Belgravia vs Kerrs Creek

Belgravia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Kerrs Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Belgravia, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Belgravia tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and couples, while Kerrs Creek suits older residents.

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

Kerrs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 54%)

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

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

Belgravia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($129/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Belgravia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (242 min vs 261 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (287.4 km vs 296 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kerrs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Kerrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.9% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Belgravia and Kerrs 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.

Belgravia Kerrs 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.

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Belgravia — Walkability: 0/100 Kerrs Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 100
Belgravia — Safety: 90/100 Kerrs Creek — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 70 / 63
Belgravia — Low fire risk: 70/100 Kerrs Creek — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Belgravia has more residents (124 vs 58); Kerrs Creek rents higher ($255/wk vs $129/wk).

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Population 124
+53% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +28.9%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $108,316/yr
+32% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $129/wk $255/wk
+98% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
0-4 5.6% / —
Belgravia — 0-4: 5.6% Kerrs Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.9% / 8.6%
Belgravia — 5-14: 16.9% Kerrs Creek — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 10.5% / —
Belgravia — 15-19: 10.5% Kerrs Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.2% / 5.2%
Belgravia — 20-24: 3.2% Kerrs Creek — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 3.2% / 5.2%
Belgravia — 25-34: 3.2% Kerrs Creek — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 12.9% / 8.6%
Belgravia — 35-44: 12.9% Kerrs Creek — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 12.9% / 8.6%
Belgravia — 45-54: 12.9% Kerrs Creek — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 17.7% / 17.2%
Belgravia — 55-64: 17.7% Kerrs Creek — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 10.5% / 20.7%
Belgravia — 65-74: 10.5% Kerrs Creek — 65-74: 20.7%
75-84 — / 6.9%
Belgravia — 75-84: not among its largest Kerrs Creek — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.4% / —
Belgravia — 85+: 2.4% Kerrs Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belgravia 53.8% couple families
Belgravia — Couple Families: 53.8% Belgravia — Lone Person: 46.2% Belgravia — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kerrs Creek 25.0% couple families
Kerrs Creek — Couple Families: 25.0% Kerrs Creek — Lone Person: 25.0% Kerrs Creek — One Parent Families: 50.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belgravia 22.0% renting
Belgravia — Owned Outright: 41.5% Belgravia — Mortgage: 36.6% Belgravia — Renting: 22.0%
Kerrs Creek 23.1% renting
Kerrs Creek — Owned Outright: 53.8% Kerrs Creek — Mortgage: 23.1% Kerrs Creek — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belgravia 100.0% houses
Belgravia — Houses: 100.0%
Kerrs Creek 100.0% houses
Kerrs Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 13.8%
Belgravia — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Kerrs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 12.1%
Belgravia — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Kerrs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 10.3%
Belgravia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Kerrs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 5.2%
Belgravia — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Kerrs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Property market

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Median house price $1,510,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Rural and farming 99%
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

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 405
across Dubbo
Approvals change year on year -43% -12%

Ranking within NSW

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
House price Higher than 75% of NSW —
Income Higher than 74% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Belgravia carries more crime risk (10 vs 0).

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
10/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Belgravia Kerrs 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

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 11 19

Mobility

Kerrs Creek sits further from the CBD (296 km vs 287.4 km).

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 287.4 km 296 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 242 min 261 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
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.

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Car (driver) 80.8% / 89.3%
Belgravia — Car (driver): 80.8% Kerrs Creek — Car (driver): 89.3%
Walked Only 5.8% / 10.7%
Belgravia — Walked Only: 5.8% Kerrs Creek — Walked Only: 10.7%
Worked from Home 13.5% / —
Belgravia — Worked from Home: 13.5% Kerrs Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).

Setting

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Elevation 665 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 877 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,233/yr
Council Cabonne Dubbo

Federal electorate

Belgravia Kerrs Creek
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Belgravia

Family Rural

Kerrs Creek

Retirees River Rural

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