Big Jacks Creek vs Warrah Creek
Warrah Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Big Jacks Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Big Jacks Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Warrah Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Big Jacks Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Warrah Creek suits couples.
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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 62/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Big Jacks Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Big Jacks Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $385/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 62/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Big Jacks Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.9% vs -13.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Big Jacks Creek 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.
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.
Demographics
Warrah Creek rents higher ($385/wk vs $225/wk); Warrah Creek has more residents (78 vs 61).
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 78 +28% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | -13.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Median household income | $110,448/yr +10% vs other | $99,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $385/wk +71% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Big Jacks Creek | 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
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Liverpool Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Big Jacks Creek carries more crime risk (62 vs 0); Warrah Creek carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0).
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | 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
| Big Jacks Creek | 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
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 353.8 km | 352.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 260 min | 263 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2339 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2339 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).
Setting
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 414 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 516 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Big Jacks Creek | 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
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $934/yr same for both | |
| Council | Liverpool Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Big Jacks Creek | Warrah Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Warrah Creek
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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