Ardglen vs Warrah Creek

Warrah Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 58 in Ardglen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ardglen, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Warrah Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ardglen tends to suit people living alone, while Warrah 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

Warrah Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ardglen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $385/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ardglen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 263 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (321.9 km vs 352.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warrah Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 13/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ardglen and Warrah 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.

Ardglen Warrah 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.

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Walkability 5 / 0
Ardglen — Walkability: 5/100 Warrah Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 100
Ardglen — Safety: 87/100 Warrah Creek — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 56 / 72
Ardglen — Low fire risk: 56/100 Warrah Creek — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Warrah Creek rents higher ($385/wk vs $100/wk); Warrah Creek has higher household incomes ($99,112 vs $54,132).

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Population 50 78
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.3% -13.3%
Median age 58 40
Median household income $54,132/yr $99,112/yr
+83% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $385/wk
+285% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ardglen Warrah Creek
0-4 — / 9.0%
Ardglen — 0-4: not among its largest Warrah Creek — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 6.0% / 23.1%
Ardglen — 5-14: 6.0% Warrah Creek — 5-14: 23.1%
15-19 6.0% / 6.4%
Ardglen — 15-19: 6.0% Warrah Creek — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 14.0% / —
Ardglen — 20-24: 14.0% Warrah Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.0% / 6.4%
Ardglen — 25-34: 6.0% Warrah Creek — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 8.0% / 10.3%
Ardglen — 35-44: 8.0% Warrah Creek — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 10.0% / 20.5%
Ardglen — 45-54: 10.0% Warrah Creek — 45-54: 20.5%
55-64 40.0% / 3.8%
Ardglen — 55-64: 40.0% Warrah Creek — 55-64: 3.8%
65-74 22.0% / 9.0%
Ardglen — 65-74: 22.0% Warrah Creek — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 — / 9.0%
Ardglen — 75-84: not among its largest Warrah Creek — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / —
Ardglen — 85+: not among its largest Warrah Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ardglen 100.0% lone person
Ardglen — Lone Person: 100.0% Ardglen — Couple Families: 0.0% Ardglen — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Warrah Creek 28.6% lone person
Warrah Creek — Lone Person: 28.6% Warrah Creek — Couple Families: 57.1% Warrah Creek — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ardglen 20.0% renting
Ardglen — Owned Outright: 65.0% Ardglen — Mortgage: 15.0% Ardglen — Renting: 20.0%
Warrah Creek 16.0% renting
Warrah Creek — Owned Outright: 52.0% Warrah Creek — Mortgage: 32.0% Warrah Creek — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ardglen 100.0% houses
Ardglen — Houses: 100.0%
Warrah Creek 100.0% houses
Warrah Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 14.1%
Ardglen — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Warrah Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.1%
Ardglen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Warrah Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.7%
Ardglen — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Warrah Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Zoning mix

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Ardglen Warrah Creek
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ardglen Warrah Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Ardglen carries more crime risk (13 vs 0); Ardglen carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 28).

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
13/100
 None
0/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Ardglen Warrah 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

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Warrah Creek sits further from the CBD (352.2 km vs 321.9 km).

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 321.9 km 352.2 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 263 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2338
 0.0%
postcode 2339
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2338
 54
postcode 2339

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.

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Car (driver) 55.6% / 48.8%
Ardglen — Car (driver): 55.6% Warrah Creek — Car (driver): 48.8%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 41.5%
Ardglen — Worked from Home: 44.4% Warrah Creek — Worked from Home: 41.5%
Walked Only — / 9.8%
Ardglen — Walked Only: not among its largest Warrah Creek — Walked Only: 9.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Elevation 652 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 516 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Average residential rate $934/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Ardglen Warrah Creek
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ardglen

Rural Students

Warrah Creek

Family Rural Young Families

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