Blaxlands Creek vs Nymboida

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. Houses cost more in Nymboida: a median of $764,000, against $500,000 in Blaxlands Creek, though rent is higher in Blaxlands Creek. On these figures, Blaxlands Creek tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Nymboida 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

Blaxlands Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 46%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (118% vs 90%)

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

  • Blaxlands Creek has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $763,500)
  • Nymboida leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Blaxlands Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 29%)
  • Nymboida has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blaxlands Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (419 min vs 444 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (631.9 km vs 652.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blaxlands Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blaxlands Creek and Nymboida 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 Nymboida
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 Nymboida
Walkability 14 / 0
Blaxlands Creek — Walkability: 14/100 Nymboida — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 23
Blaxlands Creek — Safety: 32/100 Nymboida — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 13 / 14
Blaxlands Creek — Low fire risk: 13/100 Nymboida — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Nymboida has more residents (268 vs 113); Blaxlands Creek has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $45,240).

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Population 113 268
+137% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -10.1%
Median age 55 56
Median household income $79,612/yr
+43% vs other
 $45,240/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+9% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
0-4 2.7% / 3.4%
Blaxlands Creek — 0-4: 2.7% Nymboida — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 8.8% / 6.3%
Blaxlands Creek — 5-14: 8.8% Nymboida — 5-14: 6.3%
15-19 3.5% / 6.0%
Blaxlands Creek — 15-19: 3.5% Nymboida — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.5% / 2.2%
Blaxlands Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Nymboida — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 — / 3.4%
Blaxlands Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Nymboida — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 12.4% / 10.8%
Blaxlands Creek — 35-44: 12.4% Nymboida — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 15.0% / 14.6%
Blaxlands Creek — 45-54: 15.0% Nymboida — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 25.7% / 32.1%
Blaxlands Creek — 55-64: 25.7% Nymboida — 55-64: 32.1%
65-74 21.2% / 17.5%
Blaxlands Creek — 65-74: 21.2% Nymboida — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 4.4% / 6.3%
Blaxlands Creek — 75-84: 4.4% Nymboida — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / —
Blaxlands Creek — 85+: not among its largest Nymboida — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.1%).

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%
Nymboida 30.8% couple families
Nymboida — Couple Families: 30.8% Nymboida — Lone Person: 43.6% Nymboida — One Parent Families: 15.4% Nymboida — Group Household: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Nymboida 8.0% renting
Nymboida — Owned Outright: 65.0% Nymboida — Mortgage: 27.0% Nymboida — Renting: 8.0%
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 — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Blaxlands Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nymboida 89.7% houses
Nymboida — Houses: 89.7% Nymboida — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Nymboida — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 17.2%
Blaxlands Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Nymboida — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.8%
Blaxlands Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Nymboida — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.6%
Blaxlands Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Nymboida — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.2% / 3.0%
Blaxlands Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2% Nymboida — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Blaxlands Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nymboida — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%

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

Property market

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Median house price $500,000 $763,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $250,000 —

Zoning mix

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Rural and farming 85% 80%
Environmental 14% 20%
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 Nymboida
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Blaxlands Creek is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
86/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 High
77/100
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 Nymboida
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Nymboida

  • Nymboida Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 14 43

Mobility

Nymboida sits further from the CBD (652.9 km vs 631.9 km).

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 631.9 km 652.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 419 min 444 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 Nymboida
Car (driver) 85.7% / 71.2%
Blaxlands Creek — Car (driver): 85.7% Nymboida — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 16.7%
Blaxlands Creek — Worked from Home: 14.3% Nymboida — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only — / 7.6%
Blaxlands Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Nymboida — Walked Only: 7.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Blaxlands Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nymboida — Car (passenger): 4.5%

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

Setting

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Elevation 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 459 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
Connectivity score 20/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
77 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Blaxlands Creek Nymboida
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

Nymboida

Rural

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