Duns Creek NSW 2321
295 addresses · 11 streets
Lyne Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Duns Creek · 145 km from Sydney
Living Here
Duns Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 582 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,236 a week, with median rent near $355 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Seaham - Woodville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Duns Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
1 post office
1 golf club
1 butcher
Getting around. Train station: Paterson, 3.3 km north-west · Railway halt: Mindaribba, 7.6 km south-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 16.6 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 67.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 67.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 75.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 64.9%
Population by age in Duns Creek
| 0-4 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 80 |
| 15-19 | 48 |
| 20-24 | 39 |
| 25-34 | 48 |
| 35-44 | 71 |
| 45-54 | 78 |
| 55-64 | 102 |
| 65-74 | 66 |
| 75-84 | 18 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Duns Creek
| House | 187 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Duns Creek
| <$650 | 15 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 35 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 64 |
| $3,000+ | 53 |
Top ancestries in Duns Creek
| English | 259 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 246 |
| Irish | 84 |
| Scottish | 63 |
| Aboriginal | 35 |
| Ancestry NS | 31 |
Housing tenure in Duns Creek
| Owned | 78 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 94 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Duns Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 78 |
| 3 | 40 |
| 4+ | 44 |
Commute to work in Duns Creek
| Car | 204 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 44 |
Top countries of birth in Duns Creek
| England | 13 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| Fiji | 5 |
| Greece | 5 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
Languages used at home in Duns Creek
| Greek | 11 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 6 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
28,490 bird observations recorded near Duns Creek — most often seen:
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,938)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (1,808)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (1,689)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (1,251)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (1,229)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (1,102)
- South-east Eastern Spinebill (1,052)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (1,033)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (982)
- Eastern Golden Whistler (975)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (933)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (928)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (900)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Duns Creek
- East Coast Yellow Thornbill (891)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (854)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (853)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (807)
- South-eastern White-browed Scrubwren (802)
- South-eastern Striated Thornbill (794)
- Eastern Australian Raven (780)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (776)
- Pacific Black Duck (728)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (727)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (691)
- Wonga Pigeon (685)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (682)
- Australian Wood Duck (665)
- Southern Fuscous Honeyeater (648)
- Southern Magpie-lark (645)
- South-eastern Silvereye (642)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Duns Creek:
- Butterwick (3.4 km)
- Paterson (3.8 km)
- Tocal (5.2 km)
- Woodville (5.7 km)
- Mindaribba (6.9 km)
- Glen Oak (7 km)
- Martins Creek (7.3 km)
- Wallalong (7.9 km)
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Streets
- Butterwick Road (13)
- Duns Creek Road (144)
- Forest Road (30)
- Frances Dun Close (16)
- Paterson Road (32)
- Reynolds Close (13)
- Stradbroke Close (5)
- Uffington Road (19)
- Wallaby Close (15)
- Wiveliscombe Close (5)
- Woodville Street (3)
