Alumy Creek vs Great Marlow

Alumy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Great Marlow. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Great Marlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Alumy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $345/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Alumy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (407 min vs 413 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Great Marlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alumy Creek and Great Marlow drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Walkability 4 / 4
Alumy Creek — Walkability: 4/100 Great Marlow — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 33 / 37
Alumy Creek — Safety: 33/100 Great Marlow — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Alumy Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Great Marlow — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Great Marlow has more residents (184 vs 86); Great Marlow skews older (50 vs 41).

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Population 86 184
+114% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +0.0%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $66,612/yr $72,748/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $345/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
0-4 — / 6.0%
Alumy Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Great Marlow — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 15.1% / 8.2%
Alumy Creek — 5-14: 15.1% Great Marlow — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 10.5% / 7.6%
Alumy Creek — 15-19: 10.5% Great Marlow — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 4.7% / 4.3%
Alumy Creek — 20-24: 4.7% Great Marlow — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 11.6% / 4.9%
Alumy Creek — 25-34: 11.6% Great Marlow — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 11.6% / 6.0%
Alumy Creek — 35-44: 11.6% Great Marlow — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 7.0% / 17.9%
Alumy Creek — 45-54: 7.0% Great Marlow — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 14.0% / 10.9%
Alumy Creek — 55-64: 14.0% Great Marlow — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 10.5% / 14.1%
Alumy Creek — 65-74: 10.5% Great Marlow — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 10.5% / 12.0%
Alumy Creek — 75-84: 10.5% Great Marlow — 75-84: 12.0%
85+ 8.1% / 2.2%
Alumy Creek — 85+: 8.1% Great Marlow — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alumy Creek 39.3% couple families
Alumy Creek — Couple Families: 39.3% Alumy Creek — Lone Person: 32.1% Alumy Creek — One Parent Families: 28.6%
Great Marlow 40.0% couple families
Great Marlow — Couple Families: 40.0% Great Marlow — Lone Person: 37.8% Great Marlow — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alumy Creek 0.0% renting
Alumy Creek — Owned Outright: 52.2% Alumy Creek — Mortgage: 47.8% Alumy Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Great Marlow 21.7% renting
Great Marlow — Owned Outright: 49.3% Great Marlow — Mortgage: 29.0% Great Marlow — Renting: 21.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alumy Creek 97.1% houses
Alumy Creek — Houses: 97.1% Alumy Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Great Marlow 87.3% houses
Great Marlow — Houses: 87.3% Great Marlow — Flats / Apartments: 12.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 19.0%
Alumy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Great Marlow — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.5%
Alumy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Great Marlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 10.9%
Alumy Creek — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Great Marlow — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Alumy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Great Marlow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Alumy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Great Marlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Property market

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Median house price $836,000 $825,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $9,131 —

Zoning mix

Alumy Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 82%); Great Marlow has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 1%).

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Rural and farming 99% 82%
Environmental 1% 17%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW

Liveability

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Great Marlow carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 615.3 km 616.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 407 min 413 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2460
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2460
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Car (driver) 71.4% / 73.2%
Alumy Creek — Car (driver): 71.4% Great Marlow — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 19.7%
Alumy Creek — Worked from Home: 28.6% Great Marlow — Worked from Home: 19.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
Alumy Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Great Marlow — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 34.4 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Connectivity score 30/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 11%
83 premises

Climate

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Annual rainfall 1,060 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alumy Creek Great Marlow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alumy Creek

Retirees Rural

Great Marlow

Retirees Rural

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