Clothiers Creek vs Kielvale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clothiers Creek, most households are couple families. In Kielvale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Clothiers Creek tends to suit couples, while Kielvale suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kielvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kielvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $435/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Clothiers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (504 min vs 518 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (792.5 km vs 803.6 km)
  • But Kielvale is more walkable (21/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kielvale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Clothiers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.8% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
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.

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Walkability 10 / 21
Clothiers Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Kielvale — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 53 / 62
Clothiers Creek — Safety: 53/100 Kielvale — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 35 / 55
Clothiers Creek — Low fire risk: 35/100 Kielvale — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Clothiers Creek rents higher ($435/wk vs $295/wk); Clothiers Creek has higher household incomes ($89,856 vs $79,612).

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Population 293
+14% vs other
 251
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% -2.7%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $89,856/yr
+11% vs other
 $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+32% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
0-4 4.8% / 7.2%
Clothiers Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Kielvale — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 12.3% / 10.4%
Clothiers Creek — 5-14: 12.3% Kielvale — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 8.2% / 6.0%
Clothiers Creek — 15-19: 8.2% Kielvale — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.1% / 5.6%
Clothiers Creek — 20-24: 3.1% Kielvale — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 8.9% / 8.8%
Clothiers Creek — 25-34: 8.9% Kielvale — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 15.0% / 10.8%
Clothiers Creek — 35-44: 15.0% Kielvale — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 14.0% / 13.5%
Clothiers Creek — 45-54: 14.0% Kielvale — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 17.7% / 15.5%
Clothiers Creek — 55-64: 17.7% Kielvale — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 8.5% / 15.5%
Clothiers Creek — 65-74: 8.5% Kielvale — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 5.1% / 6.0%
Clothiers Creek — 75-84: 5.1% Kielvale — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / 1.2%
Clothiers Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kielvale — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek 63.2% couple families
Clothiers Creek — Couple Families: 63.2% Clothiers Creek — Lone Person: 19.3% Clothiers Creek — One Parent Families: 17.5% Clothiers Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Kielvale 51.6% couple families
Kielvale — Couple Families: 51.6% Kielvale — Lone Person: 21.9% Kielvale — One Parent Families: 21.9% Kielvale — Other Families: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek 18.4% renting
Clothiers Creek — Owned Outright: 42.5% Clothiers Creek — Mortgage: 39.1% Clothiers Creek — Renting: 18.4%
Kielvale 12.9% renting
Kielvale — Owned Outright: 55.3% Kielvale — Mortgage: 31.8% Kielvale — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 22.3%
Clothiers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Kielvale — Certificate III & IV: 22.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 10.4%
Clothiers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Kielvale — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 10.0%
Clothiers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Kielvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / —
Clothiers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Kielvale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.6%
Clothiers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Kielvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

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.

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
England 3.1% / 2.8%
Clothiers Creek — England: 3.1% Kielvale — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.6%
Clothiers Creek — New Zealand: 3.4% Kielvale — New Zealand: 1.6%
South Africa 2.7% / —
Clothiers Creek — South Africa: 2.7% Kielvale — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy — / 2.0%
Clothiers Creek — Italy: not among its largest Kielvale — Italy: 2.0%
Canada 1.0% / —
Clothiers Creek — Canada: 1.0% Kielvale — Canada: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Clothiers Creek — Netherlands: 1.0% Kielvale — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek 97.8% houses
Clothiers Creek — Houses: 97.8% Clothiers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Kielvale 100.0% houses
Kielvale — Houses: 100.0% Kielvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Median house price $2,025,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Rural and farming 96% 89%
Residential 0% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Other and special use 2% 0%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
House price Higher than 85% of NSW —
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Kielvale is more walkable (21 vs 10).

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Clothiers Creek carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 45).

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
38/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
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

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Waterways 16 2

Mobility

Kielvale sits further from the CBD (803.6 km vs 792.5 km).

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Walkability score 10/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 792.5 km 803.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 504 min 518 min
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.

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Car (driver) 61.8% / 82.7%
Clothiers Creek — Car (driver): 61.8% Kielvale — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 11.5%
Clothiers Creek — Worked from Home: 32.6% Kielvale — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 5.8%
Clothiers Creek — Car (passenger): 3.5% Kielvale — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus 2.1% / —
Clothiers Creek — Bus: 2.1% Kielvale — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km 12.1 km

NBN connectivity

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Connectivity score 30/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
106 premises
 23%
98 premises

Climate

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
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

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Clothiers Creek Kielvale
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Clothiers Creek

Premium Rural

Kielvale

Rural

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