Chillingham vs Hopkins Creek

Hopkins Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Chillingham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hopkins Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Chillingham: a median of $905,000, against $501,000 in Hopkins Creek, though rent is higher in Hopkins Creek. On these figures, Chillingham tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Hopkins Creek suits couples 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

Hopkins Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 52%)
  • But Chillingham has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hopkins Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($501,000 vs $905,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Chillingham

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $550/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 40%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Chillingham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 18/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (533 min vs 552 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (810.8 km vs 818.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chillingham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 19%)
  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 18/100)
  • But Hopkins Creek carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 21/100)

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

Investors

Hopkins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.0% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
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.

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Walkability 28 / 18
Chillingham — Walkability: 28/100 Hopkins Creek — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 79 / 100
Chillingham — Safety: 79/100 Hopkins Creek — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 44 / 70
Chillingham — Low fire risk: 44/100 Hopkins Creek — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Hopkins Creek rents higher ($550/wk vs $285/wk); Chillingham has more residents (228 vs 139).

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Population 228
+39% vs other
 139
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +23.0%
Median age 53 46
Median household income $54,600/yr $71,500/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $550/wk
+93% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
0-4 5.3% / 2.2%
Chillingham — 0-4: 5.3% Hopkins Creek — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 10.5% / 11.5%
Chillingham — 5-14: 10.5% Hopkins Creek — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 3.9% / 12.9%
Chillingham — 15-19: 3.9% Hopkins Creek — 15-19: 12.9%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Chillingham — 20-24: not among its largest Hopkins Creek — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.5% / 7.9%
Chillingham — 25-34: 7.5% Hopkins Creek — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 15.8% / 14.4%
Chillingham — 35-44: 15.8% Hopkins Creek — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 11.8% / 15.8%
Chillingham — 45-54: 11.8% Hopkins Creek — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 19.7% / 17.3%
Chillingham — 55-64: 19.7% Hopkins Creek — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 14.9% / 15.1%
Chillingham — 65-74: 14.9% Hopkins Creek — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 11.8% / 3.6%
Chillingham — 75-84: 11.8% Hopkins Creek — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 3.1% / —
Chillingham — 85+: 3.1% Hopkins Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chillingham 26.1% couple families
Chillingham — Couple Families: 26.1% Chillingham — Lone Person: 41.3% Chillingham — One Parent Families: 26.1% Chillingham — Group Household: 6.5%
Hopkins Creek 61.9% couple families
Hopkins Creek — Couple Families: 61.9% Hopkins Creek — Lone Person: 23.8% Hopkins Creek — One Parent Families: 14.3% Hopkins Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chillingham 12.6% renting
Chillingham — Owned Outright: 51.7% Chillingham — Mortgage: 35.6% Chillingham — Renting: 12.6%
Hopkins Creek 0.0% renting
Hopkins Creek — Owned Outright: 67.5% Hopkins Creek — Mortgage: 32.5% Hopkins Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
England 6.1% / 2.2%
Chillingham — England: 6.1% Hopkins Creek — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.9%
Chillingham — New Zealand: 2.6% Hopkins Creek — New Zealand: 2.9%
Netherlands 1.3% / —
Chillingham — Netherlands: 1.3% Hopkins Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 9.4%
Chillingham — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Hopkins Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 14.4%
Chillingham — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Hopkins Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 8.6%
Chillingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Hopkins Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 5.8%
Chillingham — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Hopkins Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / —
Chillingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Hopkins Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chillingham 104.8% houses
Chillingham — Houses: 104.8%
Hopkins Creek 100.0% houses
Hopkins Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Median house price $905,000 $501,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hopkins Creek has more rural and farming land (80% vs 66%).

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Rural and farming 66% 80%
Other and special use 30% 19%
Environmental 3% 1%
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

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Chillingham is more walkable (28 vs 18).

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Chillingham carries more crime risk (21 vs 0); Chillingham carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 30).

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
21/100
 None
0/100
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

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Chillingham

  • Chillingham Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Hopkins Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Hopkins Creek sits further from the CBD (818.4 km vs 810.8 km).

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Walkability score 28/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 810.8 km 818.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 533 min 552 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
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.

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Car (driver) 94.8% / 66.1%
Chillingham — Car (driver): 94.8% Hopkins Creek — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 23.2%
Chillingham — Worked from Home: 5.2% Hopkins Creek — Worked from Home: 23.2%
Walked Only — / 10.7%
Chillingham — Walked Only: not among its largest Hopkins Creek — Walked Only: 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.8%).

Setting

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.9 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
108 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Chillingham Hopkins Creek
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Chillingham

Quiet Retirees River Rural

Hopkins Creek

Affordable Rural

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