Doubtful Creek vs Edenville

Doubtful Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Edenville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edenville, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Edenville: a median of $635,000, against $579,000 in Doubtful Creek, though rent is higher in Doubtful Creek. On these figures, Doubtful Creek tends to suit families with children, while Edenville 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

Doubtful Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Edenville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Edenville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (495 min vs 503 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (735.3 km vs 740.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Doubtful Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Doubtful Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Doubtful Creek Edenville
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.

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Walkability 8 / 8
Doubtful Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Edenville — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 52 / 40
Doubtful Creek — Safety: 52/100 Edenville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 65 / 85
Doubtful Creek — Low fire risk: 65/100 Edenville — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Doubtful Creek has more residents (162 vs 80); Doubtful Creek rents higher ($290/wk vs $150/wk).

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Population 162
+51% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% +5.3%
Median age 43 55
Median household income $60,320/yr
+22% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+48% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek Edenville
0-4 4.3% / 3.8%
Doubtful Creek — 0-4: 4.3% Edenville — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 17.3% / 11.2%
Doubtful Creek — 5-14: 17.3% Edenville — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 3.7% / —
Doubtful Creek — 15-19: 3.7% Edenville — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.9% / 3.8%
Doubtful Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Edenville — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 10.5% / 15.0%
Doubtful Creek — 25-34: 10.5% Edenville — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 18.5% / 5.0%
Doubtful Creek — 35-44: 18.5% Edenville — 35-44: 5.0%
45-54 9.9% / 5.0%
Doubtful Creek — 45-54: 9.9% Edenville — 45-54: 5.0%
55-64 15.4% / 18.8%
Doubtful Creek — 55-64: 15.4% Edenville — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 19.1% / 21.2%
Doubtful Creek — 65-74: 19.1% Edenville — 65-74: 21.2%
75-84 1.9% / 3.8%
Doubtful Creek — 75-84: 1.9% Edenville — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 3.1% / —
Doubtful Creek — 85+: 3.1% Edenville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Doubtful Creek Edenville
England — / 5.0%
Doubtful Creek — England: not among its largest Edenville — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / —
Doubtful Creek — New Zealand: 2.5% Edenville — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek 36.6% lone person
Doubtful Creek — Lone Person: 36.6% Doubtful Creek — Couple Families: 31.7% Doubtful Creek — One Parent Families: 24.4% Doubtful Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Doubtful Creek — Other Families: 7.3%
Edenville 61.1% lone person
Edenville — Lone Person: 61.1% Edenville — Couple Families: 16.7% Edenville — One Parent Families: 0.0% Edenville — Group Household: 22.2% Edenville — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek 100.0% houses
Doubtful Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Edenville 100.0% houses
Edenville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 6.2%
Doubtful Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Edenville — Certificate III & IV: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 7.5%
Doubtful Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Edenville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 1.9% / 5.0%
Doubtful Creek — Bachelor Degree: 1.9% Edenville — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek 7.4% renting
Doubtful Creek — Owned Outright: 57.4% Doubtful Creek — Mortgage: 35.2% Doubtful Creek — Renting: 7.4%
Edenville 0.0% renting
Edenville — Owned Outright: 70.0% Edenville — Mortgage: 30.0% Edenville — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Median house price $579,000 $635,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Doubtful Creek Edenville
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Doubtful Creek Edenville
House price Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Doubtful Creek carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 15); Edenville carries more crime risk (60 vs 48).

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Doubtful Creek Edenville
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

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Doubtful Creek sits further from the CBD (740.1 km vs 735.3 km).

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Walkability score 8/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 740.1 km 735.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 495 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
 0.1%
postcode 2474
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
 71
postcode 2474

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.

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Car (driver) 67.7% / 45.0%
Doubtful Creek — Car (driver): 67.7% Edenville — Car (driver): 45.0%
Worked from Home 32.3% / 55.0%
Doubtful Creek — Worked from Home: 32.3% Edenville — Worked from Home: 55.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Elevation 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Connectivity score 22/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Annual rainfall 1,374 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C —

Council rates

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Doubtful Creek Edenville
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Doubtful Creek

Affordable Rural

Edenville

Affordable Retirees Rural

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