Carrs Creek vs Great Marlow

Carrs Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Great Marlow. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carrs Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carrs Creek: a median of $1.5 million, against $825,000 in Great Marlow, though rent is higher in Great Marlow. On these figures, Carrs Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Great Marlow suits 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

Carrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Great Marlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($825,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (614.3 km vs 616.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Great Marlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Carrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.8% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
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.

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Walkability 11 / 4
Carrs Creek — Walkability: 11/100 Great Marlow — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 40 / 37
Carrs Creek — Safety: 40/100 Great Marlow — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Carrs Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Great Marlow — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Great Marlow rents higher ($345/wk vs $300/wk); Great Marlow skews older (50 vs 44).

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Population 186
+1% vs other
 184
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.8% +0.0%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $71,500/yr $72,748/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $345/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
0-4 4.8% / 6.0%
Carrs Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Great Marlow — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 17.7% / 8.2%
Carrs Creek — 5-14: 17.7% Great Marlow — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 5.4% / 7.6%
Carrs Creek — 15-19: 5.4% Great Marlow — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Carrs Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Great Marlow — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 13.4% / 4.9%
Carrs Creek — 25-34: 13.4% Great Marlow — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 8.1% / 6.0%
Carrs Creek — 35-44: 8.1% Great Marlow — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 8.1% / 17.9%
Carrs Creek — 45-54: 8.1% Great Marlow — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 20.4% / 10.9%
Carrs Creek — 55-64: 20.4% Great Marlow — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 10.2% / 14.1%
Carrs Creek — 65-74: 10.2% Great Marlow — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 7.0% / 12.0%
Carrs Creek — 75-84: 7.0% Great Marlow — 75-84: 12.0%
85+ 4.8% / 2.2%
Carrs Creek — 85+: 4.8% Great Marlow — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carrs Creek 50.0% couple families
Carrs Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Carrs Creek — Lone Person: 36.8% Carrs Creek — One Parent Families: 13.2%
Great Marlow 40.0% couple families
Great Marlow — Couple Families: 40.0% Great Marlow — Lone Person: 37.8% Great Marlow — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carrs Creek 23.3% renting
Carrs Creek — Owned Outright: 45.0% Carrs Creek — Mortgage: 31.7% Carrs Creek — Renting: 23.3%
Great Marlow 21.7% renting
Great Marlow — Owned Outright: 49.3% Great Marlow — Mortgage: 29.0% Great Marlow — Renting: 21.7%
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.

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
England — / 4.3%
Carrs Creek — England: not among its largest Great Marlow — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Carrs Creek — New Zealand: 1.6% Great Marlow — New Zealand: not among its largest
India — / 1.6%
Carrs Creek — India: not among its largest Great Marlow — India: 1.6%
Thailand — / 1.6%
Carrs Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Great Marlow — Thailand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 19.0%
Carrs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Great Marlow — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 10.9%
Carrs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Great Marlow — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.5%
Carrs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Great Marlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Carrs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Great Marlow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Carrs Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Great Marlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carrs Creek 100.0% houses
Carrs Creek — Houses: 100.0% Carrs Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Great Marlow 87.3% houses
Great Marlow — Houses: 87.3% Great Marlow — Flats / Apartments: 12.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Median house price $1,500,000 $825,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Carrs Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 82%); Great Marlow has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 1%).

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Rural and farming 99% 82%
Environmental 1% 17%
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

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW

Liveability

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Great Marlow carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
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

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Great Marlow sits further from the CBD (616.9 km vs 614.3 km).

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Walkability score 11/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 614.3 km 616.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 409 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.

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Car (driver) 81.0% / 73.2%
Carrs Creek — Car (driver): 81.0% Great Marlow — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 19.7%
Carrs Creek — Worked from Home: 19.0% Great Marlow — Worked from Home: 19.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
Carrs Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Great Marlow — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.1 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Connectivity score 37/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
57 premises
 11%
83 premises

Climate

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
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

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carrs Creek Great Marlow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carrs Creek

Family River Rural

Great Marlow

Retirees Rural

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