Eungai Creek vs Eungai Rail

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Eungai Creek: a median of $647,000, against $551,000 in Eungai Rail, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eungai Rail tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Eungai Creek has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Eungai Rail is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Eungai Rail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($551,000 vs $647,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eungai Rail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Eungai Creek is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • Eungai Rail sits closer to the CBD (456.1 km vs 458.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eungai Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Eungai Creek and Eungai Rail 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 Eungai Rail
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 Eungai Rail
Walkability 21 / 0
Eungai Creek — Walkability: 21/100 Eungai Rail — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 17
Eungai Creek — Safety: 23/100 Eungai Rail — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 52 / 29
Eungai Creek — Low fire risk: 52/100 Eungai Rail — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Eungai Creek has more residents (397 vs 208); Eungai Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $255/wk).

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Population 397
+48% vs other
 208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% -8.4%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $55,900/yr
+9% vs other
 $50,908/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+15% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
0-4 5.5% / 4.3%
Eungai Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Eungai Rail — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 12.1% / 19.7%
Eungai Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Eungai Rail — 5-14: 19.7%
15-19 6.8% / 3.8%
Eungai Creek — 15-19: 6.8% Eungai Rail — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 3.5% / 2.4%
Eungai Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Eungai Rail — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 8.1% / 11.1%
Eungai Creek — 25-34: 8.1% Eungai Rail — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.8% / 9.1%
Eungai Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Eungai Rail — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 12.6% / 14.9%
Eungai Creek — 45-54: 12.6% Eungai Rail — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 19.4% / 13.9%
Eungai Creek — 55-64: 19.4% Eungai Rail — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 16.4% / 15.9%
Eungai Creek — 65-74: 16.4% Eungai Rail — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 2.3% / 4.3%
Eungai Creek — 75-84: 2.3% Eungai Rail — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Eungai Creek — 85+: not among its largest Eungai Rail — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek 40.4% lone person
Eungai Creek — Lone Person: 40.4% Eungai Creek — Couple Families: 29.4% Eungai Creek — One Parent Families: 20.2% Eungai Creek — Group Household: 10.1%
Eungai Rail 38.2% lone person
Eungai Rail — Lone Person: 38.2% Eungai Rail — Couple Families: 41.8% Eungai Rail — One Parent Families: 20.0% Eungai Rail — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Eungai Rail 14.6% renting
Eungai Rail — Owned Outright: 50.0% Eungai Rail — Mortgage: 35.4% Eungai Rail — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 18.3%
Eungai Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Eungai Rail — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.8%
Eungai Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Eungai Rail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 3.4%
Eungai Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Eungai Rail — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.4%
Eungai Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Eungai Rail — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Eungai Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Eungai Rail — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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 Eungai Rail
England 3.0% / 2.4%
Eungai Creek — England: 3.0% Eungai Rail — England: 2.4%
Germany — / 2.4%
Eungai Creek — Germany: not among its largest Eungai Rail — Germany: 2.4%
Indonesia — / 1.9%
Eungai Creek — Indonesia: not among its largest Eungai Rail — Indonesia: 1.9%
India 1.5% / —
Eungai Creek — India: 1.5% Eungai Rail — India: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.4%
Eungai Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Eungai Rail — Scotland: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Eungai Creek — New Zealand: 1.0% Eungai Rail — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Median house price $647,000 $551,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $815,000 —

Zoning mix

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
House price Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Eungai Creek is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Eungai Rail carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 48).

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 High
71/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
83/100
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

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
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 Eungai Rail

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

Amenities in the suburb

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 9 2

Mobility

Eungai Creek sits further from the CBD (458.4 km vs 456.1 km).

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 458.4 km 456.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2441
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2441
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.

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Car (driver) 80.3% / 75.7%
Eungai Creek — Car (driver): 80.3% Eungai Rail — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 7.1%
Eungai Creek — Worked from Home: 16.5% Eungai Rail — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 10.0%
Eungai Creek — Car (passenger): 3.1% Eungai Rail — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
Eungai Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Eungai Rail — Walked Only: 7.1%

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

Setting

Eungai Creek Eungai Rail
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 11.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Eungai Creek

Rural

Eungai Rail

Family Rural

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