Eden Creek vs Smiths Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Smiths Creek: a median of $1.95 million, against $920,000 in Eden Creek, though rent is higher in Eden Creek. On these figures, Eden Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Smiths Creek 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

Too close to call

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

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Eden Creek has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,950,000)
  • Smiths Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Smiths Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Eden Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (513 min vs 523 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (754.5 km vs 762 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eden Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 25%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

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

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

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
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.

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Walkability 6 / 0
Eden Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Smiths Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 77 / 100
Eden Creek — Low fire risk: 77/100 Smiths Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eden Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Eden Creek has more residents (136 vs 55).

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Population 136
+60% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.3% -11.3%
Median age 58 57
Median household income $53,456/yr $69,316/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
0-4 2.9% / —
Eden Creek — 0-4: 2.9% Smiths Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 5.1% / 10.9%
Eden Creek — 5-14: 5.1% Smiths Creek — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.1% / —
Eden Creek — 15-19: 5.1% Smiths Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.4% / —
Eden Creek — 20-24: 4.4% Smiths Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 2.2% / —
Eden Creek — 25-34: 2.2% Smiths Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 4.4% / 9.1%
Eden Creek — 35-44: 4.4% Smiths Creek — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 14.7% / 18.2%
Eden Creek — 45-54: 14.7% Smiths Creek — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 27.2% / 29.1%
Eden Creek — 55-64: 27.2% Smiths Creek — 55-64: 29.1%
65-74 27.2% / 12.7%
Eden Creek — 65-74: 27.2% Smiths Creek — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 4.4% / 12.7%
Eden Creek — 75-84: 4.4% Smiths Creek — 75-84: 12.7%
85+ — / —
Eden Creek — 85+: not among its largest Smiths Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eden Creek 61.1% lone person
Eden Creek — Lone Person: 61.1% Eden Creek — One Parent Families: 19.4% Eden Creek — Couple Families: 19.4%
Smiths Creek 100.0% lone person
Smiths Creek — Lone Person: 100.0% Smiths Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Smiths Creek — Couple Families: 0.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eden Creek 5.7% renting
Eden Creek — Owned Outright: 66.0% Eden Creek — Mortgage: 28.3% Eden Creek — Renting: 5.7%
Smiths Creek 0.0% renting
Smiths Creek — Owned Outright: 60.0% Smiths Creek — Mortgage: 40.0% Smiths Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
England 4.4% / 7.3%
Eden Creek — England: 4.4% Smiths Creek — England: 7.3%
New Zealand 6.6% / —
Eden Creek — New Zealand: 6.6% Smiths Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 2.9% / —
Eden Creek — South Africa: 2.9% Smiths Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada 2.2% / —
Eden Creek — Canada: 2.2% Smiths Creek — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 21.8%
Eden Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Smiths Creek — Bachelor Degree: 21.8%
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 14.5%
Eden Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Smiths Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 9.1%
Eden Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Smiths Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 7.3%
Eden Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Smiths Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Eden Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Smiths Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eden Creek 98.3% houses
Eden Creek — Houses: 98.3% Eden Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Smiths Creek 100.0% houses
Smiths Creek — Houses: 100.0% Smiths Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Median house price $920,000 $1,950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 1% 2%
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 Smiths Creek
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
House price Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW

Liveability

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Eden Creek carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0).

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Bushfire Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 —
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 Smiths Creek
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 Smiths Creek
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Smiths Creek sits further from the CBD (762 km vs 754.5 km).

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 754.5 km 762 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 513 min 523 min
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.

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Car (driver) 55.3% / 85.0%
Eden Creek — Car (driver): 55.3% Smiths Creek — Car (driver): 85.0%
Worked from Home 34.0% / 15.0%
Eden Creek — Worked from Home: 34.0% Smiths Creek — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 10.6% / —
Eden Creek — Car (passenger): 10.6% Smiths Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Elevation 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Annual rainfall 1,016 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Eden Creek Smiths Creek
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

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