Eden Creek vs Ettrick
Ettrick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Eden Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eden Creek, most households are people living alone. In Ettrick, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eden Creek: a median of $920,000, against $365,000 in Ettrick, though rent is higher in Ettrick. On these figures, Eden Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Ettrick suits 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
Ettrick
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 39%)
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Eden Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 35%)
- Ettrick has cheaper houses ($365,000 vs $920,000)
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
Ettrick
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (751.8 km vs 754.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Eden Creek has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 14%)
- Ettrick carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ettrick
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.2% vs -9.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eden Creek and Ettrick 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
Eden Creek skews older (58 vs 46); Ettrick has higher household incomes ($62,504 vs $53,456).
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 136 | 149 +10% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.3% | +11.2% |
| Median age | 58 | 46 |
| Median household income | $53,456/yr | $62,504/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $320/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).
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 (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $920,000 | $365,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| 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
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Eden Creek carries more crime risk (82 vs 51).
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 9 |
Mobility
Eden Creek sits further from the CBD (754.5 km vs 751.8 km).
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 754.5 km | 751.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 513 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2474 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 2474 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 (58.9%).
Setting
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 158 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 69 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,016 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eden Creek | Ettrick | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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