Alumy Creek vs Southgate

Alumy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Southgate. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Southgate: a median of $1.2 million, against $836,000 in Alumy Creek. On these figures, Alumy Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Southgate suits people living alone.

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

Alumy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Alumy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($836,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Alumy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (407 min vs 419 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (615.3 km vs 625.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alumy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Southgate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.6% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alumy Creek and Southgate 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 Southgate
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 Southgate
Walkability 4 / 11
Alumy Creek — Walkability: 4/100 Southgate — Walkability: 11/100
Safety 33 / 25
Alumy Creek — Safety: 33/100 Southgate — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Alumy Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southgate — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Southgate has more residents (198 vs 86); Southgate skews older (51 vs 41).

Alumy Creek Southgate
Population 86 198
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +7.6%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $66,612/yr $68,692/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+3% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alumy Creek Southgate
0-4 — / 4.5%
Alumy Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Southgate — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 15.1% / 9.6%
Alumy Creek — 5-14: 15.1% Southgate — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 10.5% / 4.5%
Alumy Creek — 15-19: 10.5% Southgate — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.7% / 1.5%
Alumy Creek — 20-24: 4.7% Southgate — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 11.6% / 11.1%
Alumy Creek — 25-34: 11.6% Southgate — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 11.6% / 6.6%
Alumy Creek — 35-44: 11.6% Southgate — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 7.0% / 17.2%
Alumy Creek — 45-54: 7.0% Southgate — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 14.0% / 19.7%
Alumy Creek — 55-64: 14.0% Southgate — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 10.5% / 16.7%
Alumy Creek — 65-74: 10.5% Southgate — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 10.5% / 4.5%
Alumy Creek — 75-84: 10.5% Southgate — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 8.1% / 2.5%
Alumy Creek — 85+: 8.1% Southgate — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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%
Southgate 38.6% couple families
Southgate — Couple Families: 38.6% Southgate — Lone Person: 43.2% Southgate — One Parent Families: 18.2%
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%
Southgate 20.5% renting
Southgate — Owned Outright: 46.6% Southgate — Mortgage: 32.9% Southgate — Renting: 20.5%
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%
Southgate 100.0% houses
Southgate — Houses: 100.0% Southgate — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Alumy Creek Southgate
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 20.2%
Alumy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Southgate — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 10.6%
Alumy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Southgate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.1%
Alumy Creek — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Southgate — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%

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

Property market

Alumy Creek Southgate
Median house price $836,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $9,131 —

Zoning mix

Alumy Creek Southgate
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Environmental 1% 6%
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 Southgate
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Alumy Creek Southgate
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Alumy Creek Southgate
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Southgate carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).

Alumy Creek Southgate
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
75/100
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 Southgate
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 Southgate
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 13

Mobility

Southgate sits further from the CBD (625.1 km vs 615.3 km).

Alumy Creek Southgate
Walkability score 4/100 11/100
Distance to Sydney 615.3 km 625.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 407 min 419 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 Southgate
Car (driver) 71.4% / 73.7%
Alumy Creek — Car (driver): 71.4% Southgate — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 21.1%
Alumy Creek — Worked from Home: 28.6% Southgate — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Alumy Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Southgate — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Alumy Creek Southgate
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.4 km 31.0 km

NBN connectivity

Alumy Creek Southgate
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
84 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Alumy Creek Southgate
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

Southgate

Rural

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