Collins Creek vs Fawcetts Plain

Fawcetts Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Collins Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fawcetts Plain, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fawcetts Plain: a median of $1.69 million, against $760,000 in Collins Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Collins Creek tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Fawcetts Plain suits families with children and couples.

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

  • Collins Creek carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)
  • Fawcetts Plain is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 57%)

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

  • Collins Creek has cheaper houses ($760,000 vs $1,690,000)
  • Fawcetts Plain leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Collins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Fawcetts Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (509 min vs 529 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (750.6 km vs 760.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Collins Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Collins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.5% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
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.

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Walkability 6 / 10
Collins Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Fawcetts Plain — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 87 / 69
Collins Creek — Safety: 87/100 Fawcetts Plain — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 38 / 68
Collins Creek — Low fire risk: 38/100 Fawcetts Plain — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Fawcetts Plain has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $54,964); Fawcetts Plain rents higher ($350/wk vs $265/wk).

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Population 167
+7% vs other
 155
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.5% +0.6%
Median age 50 42
Median household income $54,964/yr $89,336/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $350/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
0-4 3.6% / 3.9%
Collins Creek — 0-4: 3.6% Fawcetts Plain — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 13.8% / 20.0%
Collins Creek — 5-14: 13.8% Fawcetts Plain — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 6.6% / 4.5%
Collins Creek — 15-19: 6.6% Fawcetts Plain — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / 9.7%
Collins Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Fawcetts Plain — 20-24: 9.7%
25-34 3.6% / 7.1%
Collins Creek — 25-34: 3.6% Fawcetts Plain — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 11.4% / 14.8%
Collins Creek — 35-44: 11.4% Fawcetts Plain — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 13.2% / 14.8%
Collins Creek — 45-54: 13.2% Fawcetts Plain — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 25.7% / 18.7%
Collins Creek — 55-64: 25.7% Fawcetts Plain — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 16.8% / 10.3%
Collins Creek — 65-74: 16.8% Fawcetts Plain — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 3.6% / 3.2%
Collins Creek — 75-84: 3.6% Fawcetts Plain — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 1.9%
Collins Creek — 85+: not among its largest Fawcetts Plain — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collins Creek 42.9% couple families
Collins Creek — Couple Families: 42.9% Collins Creek — Lone Person: 42.9% Collins Creek — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Fawcetts Plain 72.4% couple families
Fawcetts Plain — Couple Families: 72.4% Fawcetts Plain — Lone Person: 13.8% Fawcetts Plain — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collins Creek 11.3% renting
Collins Creek — Owned Outright: 60.4% Collins Creek — Mortgage: 28.3% Collins Creek — Renting: 11.3%
Fawcetts Plain 20.8% renting
Fawcetts Plain — Owned Outright: 47.9% Fawcetts Plain — Mortgage: 31.2% Fawcetts Plain — Renting: 20.8%
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.

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
England 1.8% / 3.9%
Collins Creek — England: 1.8% Fawcetts Plain — England: 3.9%
New Zealand — / 4.5%
Collins Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Fawcetts Plain — New Zealand: 4.5%
India 1.8% / —
Collins Creek — India: 1.8% Fawcetts Plain — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 17.4%
Collins Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Fawcetts Plain — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 7.1%
Collins Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Fawcetts Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 1.9%
Collins Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Fawcetts Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.4% / 3.2%
Collins Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4% Fawcetts Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / —
Collins Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Fawcetts Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collins Creek 93.9% houses
Collins Creek — Houses: 93.9% Collins Creek — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Fawcetts Plain 100.0% houses
Fawcetts Plain — Houses: 100.0% Fawcetts Plain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Median house price $760,000 $1,690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Fawcetts Plain carries more crime risk (31 vs 13); Collins Creek carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 32).

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
31/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Collins Creek

  • Collins Creek Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Fawcetts Plain

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

Amenities in the suburb

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Collins Creek sits further from the CBD (760.1 km vs 750.6 km).

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Walkability score 6/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 760.1 km
+1% vs other
 750.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 529 min 509 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2474
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 2474
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.

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Car (driver) 48.1% / 77.3%
Collins Creek — Car (driver): 48.1% Fawcetts Plain — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 51.9% / 9.1%
Collins Creek — Worked from Home: 51.9% Fawcetts Plain — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Walked Only — / 9.1%
Collins Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Fawcetts Plain — Walked Only: 9.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Collins Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Fawcetts Plain — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Elevation 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
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

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collins Creek Fawcetts Plain
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collins Creek

Rural

Fawcetts Plain

Family Rural

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