Back Creek vs Wirrinya

Back Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 33 in Wirrinya. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Back Creek, the large majority of households rent. In Wirrinya, the large majority of households own their home.

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

Back Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Wirrinya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($16,544 vs $410,322)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Back Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wirrinya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (489.3 km vs 506.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs GPs and walkability.

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

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

Back Creek Wirrinya
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.

Back Creek Wirrinya
Walkability 0 / 0
Back Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Wirrinya — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 15 / 65
Back Creek — Low fire risk: 15/100 Wirrinya — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Wirrinya has more residents (92 vs 54); Back Creek has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $84,500).

Back Creek Wirrinya
Population 54 92
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +3.4%
Median age 29 33
Median household income $117,000/yr
+28% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $133/wk $150/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Back Creek Wirrinya
0-4 9.3% / 15.2%
Back Creek — 0-4: 9.3% Wirrinya — 0-4: 15.2%
5-14 22.2% / 18.5%
Back Creek — 5-14: 22.2% Wirrinya — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Back Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Wirrinya — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 5.4%
Back Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Wirrinya — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 5.6% / 14.1%
Back Creek — 25-34: 5.6% Wirrinya — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 18.5% / 19.6%
Back Creek — 35-44: 18.5% Wirrinya — 35-44: 19.6%
45-54 25.9% / 12.0%
Back Creek — 45-54: 25.9% Wirrinya — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 7.4% / 14.1%
Back Creek — 55-64: 7.4% Wirrinya — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 — / 14.1%
Back Creek — 65-74: not among its largest Wirrinya — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 — / 4.3%
Back Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Wirrinya — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Back Creek — 85+: not among its largest Wirrinya — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Back Creek 75.0% couple families
Back Creek — Couple Families: 75.0% Back Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Back Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Wirrinya 72.2% couple families
Wirrinya — Couple Families: 72.2% Wirrinya — Lone Person: 27.8% Wirrinya — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Back Creek 100.0% renting
Back Creek — Owned Outright: 0.0% Back Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Back Creek — Renting: 100.0%
Wirrinya 0.0% renting
Wirrinya — Owned Outright: 52.9% Wirrinya — Mortgage: 47.1% Wirrinya — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Back Creek 100.0% houses
Back Creek — Houses: 100.0% Back Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wirrinya 90.6% houses
Wirrinya — Houses: 90.6% Wirrinya — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Back Creek Wirrinya
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 10.9%
Back Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Wirrinya — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 10.9%
Back Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Wirrinya — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.5%
Back Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wirrinya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Property market

Back Creek Wirrinya
Median house price $537,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $410,322 $16,544

Zoning mix

Back Creek Wirrinya
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Back Creek Wirrinya
New dwellings approved 15
across Bland
 31
across Forbes
Approvals change year on year -100% +125%

Ranking within NSW

Back Creek Wirrinya
House price Higher than 17% of NSW —
Income Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 93% of NSW —
EV adoption — Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Back Creek Wirrinya
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Back Creek carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 35).

Back Creek Wirrinya
Bushfire High
85/100
 Low
35/100
Crime — Moderate
43/100
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
same for both

Schools

Back Creek Wirrinya
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

Back Creek Wirrinya
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Back Creek sits further from the CBD (506.7 km vs 489.3 km).

Back Creek Wirrinya
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 506.7 km
+3% vs other
 489.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 343 min 341 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2671
 0.1%
postcode 2871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2671
 48
postcode 2871

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.

Back Creek Wirrinya
Car (driver) 76.9% / 61.2%
Back Creek — Car (driver): 76.9% Wirrinya — Car (driver): 61.2%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 32.7%
Back Creek — Worked from Home: 23.1% Wirrinya — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Walked Only — / 6.1%
Back Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Wirrinya — Walked Only: 6.1%

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

Setting

Back Creek Wirrinya
Elevation 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Back Creek Wirrinya
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Back Creek Wirrinya
Annual rainfall 506 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C 32.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C 4.0°C

Council rates

Back Creek Wirrinya
Average residential rate $1,508/yr $957/yr
Council Bland Forbes

Federal electorate

Back Creek Wirrinya
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Back Creek

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

Wirrinya

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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