Crystal Creek vs Eungella

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Eungella: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.65 million in Crystal Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Crystal Creek tends to suit families with children, while Eungella suits people living alone.

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

  • Crystal Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 59/100)
  • Eungella has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Crystal Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Crystal Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Eungella has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crystal Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Crystal Creek Eungella
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.

Crystal Creek Eungella
Walkability 19 / 12
Crystal Creek — Walkability: 19/100 Eungella — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 88 / 41
Crystal Creek — Safety: 88/100 Eungella — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 63 / 50
Crystal Creek — Low fire risk: 63/100 Eungella — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Eungella has more residents (350 vs 263); Eungella rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Crystal Creek Eungella
Population 263 350
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +3.6%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $62,920/yr
+16% vs other
 $52,624/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crystal Creek Eungella
0-4 4.9% / 1.7%
Crystal Creek — 0-4: 4.9% Eungella — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 16.3% / 10.9%
Crystal Creek — 5-14: 16.3% Eungella — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.7% / 8.0%
Crystal Creek — 15-19: 5.7% Eungella — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 1.5% / 5.1%
Crystal Creek — 20-24: 1.5% Eungella — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 7.6% / 9.7%
Crystal Creek — 25-34: 7.6% Eungella — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 9.9% / 10.9%
Crystal Creek — 35-44: 9.9% Eungella — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 12.2% / 17.4%
Crystal Creek — 45-54: 12.2% Eungella — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 19.8% / 14.9%
Crystal Creek — 55-64: 19.8% Eungella — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 13.7% / 12.6%
Crystal Creek — 65-74: 13.7% Eungella — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 7.2% / 6.3%
Crystal Creek — 75-84: 7.2% Eungella — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.5% / 1.1%
Crystal Creek — 85+: 1.5% Eungella — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crystal Creek 44.8% couple families
Crystal Creek — Couple Families: 44.8% Crystal Creek — Lone Person: 31.3% Crystal Creek — One Parent Families: 16.4% Crystal Creek — Group Household: 7.5%
Eungella 34.2% couple families
Eungella — Couple Families: 34.2% Eungella — Lone Person: 40.5% Eungella — One Parent Families: 20.3% Eungella — Group Household: 5.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crystal Creek 12.8% renting
Crystal Creek — Owned Outright: 47.7% Crystal Creek — Mortgage: 39.5% Crystal Creek — Renting: 12.8%
Eungella 40.7% renting
Eungella — Owned Outright: 36.3% Eungella — Mortgage: 23.1% Eungella — Renting: 40.7%
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.

Crystal Creek Eungella
New Zealand 1.9% / 3.4%
Crystal Creek — New Zealand: 1.9% Eungella — New Zealand: 3.4%
England — / 2.9%
Crystal Creek — England: not among its largest Eungella — England: 2.9%
India — / 1.7%
Crystal Creek — India: not among its largest Eungella — India: 1.7%
Japan — / 1.7%
Crystal Creek — Japan: not among its largest Eungella — Japan: 1.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Crystal Creek Eungella
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 10.9%
Crystal Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Eungella — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 14.0%
Crystal Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Eungella — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 9.1%
Crystal Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Eungella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 4.0%
Crystal Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Eungella — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 3.1%
Crystal Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Eungella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crystal Creek 98.9% houses
Crystal Creek — Houses: 98.9% Crystal Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Eungella 97.4% houses
Eungella — Houses: 97.4% Eungella — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Crystal Creek Eungella
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,801,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Crystal Creek has more rural and farming land (98% vs 83%).

Crystal Creek Eungella
Rural and farming 98% 83%
Other and special use 0% 15%
Environmental 2%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Crystal Creek Eungella
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Crystal Creek Eungella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Eungella carries more crime risk (59 vs 12); Eungella carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 37).

Crystal Creek Eungella
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
59/100
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

Crystal Creek Eungella
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Crystal Creek

  • Crystal Creek Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Eungella

  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Crystal Creek Eungella
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Crystal Creek Eungella
Walkability score 19/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 807.3 km 807.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 530 min
same for both
Public transport score 28/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Crystal Creek Eungella
Car (driver) 75.9% / 64.5%
Crystal Creek — Car (driver): 75.9% Eungella — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 25.8%
Crystal Creek — Worked from Home: 12.7% Eungella — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Walked Only 6.3% / 6.5%
Crystal Creek — Walked Only: 6.3% Eungella — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 3.2%
Crystal Creek — Car (passenger): 5.1% Eungella — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Crystal Creek Eungella
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.2 km 25.9 km

NBN connectivity

Crystal Creek Eungella
Connectivity score 29/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
103 premises
 0%
75 premises

Climate

Crystal Creek Eungella
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

Crystal Creek Eungella
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Crystal Creek Eungella
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Crystal Creek

Rural

Eungella

Rural

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