Congarinni vs Warrell Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Congarinni, most households are couple families. In Warrell Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Congarinni: a median of $1.02 million, against $480,000 in Warrell Creek, though rent is higher in Warrell Creek. On these figures, Warrell Creek tends to suit 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
Congarinni
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warrell Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($480,000 vs $1,020,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 35%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warrell Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (308 min vs 313 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Congarinni
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Congarinni
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.0% vs 3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Congarinni and Warrell 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.
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.
Demographics
Congarinni has more residents (365 vs 265); Warrell Creek has higher household incomes ($65,416 vs $58,500).
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 365 +27% vs other | 265 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.0% | +3.9% |
| Median age | 53 | 52 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $65,416/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk | $350/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,020,000 | $480,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 56 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 95% |
| Residential | 9% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Nambucca Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -64% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
Liveability
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Warrell Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 34); Congarinni carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 64).
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 26 |
Mobility
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 469.1 km | 467.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 313 min | 308 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2447 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2447 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).
Setting
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.2 km | 8.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 142 premises | 0% 121 premises |
Council rates
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Nambucca Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Congarinni | Warrell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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