NSW · Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

Black Creek, 2439

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  • Green suburb
What Black Creek is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Black Creek is a residential smaller community in Port Macquarie-Hastings with a familiar suburban feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

Population

Population
47
Median age
59
Median household income / week
$1,416
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 23
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
63.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian 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.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
42.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 47 residents
State safety percentile
17.5th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions12
  • Fraud11
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment31
  • Malicious Damage To Property25
  • Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences10

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW 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

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Reduce your speed. Allow extra travel time. Follow directions on site. <strong>Bridge/Causeway Construction - Black Creek Road, Black Creek</strong><strong>What are the works</strong>Council is replacing Black Creek Causeway, which was severely damaged during the March 2021 and 2022 flood events. This replacement forms part of ongoing flood recovery works across the region and is funded under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. The current causeway will be replaced in two sections:<ul><li>A concrete bridge (south side to the middle of the crossing) to allow water to flow underneath.</li><li>A concrete causeway (north side) to act as an overflow area during times of high water flow.</li></ul><strong>Location of activity</strong>Northern end of Black Creek Road, north west of Kew<strong>When is the activity scheduled to occur</strong><ul><li>The works are planned to commence 3 March (weather permitting) and expected to take approx. 6 months to complete.</li><li>Standard work hours will be 7:00am–5:00pm Monday to Friday, and 8:00am–1:00pm Saturdays (infrequently, if required).</li></ul><strong>How will traffic be affected</strong><ul><li>Traffic control will be on site throughout the works and will implement short stoppages to traffic if required.</li><li>Speed reduction will be in place (40km/h) at the work zone.</li><li>Directly affected individual property owners have been contacted by Council staff prior to commencement of works.</li><li>Motorists are encouraged to allow additional travel time and exercise caution when travelling along Black Creek Road as there may be increased heavy vehicle traffic.</li></ul>Black Creek Road, Northern end, North West of Kew24 Feb 2026 – 14 Aug 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closuresState road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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 overlaysState government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • Breach Bail Conditionscrime12
  • Fraudcrime11
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime31
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime25
  • Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offencescrime10
  • Reduce your speed. Allow extra travel time. Follow directions on site. <strong>Bridge/Causeway Construction - Black Creek Road, Black Creek</strong><strong>What are the works</strong>Council is replacing Black Creek Causeway, which was severely damaged during the March 2021 and 2022 flood events. This replacement forms part of ongoing flood recovery works across the region and is funded under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. The current causeway will be replaced in two sections:<ul><li>A concrete bridge (south side to the middle of the crossing) to allow water to flow underneath.</li><li>A concrete causeway (north side) to act as an overflow area during times of high water flow.</li></ul><strong>Location of activity</strong>Northern end of Black Creek Road, north west of Kew<strong>When is the activity scheduled to occur</strong><ul><li>The works are planned to commence 3 March (weather permitting) and expected to take approx. 6 months to complete.</li><li>Standard work hours will be 7:00am–5:00pm Monday to Friday, and 8:00am–1:00pm Saturdays (infrequently, if required).</li></ul><strong>How will traffic be affected</strong><ul><li>Traffic control will be on site throughout the works and will implement short stoppages to traffic if required.</li><li>Speed reduction will be in place (40km/h) at the work zone.</li><li>Directly affected individual property owners have been contacted by Council staff prior to commencement of works.</li><li>Motorists are encouraged to allow additional travel time and exercise caution when travelling along Black Creek Road as there may be increased heavy vehicle traffic.</li></ul>roadworksBlack Creek Road, Northern end, North West of Kew24 Feb 2026 – 14 Aug 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
  • Road incidents & closuresState road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

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