Blaxlands Creek vs Coutts Crossing

Coutts Crossing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Blaxlands Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blaxlands Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coutts Crossing tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Blaxlands Creek is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 59%)
  • Coutts Crossing has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blaxlands Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coutts Crossing

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (413 min vs 419 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (623.8 km vs 631.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coutts Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Coutts Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.7% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
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.

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Walkability 14 / 16
Blaxlands Creek — Walkability: 14/100 Coutts Crossing — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 32 / 70
Blaxlands Creek — Safety: 32/100 Coutts Crossing — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 13 / 10
Blaxlands Creek — Low fire risk: 13/100 Coutts Crossing — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Coutts Crossing has more residents (1,053 vs 113); Blaxlands Creek has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $60,164).

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Population 113 1,053
+832% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -0.7%
Median age 55 44
Median household income $79,612/yr
+24% vs other
 $60,164/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $300/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
0-4 2.7% / 5.5%
Blaxlands Creek — 0-4: 2.7% Coutts Crossing — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 8.8% / 14.6%
Blaxlands Creek — 5-14: 8.8% Coutts Crossing — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 3.5% / 5.7%
Blaxlands Creek — 15-19: 3.5% Coutts Crossing — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.5% / 4.3%
Blaxlands Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Coutts Crossing — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 — / 10.8%
Blaxlands Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Coutts Crossing — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.4% / 10.4%
Blaxlands Creek — 35-44: 12.4% Coutts Crossing — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.0% / 12.7%
Blaxlands Creek — 45-54: 15.0% Coutts Crossing — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 25.7% / 14.8%
Blaxlands Creek — 55-64: 25.7% Coutts Crossing — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 21.2% / 14.3%
Blaxlands Creek — 65-74: 21.2% Coutts Crossing — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 4.4% / 6.4%
Blaxlands Creek — 75-84: 4.4% Coutts Crossing — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / 1.6%
Blaxlands Creek — 85+: not among its largest Coutts Crossing — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Creek 45.8% couple families
Blaxlands Creek — Couple Families: 45.8% Blaxlands Creek — Lone Person: 20.8% Blaxlands Creek — One Parent Families: 33.3% Blaxlands Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Blaxlands Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Coutts Crossing 39.8% couple families
Coutts Crossing — Couple Families: 39.8% Coutts Crossing — Lone Person: 33.2% Coutts Crossing — One Parent Families: 19.0% Coutts Crossing — Group Household: 6.2% Coutts Crossing — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Creek 10.8% renting
Blaxlands Creek — Owned Outright: 54.1% Blaxlands Creek — Mortgage: 35.1% Blaxlands Creek — Renting: 10.8%
Coutts Crossing 13.8% renting
Coutts Crossing — Owned Outright: 45.5% Coutts Crossing — Mortgage: 40.7% Coutts Crossing — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Creek 118.2% houses
Blaxlands Creek — Houses: 118.2% Blaxlands Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Blaxlands Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Coutts Crossing 93.6% houses
Coutts Crossing — Houses: 93.6% Coutts Crossing — Townhouses: 3.3% Coutts Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 19.8%
Blaxlands Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Coutts Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.0%
Blaxlands Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Coutts Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 3.8%
Blaxlands Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Coutts Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.2% / 0.9%
Blaxlands Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2% Coutts Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.3%
Blaxlands Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coutts Crossing — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

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

Property market

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Median house price $500,000 $540,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $250,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Blaxlands Creek has more rural and farming land (85% vs 47%); Blaxlands Creek has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 3%).

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Rural and farming 85% 47%
Residential 0% 50%
Environmental 14% 3%
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

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Blaxlands Creek carries more crime risk (68 vs 30).

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
90/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
30/100
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

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blaxlands Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Coutts Crossing

  • Coutts Crossing Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 14 6

Mobility

Blaxlands Creek sits further from the CBD (631.9 km vs 623.8 km).

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Walkability score 14/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 631.9 km
+1% vs other
 623.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 419 min 413 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2460
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2460
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.

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Car (driver) 85.7% / 83.9%
Blaxlands Creek — Car (driver): 85.7% Coutts Crossing — Car (driver): 83.9%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 7.8%
Blaxlands Creek — Worked from Home: 14.3% Coutts Crossing — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Blaxlands Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coutts Crossing — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bicycle — / 1.4%
Blaxlands Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Coutts Crossing — Bicycle: 1.4%
Walked Only — / 1.2%
Blaxlands Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Coutts Crossing — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Elevation 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.2 km 34.2 km

NBN connectivity

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Connectivity score 20/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
430 premises

Climate

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Annual rainfall 1,060 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blaxlands Creek Coutts Crossing
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blaxlands Creek

Affordable Retirees Rural

Coutts Crossing

Affordable Rural

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