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 16911.9 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $578 (flats $498, houses $610), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 159
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $933
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 67
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,582
- Employment rate
- 32.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- $498
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $610
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $578
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 194
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)
- 2,689
- Against the person
- 834
- Against property
- 910
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 16,911.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 78.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -11.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions384
- Domestic Violence Related Assault228
- Fraud159
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment331
- Malicious Damage To Property237
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
22 public transport stops in this suburb
- 42 The Bucketts Way
- Pacific Hwy Before The Bucketts Way
- The Bucketts Way Before Flannerys Trail
- The Bucketts Way Opp Twelve Mile Creek
- Twelve Mile Creek, The Bucketts Way
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).
8 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
July 2023
- Shed7 TWELVE MILE CREEK ROAD TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
2022· 3 proposals
November 2022
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs4486 PACIFIC HIGHWAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
October 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Shed69 THE BUCKETTS WAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
August 2022
- Other47 THE BUCKETTS WAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
2021· 4 proposals
September 2021
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Shed39 THE BUCKETTS WAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
- Other4406 PACIFIC HIGHWAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
May 2021
- Other4406 PACIFIC HIGHWAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
January 2021
- Earthworks / change in levels4406 PACIFIC HIGHWAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Determined
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)
- 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- 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
- 42 The Bucketts Waytransport
- Pacific Hwy Before The Bucketts Waytransport
- The Bucketts Way Before Flannerys Trailtransport
- The Bucketts Way Opp Twelve Mile Creektransport
- Twelve Mile Creek, The Bucketts Waytransport
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Shedplanning69 THE BUCKETTS WAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Lodged 10 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Shedplanning39 THE BUCKETTS WAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Lodged 24 Sep 2021 · Determined
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahsplanning4486 PACIFIC HIGHWAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Lodged 09 Nov 2022 · Determined
- Earthworks / change in levelsplanning4406 PACIFIC HIGHWAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Lodged 25 Jan 2021 · Determined
- Otherplanning47 THE BUCKETTS WAY TWELVE MILE CREEK 2324Lodged 02 Aug 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- 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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