Bullawa Creek vs Narrabri

Narrabri is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Bullawa Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullawa Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bullawa Creek: a median of $616,000, against $470,000 in Narrabri, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bullawa Creek tends to suit couples, while Narrabri suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Bullawa Creek carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 90/100)
  • Narrabri has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Narrabri

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($260,000 vs $375,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $616,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Narrabri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 14%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bullawa Creek carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 90/100)
  • Narrabri has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Bullawa Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.4% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
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.

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Walkability 6 / 0
Bullawa Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Narrabri — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 10
Bullawa Creek — Safety: 86/100 Narrabri — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 32 / 54
Bullawa Creek — Low fire risk: 32/100 Narrabri — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Narrabri has more residents (7,327 vs 130); Bullawa Creek skews older (46 vs 39).

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Population 130 7,327
+5536% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.4% -3.7%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $82,836/yr $82,680/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+7% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
0-4 5.4% / 5.9%
Bullawa Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Narrabri — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 12.3% / 14.3%
Bullawa Creek — 5-14: 12.3% Narrabri — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 10.8% / 5.3%
Bullawa Creek — 15-19: 10.8% Narrabri — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.6% / 5.7%
Bullawa Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Narrabri — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 6.2% / 13.2%
Bullawa Creek — 25-34: 6.2% Narrabri — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 12.3% / 11.3%
Bullawa Creek — 35-44: 12.3% Narrabri — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.6% / 11.8%
Bullawa Creek — 45-54: 14.6% Narrabri — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 13.1% / 13.7%
Bullawa Creek — 55-64: 13.1% Narrabri — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 14.6% / 10.2%
Bullawa Creek — 65-74: 14.6% Narrabri — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 8.5% / 6.3%
Bullawa Creek — 75-84: 8.5% Narrabri — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Bullawa Creek — 85+: not among its largest Narrabri — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullawa Creek 80.0% couple families
Bullawa Creek — Couple Families: 80.0% Bullawa Creek — Lone Person: 20.0% Bullawa Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bullawa Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Bullawa Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Narrabri 37.0% couple families
Narrabri — Couple Families: 37.0% Narrabri — Lone Person: 40.8% Narrabri — One Parent Families: 16.6% Narrabri — Group Household: 4.1% Narrabri — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullawa Creek 13.5% renting
Bullawa Creek — Owned Outright: 37.8% Bullawa Creek — Mortgage: 48.6% Bullawa Creek — Renting: 13.5%
Narrabri 32.9% renting
Narrabri — Owned Outright: 34.3% Narrabri — Mortgage: 32.8% Narrabri — Renting: 32.9%
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.

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
England 2.3% / 0.7%
Bullawa Creek — England: 2.3% Narrabri — England: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Bullawa Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Narrabri — Philippines: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Bullawa Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Narrabri — New Zealand: 0.5%
Nepal — / 0.2%
Bullawa Creek — Nepal: not among its largest Narrabri — Nepal: 0.2%
India — / 0.2%
Bullawa Creek — India: not among its largest Narrabri — India: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 16.6%
Bullawa Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Narrabri — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 7.2%
Bullawa Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Narrabri — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.3%
Bullawa Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Narrabri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 1.8%
Bullawa Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Narrabri — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.9%
Bullawa Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Narrabri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullawa Creek 100.0% houses
Bullawa Creek — Houses: 100.0% Bullawa Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Bullawa Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Narrabri 87.1% houses
Narrabri — Houses: 87.1% Narrabri — Townhouses: 11.4% Narrabri — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Median house price $616,500 $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $375,000 $260,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 54 sales

Zoning mix

Bullawa Creek has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 7%); Narrabri has more rural and farming land (89% vs 62%).

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Rural and farming 62% 89%
Environmental 38% 7%
Residential 0% 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

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
New dwellings approved 14
across Narrabri
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Houses — 5.0%
$570/wk on $588K
Units — 5.7%
$350/wk on $320K

Ranking within NSW

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
House price Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
Schools — Higher than 58% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Narrabri carries more crime risk (90 vs 14); Bullawa Creek carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 46).

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
14/100
 High
90/100
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

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bullawa Creek

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

Schools in Narrabri

  • Narrabri West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Narrabri Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Francis Xavier's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Narrabri High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 3 50

Mobility

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 537.3 km 535.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 386 min 384 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2390
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 2390
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.

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Car (driver) 88.0% / 77.2%
Bullawa Creek — Car (driver): 88.0% Narrabri — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home — / 9.9%
Bullawa Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Narrabri — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Walked Only 6.0% / 3.4%
Bullawa Creek — Walked Only: 6.0% Narrabri — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus 6.0% / 2.9%
Bullawa Creek — Bus: 6.0% Narrabri — Bus: 2.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Bullawa Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Narrabri — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.0%).

Setting

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Elevation 393 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Connectivity score 15/100 70/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 39%
3,625 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 7.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Average residential rate $1,140/yr
same for both
Council Narrabri
same for both

Federal electorate

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bullawa Creek Narrabri
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bullawa Creek

Affordable Rural

Narrabri

Affordable Rural

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