Araluen vs Majors Creek

Majors Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Araluen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Araluen, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Araluen: a median of $715,000, against $640,000 in Majors Creek, though rent is higher in Majors Creek. On these figures, Araluen tends to suit people living alone, while Majors Creek suits families with children.

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

Majors Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Araluen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $390/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Araluen is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • Majors Creek sits closer to the CBD (302.4 km vs 305.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Araluen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
  • But Majors Creek carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Araluen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs 16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Araluen Majors Creek
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.

Araluen Majors Creek
Walkability 12 / 0
Araluen — Walkability: 12/100 Majors Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 64
Araluen — Safety: 31/100 Majors Creek — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 20 / 74
Araluen — Low fire risk: 20/100 Majors Creek — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Majors Creek rents higher ($390/wk vs $225/wk); Majors Creek has more residents (290 vs 209).

Araluen Majors Creek
Population 209 290
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% +16.5%
Median age 53 47
Median household income $54,184/yr $69,056/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $390/wk
+73% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Araluen Majors Creek
0-4 3.8% / 6.6%
Araluen — 0-4: 3.8% Majors Creek — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 6.7% / 12.1%
Araluen — 5-14: 6.7% Majors Creek — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 2.4% / 1.0%
Araluen — 15-19: 2.4% Majors Creek — 15-19: 1.0%
20-24 5.3% / 2.8%
Araluen — 20-24: 5.3% Majors Creek — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 7.7% / 7.9%
Araluen — 25-34: 7.7% Majors Creek — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 7.7% / 13.8%
Araluen — 35-44: 7.7% Majors Creek — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.9% / 12.8%
Araluen — 45-54: 13.9% Majors Creek — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 21.5% / 17.9%
Araluen — 55-64: 21.5% Majors Creek — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 16.7% / 15.5%
Araluen — 65-74: 16.7% Majors Creek — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 8.6% / 5.9%
Araluen — 75-84: 8.6% Majors Creek — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.4% / —
Araluen — 85+: 1.4% Majors Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Araluen 62.5% lone person
Araluen — Lone Person: 62.5% Araluen — Couple Families: 29.2% Araluen — One Parent Families: 8.3%
Majors Creek 37.3% lone person
Majors Creek — Lone Person: 37.3% Majors Creek — Couple Families: 37.3% Majors Creek — One Parent Families: 25.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Araluen 6.6% renting
Araluen — Owned Outright: 54.9% Araluen — Mortgage: 38.5% Araluen — Renting: 6.6%
Majors Creek 11.1% renting
Majors Creek — Owned Outright: 46.5% Majors Creek — Mortgage: 42.4% Majors Creek — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Araluen 96.7% houses
Araluen — Houses: 96.7% Araluen — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Majors Creek 100.0% houses
Majors Creek — Houses: 100.0% Majors Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Araluen Majors Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 14.5%
Araluen — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Majors Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 10.3%
Araluen — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Majors Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 4.1%
Araluen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Majors Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 3.1%
Araluen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Majors Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.4%
Araluen — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Majors Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Property market

Araluen Majors Creek
Median house price $715,000 $640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Araluen has more land zoned for conservation (35% vs 13%); Majors Creek has more rural and farming land (87% vs 65%).

Araluen Majors Creek
Rural and farming 65% 87%
Environmental 35% 13%
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

Araluen Majors Creek
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Araluen Majors Creek
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Araluen is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Araluen Majors Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Araluen carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 26); Araluen carries more crime risk (69 vs 36).

Araluen Majors Creek
Bushfire High
80/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
36/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Araluen Majors Creek
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

Araluen Majors Creek
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Waterways 41 46

Mobility

Araluen sits further from the CBD (305.1 km vs 302.4 km).

Araluen Majors Creek
Walkability score 12/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 305.1 km 302.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 218 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2622
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2622
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.

Araluen Majors Creek
Car (driver) 70.1% / 76.9%
Araluen — Car (driver): 70.1% Majors Creek — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 22.1% / 17.3%
Araluen — Worked from Home: 22.1% Majors Creek — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.8%
Araluen — Car (passenger): 3.9% Majors Creek — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 3.9% / —
Araluen — Walked Only: 3.9% Majors Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Araluen Majors Creek
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 768 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.3 km 42.5 km

NBN connectivity

Araluen Majors Creek
Connectivity score 16/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Araluen Majors Creek
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Araluen Majors Creek
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Araluen Majors Creek
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Araluen Majors Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Araluen

Retirees Rural

Majors Creek

Affordable Rural

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