Eulah Creek vs Tarriaro
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eulah Creek, most households are couple families. In Tarriaro, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Eulah Creek tends to suit 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
- Eulah Creek carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 43/100)
- Tarriaro is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 70%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tarriaro
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tarriaro
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tarriaro
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (370 min vs 404 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (525.2 km vs 535.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Eulah Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 43/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Eulah Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs -12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eulah Creek and Tarriaro 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
Eulah Creek rents higher ($325/wk vs $275/wk).
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 102 +21% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.5% | -12.1% |
| Median age | 46 same for both | |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +6% vs other | $110,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +15% vs other | $275/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
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 (3.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $742,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Tarriaro has more rural and farming land (100% vs 43%); Eulah Creek has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 0%).
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 43% | 100% |
| Environmental | 57% | 0% |
| 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
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Narrabri same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 88% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
Liveability
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Tarriaro carries more crime risk (43 vs 11).
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | 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
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Eulah Creek sits further from the CBD (535.1 km vs 525.2 km).
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 535.1 km +2% vs other | 525.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 404 min | 370 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2390 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 2390 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 (92.1%).
Setting
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 487 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 247 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 3.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 7.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,140/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrabri same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eulah Creek | Tarriaro | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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