Crawford River vs Girvan

Girvan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Crawford River. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crawford River, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Girvan: a median of $840,000, against $553,000 in Crawford River, though rent is higher in Crawford River. On these figures, Crawford River tends to suit families with children, 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

Crawford River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 32/100)

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

First-home buyers

Crawford River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($553,000 vs $840,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Girvan

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $460/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Girvan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 193 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (219.4 km vs 252.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Crawford River carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 32/100)
  • Girvan is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crawford River Girvan
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.

Crawford River Girvan
Walkability 0 / 8
Crawford River — Walkability: 0/100 Girvan — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 100 / 68
Crawford River — Safety: 100/100 Girvan — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 22 / 27
Crawford River — Low fire risk: 22/100 Girvan — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Crawford River rents higher ($460/wk vs $100/wk); Girvan has more residents (210 vs 57).

Crawford River Girvan
Population 57 210
+268% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.6% +29.6%
Median age 54 50
Median household income $58,500/yr $66,092/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+78% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crawford River Girvan
0-4 12.3% / 2.4%
Crawford River — 0-4: 12.3% Girvan — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 14.0% / 11.4%
Crawford River — 5-14: 14.0% Girvan — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Crawford River — 15-19: not among its largest Girvan — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 8.8% / 2.9%
Crawford River — 20-24: 8.8% Girvan — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 12.3% / 5.2%
Crawford River — 25-34: 12.3% Girvan — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 8.8% / 16.2%
Crawford River — 35-44: 8.8% Girvan — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 19.3% / 15.2%
Crawford River — 45-54: 19.3% Girvan — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 24.6% / 22.4%
Crawford River — 55-64: 24.6% Girvan — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 12.3% / 12.9%
Crawford River — 65-74: 12.3% Girvan — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 5.3% / 8.1%
Crawford River — 75-84: 5.3% Girvan — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 7.0% / —
Crawford River — 85+: 7.0% Girvan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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.

Crawford River Girvan
England — / 7.6%
Crawford River — England: not among its largest Girvan — England: 7.6%
Netherlands 7.0% / —
Crawford River — Netherlands: 7.0% Girvan — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crawford River 50.0% lone person
Crawford River — Lone Person: 50.0% Crawford River — Couple Families: 50.0% Crawford River — One Parent Families: 0.0% Crawford River — Group Household: 0.0%
Girvan 42.6% lone person
Girvan — Lone Person: 42.6% Girvan — Couple Families: 31.1% Girvan — One Parent Families: 16.4% Girvan — Group Household: 9.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crawford River 100.0% houses
Crawford River — Houses: 100.0%
Girvan 100.0% houses
Girvan — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Crawford River Girvan
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 19.0%
Crawford River — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Girvan — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 7.1%
Crawford River — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Girvan — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 4.8%
Crawford River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Girvan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / —
Crawford River — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Girvan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crawford River 0.0% renting
Crawford River — Owned Outright: 65.2% Crawford River — Mortgage: 34.8% Crawford River — Renting: 0.0%
Girvan 9.0% renting
Girvan — Owned Outright: 46.3% Girvan — Mortgage: 44.8% Girvan — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Crawford River Girvan
Median house price $553,000 $840,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Crawford River Girvan
Rural and farming 68% 78%
Environmental 32% 22%
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

Crawford River Girvan
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Crawford River Girvan
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Girvan is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Crawford River Girvan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Girvan carries more crime risk (32 vs 0).

Crawford River Girvan
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
73/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
32/100
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

Crawford River Girvan
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

Crawford River Girvan
Waterways 24 39

Mobility

Crawford River sits further from the CBD (252.5 km vs 219.4 km).

Crawford River Girvan
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 252.5 km
+13% vs other
 219.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2423
 0.2%
postcode 2425
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2423
 72
postcode 2425

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.

Crawford River Girvan
Car (driver) 41.2% / 72.5%
Crawford River — Car (driver): 41.2% Girvan — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 58.8% / 21.6%
Crawford River — Worked from Home: 58.8% Girvan — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Crawford River — Car (passenger): not among its largest Girvan — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Crawford River Girvan
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.9 km 19.2 km

NBN connectivity

Crawford River Girvan
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Crawford River Girvan
Annual rainfall 1,327 mm 1,181 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.5°C

Council rates

Crawford River Girvan
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Crawford River Girvan
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crawford River Girvan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crawford River

Affordable Family Professionals Rural Young Families

Girvan

Rural

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