Blakney Creek vs Rye Park

Blakney Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Rye Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blakney Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Rye Park, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Blakney Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Rye Park 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Blakney Creek carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)
  • Rye Park is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Blakney Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)
  • Rye Park has cheaper land ($41,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rye Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Blakney Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (272.1 km vs 298 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 202 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Blakney Creek carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)
  • Rye Park has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Blakney Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.3% vs -10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blakney Creek Rye Park
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.

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Walkability 0 / 6
Blakney Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Rye Park — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 42 / 20
Blakney Creek — Safety: 42/100 Rye Park — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 84 / 75
Blakney Creek — Low fire risk: 84/100 Rye Park — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Rye Park has more residents (230 vs 92); Blakney Creek rents higher ($350/wk vs $170/wk).

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Population 92 230
+150% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.3% -10.9%
Median age 39 50
Median household income $123,448/yr
+45% vs other
 $67,600/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+51% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek Rye Park
0-4 5.4% / 4.3%
Blakney Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Rye Park — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 20.7% / 7.4%
Blakney Creek — 5-14: 20.7% Rye Park — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 3.3% / 7.4%
Blakney Creek — 15-19: 3.3% Rye Park — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 9.8% / 6.1%
Blakney Creek — 20-24: 9.8% Rye Park — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.0% / 7.4%
Blakney Creek — 25-34: 13.0% Rye Park — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 5.4% / 9.1%
Blakney Creek — 35-44: 5.4% Rye Park — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 22.8% / 20.4%
Blakney Creek — 45-54: 22.8% Rye Park — 45-54: 20.4%
55-64 6.5% / 14.3%
Blakney Creek — 55-64: 6.5% Rye Park — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 9.8% / 14.3%
Blakney Creek — 65-74: 9.8% Rye Park — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 7.6% / 7.4%
Blakney Creek — 75-84: 7.6% Rye Park — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / 3.0%
Blakney Creek — 85+: not among its largest Rye Park — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek 50.0% lone person
Blakney Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Blakney Creek — Couple Families: 35.0% Blakney Creek — One Parent Families: 15.0% Blakney Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Rye Park 32.6% lone person
Rye Park — Lone Person: 32.6% Rye Park — Couple Families: 45.7% Rye Park — One Parent Families: 13.0% Rye Park — Group Household: 8.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek 0.0% renting
Blakney Creek — Owned Outright: 34.6% Blakney Creek — Mortgage: 65.4% Blakney Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Rye Park 11.0% renting
Rye Park — Owned Outright: 61.6% Rye Park — Mortgage: 27.4% Rye Park — Renting: 11.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Lebanon 3.3% / —
Blakney Creek — Lebanon: 3.3% Rye Park — Lebanon: not among its largest
China — / 2.2%
Blakney Creek — China: not among its largest Rye Park — China: 2.2%
England — / 1.3%
Blakney Creek — England: not among its largest Rye Park — England: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Blakney Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Rye Park — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 17.4%
Blakney Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Rye Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 8.3%
Blakney Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Rye Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.4%
Blakney Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Rye Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / —
Blakney Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Rye Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Blakney Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rye Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blakney Creek 83.9% houses
Blakney Creek — Houses: 83.9% Blakney Creek — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Rye Park 90.2% houses
Rye Park — Houses: 90.2% Rye Park — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Median house price $1,250,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $850,000 $41,000

Zoning mix

Blakney Creek Rye Park
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

Blakney Creek Rye Park
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
 48
across Hilltops
Approvals change year on year +175% -47%

Ranking within NSW

Blakney Creek Rye Park
House price Higher than 65% of NSW —
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Rye Park carries more crime risk (80 vs 58).

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
80/100
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

Blakney Creek Rye Park
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
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 8.2 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Waterways 28 60

Mobility

Rye Park sits further from the CBD (298 km vs 272.1 km).

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 272.1 km 298 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 202 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
 0.1%
postcode 2586
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
 62
postcode 2586

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.

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Car (driver) 55.0% / 63.2%
Blakney Creek — Car (driver): 55.0% Rye Park — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 25.0%
Blakney Creek — Worked from Home: 35.0% Rye Park — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 3.9%
Blakney Creek — Car (passenger): 10.0% Rye Park — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 7.9%
Blakney Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Rye Park — Walked Only: 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Elevation 550 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
71 premises

Council rates

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Average residential rate $636/yr $714/yr
Council Upper Lachlan Hilltops

Federal electorate

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blakney Creek Rye Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blakney Creek

Family Rural

Rye Park

Affordable Rural

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