Collins Creek vs Lynchs Creek

Lynchs Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Collins Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Lynchs Creek: a median of $1.35 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 Lynchs Creek suits families with children.

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

Collins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($760,000 vs $1,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Collins Creek has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Lynchs Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Collins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (760.1 km vs 763.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Collins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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 12.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Collins Creek and Lynchs 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.

Collins Creek Lynchs 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.

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Walkability 6 / 13
Collins Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Lynchs Creek — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 87 / 84
Collins Creek — Safety: 87/100 Lynchs Creek — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 38 / 37
Collins Creek — Low fire risk: 38/100 Lynchs Creek — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Collins Creek has more residents (167 vs 106); Lynchs Creek has higher household incomes ($63,856 vs $54,964).

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Population 167
+37% vs other
 106
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.5% +12.8%
Median age 50 44
Median household income $54,964/yr $63,856/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $300/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
0-4 3.6% / 9.4%
Collins Creek — 0-4: 3.6% Lynchs Creek — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 13.8% / 14.2%
Collins Creek — 5-14: 13.8% Lynchs Creek — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.6% / 3.8%
Collins Creek — 15-19: 6.6% Lynchs Creek — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Collins Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Lynchs Creek — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 3.6% / 11.3%
Collins Creek — 25-34: 3.6% Lynchs Creek — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 11.4% / 7.5%
Collins Creek — 35-44: 11.4% Lynchs Creek — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 13.2% / 11.3%
Collins Creek — 45-54: 13.2% Lynchs Creek — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 25.7% / 18.9%
Collins Creek — 55-64: 25.7% Lynchs Creek — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 16.8% / 7.5%
Collins Creek — 65-74: 16.8% Lynchs Creek — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 3.6% / 3.8%
Collins Creek — 75-84: 3.6% Lynchs Creek — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 3.8%
Collins Creek — 85+: not among its largest Lynchs Creek — 85+: 3.8%

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% Collins Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Lynchs Creek 39.3% couple families
Lynchs Creek — Couple Families: 39.3% Lynchs Creek — Lone Person: 28.6% Lynchs Creek — One Parent Families: 17.9% Lynchs Creek — Group Household: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Lynchs Creek 25.0% renting
Lynchs Creek — Owned Outright: 44.4% Lynchs Creek — Mortgage: 30.6% Lynchs Creek — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Lynchs Creek 100.0% houses
Lynchs Creek — Houses: 100.0% Lynchs Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 22.6%
Collins Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Lynchs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 14.2%
Collins Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Lynchs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.4% / 5.7%
Collins Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4% Lynchs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / —
Collins Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Lynchs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / —
Collins Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Lynchs Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Property market

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Median house price $760,000 $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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 Lynchs Creek
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Collins Creek Lynchs 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

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
16/100
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

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
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 Lynchs Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Waterways 4 8

Mobility

Lynchs Creek sits further from the CBD (763.8 km vs 760.1 km).

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Walkability score 6/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 760.1 km 763.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 529 min 525 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 Lynchs Creek
Car (driver) 48.1% / 78.4%
Collins Creek — Car (driver): 48.1% Lynchs Creek — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 51.9% / 21.6%
Collins Creek — Worked from Home: 51.9% Lynchs Creek — Worked from Home: 21.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Elevation 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Collins Creek Lynchs Creek
Connectivity score 21/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Collins Creek Lynchs 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Collins Creek

Rural

Lynchs Creek

Family River Rural Young Families

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