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Hyndmans Creek, 2446

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

Suburb profile

Hyndmans Creek is a welcoming smaller community in Port Macquarie-Hastings, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.

Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
41
Median age
59
Median household income / week
$1,166
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 16
Median monthly mortgage
$1,661
Employment rate
51.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 0 / 0

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 · 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)
$410
Houses (January to March 2026)
$610
All types (January to March 2026)
$595
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
57

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

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
48.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 41 residents
State safety percentile
25.9th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-33.2%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

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 · 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

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 3870 Oxley Hwy
  • 3870 Oxley Hwy

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 · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

2 planning-related records

2026· 2 proposals

  • April 2026

  • Subdivision
    3497 OXLEY HIGHWAY HYNDMANS CREEK 2446Under Assessment

  • March 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    3567 OXLEY HIGHWAY HYNDMANS CREEK 2446Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Parking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • Parkingamenitiesparking
  • Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime67
  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime107
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime102
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime110
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime50
  • 3870 Oxley Hwytransport
  • 3870 Oxley Hwytransport
  • Shed; Erection of a new structureplanning3567 OXLEY HIGHWAY HYNDMANS CREEK 2446Lodged 12 Mar 2026 · Determined
  • Subdivisionplanning3497 OXLEY HIGHWAY HYNDMANS CREEK 2446Lodged 01 Apr 2026 · Under Assessment

Data sources & freshness

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