Eungai Creek vs Congarinni

Eungai Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Congarinni. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Congarinni, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Congarinni: a median of $1.02 million, against $647,000 in Eungai Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eungai Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Congarinni suits couples and older residents.

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

Congarinni

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)
  • But Eungai Creek has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Eungai Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($647,000 vs $1,020,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 35%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eungai Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eungai Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 313 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (458.4 km vs 469.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Congarinni

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 19%)
  • But Eungai Creek is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Congarinni

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eungai Creek Congarinni
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.

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Walkability 21 / 0
Eungai Creek — Walkability: 21/100 Congarinni — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 66
Eungai Creek — Safety: 23/100 Congarinni — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 52 / 18
Eungai Creek — Low fire risk: 52/100 Congarinni — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Congarinni skews older (53 vs 47).

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Population 397
+8% vs other
 365
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +17.0%
Median age 47 53
Median household income $55,900/yr $58,500/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $325/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek Congarinni
0-4 5.5% / 2.2%
Eungai Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Congarinni — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 12.1% / 13.2%
Eungai Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Congarinni — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.8% / 5.2%
Eungai Creek — 15-19: 6.8% Congarinni — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.5% / 4.7%
Eungai Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Congarinni — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.1% / 6.8%
Eungai Creek — 25-34: 8.1% Congarinni — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 10.8% / 8.5%
Eungai Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Congarinni — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 12.6% / 10.7%
Eungai Creek — 45-54: 12.6% Congarinni — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 19.4% / 16.2%
Eungai Creek — 55-64: 19.4% Congarinni — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 16.4% / 19.5%
Eungai Creek — 65-74: 16.4% Congarinni — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 2.3% / 7.1%
Eungai Creek — 75-84: 2.3% Congarinni — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 3.0%
Eungai Creek — 85+: not among its largest Congarinni — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek 29.4% couple families
Eungai Creek — Couple Families: 29.4% Eungai Creek — Lone Person: 40.4% Eungai Creek — One Parent Families: 20.2% Eungai Creek — Group Household: 10.1%
Congarinni 56.3% couple families
Congarinni — Couple Families: 56.3% Congarinni — Lone Person: 35.2% Congarinni — One Parent Families: 8.5% Congarinni — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek 8.1% renting
Eungai Creek — Owned Outright: 47.8% Eungai Creek — Mortgage: 44.1% Eungai Creek — Renting: 8.1%
Congarinni 3.9% renting
Congarinni — Owned Outright: 64.1% Congarinni — Mortgage: 32.0% Congarinni — Renting: 3.9%
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.

Eungai Creek Congarinni
England 3.0% / 4.1%
Eungai Creek — England: 3.0% Congarinni — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.5%
Eungai Creek — New Zealand: 1.0% Congarinni — New Zealand: 2.5%
India 1.5% / —
Eungai Creek — India: 1.5% Congarinni — India: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 1.4%
Eungai Creek — Indonesia: not among its largest Congarinni — Indonesia: 1.4%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Eungai Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Congarinni — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 22.5%
Eungai Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Congarinni — Certificate III & IV: 22.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.2%
Eungai Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Congarinni — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 6.8%
Eungai Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Congarinni — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.2%
Eungai Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Congarinni — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Eungai Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Congarinni — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek 100.0% houses
Eungai Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Congarinni 100.0% houses
Congarinni — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Median house price $647,000 $1,020,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $815,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Rural and farming 96% 90%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Eungai Creek Congarinni
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eungai Creek Congarinni
House price Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Eungai Creek is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Eungai Creek carries more crime risk (77 vs 34); Congarinni carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 48).

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 High
82/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
34/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eungai Creek

  • Eungai Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Newington College - Eungai Creek Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Congarinni

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

Amenities in the suburb

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Congarinni sits further from the CBD (469.1 km vs 458.4 km).

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 458.4 km 469.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 313 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2441
 0.3%
postcode 2447
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2441
 62
postcode 2447

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.

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Car (driver) 80.3% / 72.9%
Eungai Creek — Car (driver): 80.3% Congarinni — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 20.0%
Eungai Creek — Worked from Home: 16.5% Congarinni — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 2.1%
Eungai Creek — Car (passenger): 3.1% Congarinni — Car (passenger): 2.1%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Eungai Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Congarinni — Walked Only: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
174 premises
 0%
142 premises

Council rates

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Eungai Creek Congarinni
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Eungai Creek

Rural

Congarinni

Retirees River Rural

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