Doubtful Creek vs Stratheden

Doubtful Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Stratheden. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Stratheden: a median of $839,000, against $579,000 in Doubtful Creek. On these figures, Doubtful 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

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

Doubtful Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($579,000 vs $839,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stratheden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Stratheden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (492 min vs 503 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (731.2 km vs 740.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Doubtful Creek and Stratheden 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 Stratheden
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 Stratheden
Walkability 8 / 14
Doubtful Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Stratheden — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 52 / 57
Doubtful Creek — Safety: 52/100 Stratheden — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 65 / 85
Doubtful Creek — Low fire risk: 65/100 Stratheden — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Stratheden has more residents (220 vs 162); Stratheden skews older (47 vs 43).

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Population 162 220
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% +1.4%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $60,320/yr $64,220/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
0-4 4.3% / 3.6%
Doubtful Creek — 0-4: 4.3% Stratheden — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 17.3% / 14.5%
Doubtful Creek — 5-14: 17.3% Stratheden — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 3.7% / 6.4%
Doubtful Creek — 15-19: 3.7% Stratheden — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.9% / 5.5%
Doubtful Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Stratheden — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.5% / 5.5%
Doubtful Creek — 25-34: 10.5% Stratheden — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 18.5% / 9.1%
Doubtful Creek — 35-44: 18.5% Stratheden — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 9.9% / 17.3%
Doubtful Creek — 45-54: 9.9% Stratheden — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 15.4% / 18.6%
Doubtful Creek — 55-64: 15.4% Stratheden — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 19.1% / 15.9%
Doubtful Creek — 65-74: 19.1% Stratheden — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 1.9% / 3.6%
Doubtful Creek — 75-84: 1.9% Stratheden — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 3.1% / 2.7%
Doubtful Creek — 85+: 3.1% Stratheden — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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 Stratheden
New Zealand 2.5% / —
Doubtful Creek — New Zealand: 2.5% Stratheden — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 1.4%
Doubtful Creek — England: not among its largest Stratheden — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

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%
Stratheden 39.2% lone person
Stratheden — Lone Person: 39.2% Stratheden — Couple Families: 43.1% Stratheden — One Parent Families: 7.8% Stratheden — Group Household: 9.8% Stratheden — 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%
Stratheden 100.0% houses
Stratheden — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 18.2%
Doubtful Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Stratheden — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 4.1%
Doubtful Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Stratheden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 1.9% / 5.9%
Doubtful Creek — Bachelor Degree: 1.9% Stratheden — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Doubtful Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stratheden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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%
Stratheden 19.3% renting
Stratheden — Owned Outright: 41.0% Stratheden — Mortgage: 39.8% Stratheden — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Median house price $579,000 $839,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Environmental 1% 3%
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 Stratheden
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
 24
across Richmond Valley
Approvals change year on year +0% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
House price Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
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).

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 Stratheden
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Doubtful Creek

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

Schools in Stratheden

  • Stratheden Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Doubtful Creek sits further from the CBD (740.1 km vs 731.2 km).

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Walkability score 8/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 740.1 km
+1% vs other
 731.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 492 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
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.

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Car (driver) 67.7% / 69.3%
Doubtful Creek — Car (driver): 67.7% Stratheden — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 32.3% / 27.3%
Doubtful Creek — Worked from Home: 32.3% Stratheden — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Doubtful Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stratheden — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Elevation 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Connectivity score 22/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Annual rainfall 1,374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,282/yr
Council Kyogle Richmond Valley

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Doubtful Creek Stratheden
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

Stratheden

Rural

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