Big Jacks Creek vs Warrah Ridge

Warrah Ridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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 Ridge, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Big Jacks Creek tends to suit families with children, while Warrah Ridge suits people living alone.

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

Big Jacks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Warrah Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warrah Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 -15.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
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.

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Big Jacks Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Warrah Ridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 30
Big Jacks Creek — Safety: 38/100 Warrah Ridge — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Big Jacks Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warrah Ridge — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Warrah Ridge has more residents (84 vs 61); Big Jacks Creek skews older (44 vs 38).

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Population 61 84
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% -15.2%
Median age 44 38
Median household income $110,448/yr
+3% vs other
 $107,224/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
0-4 8.2% / 8.3%
Big Jacks Creek — 0-4: 8.2% Warrah Ridge — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 23.0% / 13.1%
Big Jacks Creek — 5-14: 23.0% Warrah Ridge — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 — / 8.3%
Big Jacks Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Warrah Ridge — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 6.6% / 4.8%
Big Jacks Creek — 20-24: 6.6% Warrah Ridge — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.5% / 17.9%
Big Jacks Creek — 25-34: 11.5% Warrah Ridge — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 21.3% / 14.3%
Big Jacks Creek — 35-44: 21.3% Warrah Ridge — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 13.1% / 19.0%
Big Jacks Creek — 45-54: 13.1% Warrah Ridge — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 14.8% / 10.7%
Big Jacks Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Warrah Ridge — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 4.9% / 6.0%
Big Jacks Creek — 65-74: 4.9% Warrah Ridge — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 8.2% / 4.8%
Big Jacks Creek — 75-84: 8.2% Warrah Ridge — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Big Jacks Creek — 85+: not among its largest Warrah Ridge — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Big Jacks Creek 50.0% lone person
Big Jacks Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Big Jacks Creek — Couple Families: 31.2% Big Jacks Creek — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Warrah Ridge 60.0% lone person
Warrah Ridge — Lone Person: 60.0% Warrah Ridge — Couple Families: 40.0% Warrah Ridge — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Big Jacks Creek 20.0% renting
Big Jacks Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Big Jacks Creek — Mortgage: 30.0% Big Jacks Creek — Renting: 20.0%
Warrah Ridge 25.0% renting
Warrah Ridge — Owned Outright: 32.1% Warrah Ridge — Mortgage: 42.9% Warrah Ridge — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Big Jacks Creek 100.0% houses
Big Jacks Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Warrah Ridge 100.0% houses
Warrah Ridge — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 14.3%
Big Jacks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Warrah Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 14.3%
Big Jacks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Warrah Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 3.6%
Big Jacks Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Warrah Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.1%
Big Jacks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Warrah Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.6%
Big Jacks Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Warrah Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Median house price — $645,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
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

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
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 Ridge
House price — Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 6% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Warrah Ridge carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
70/100
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 Ridge
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 Ridge
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 353.8 km 353.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 260 min 259 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2339
 0.1%
postcode 2343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2339
 47
postcode 2343

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.

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Car (driver) 68.4% / 66.0%
Big Jacks Creek — Car (driver): 68.4% Warrah Ridge — Car (driver): 66.0%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 34.0%
Big Jacks Creek — Worked from Home: 23.7% Warrah Ridge — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Walked Only 7.9% / —
Big Jacks Creek — Walked Only: 7.9% Warrah Ridge — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).

Setting

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Elevation 414 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 333 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
Connectivity score 15/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Big Jacks Creek Warrah Ridge
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 Ridge
Average residential rate $934/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Big Jacks Creek

Family Rural

Warrah Ridge

Affordable Rural

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