Eungai Creek vs Tamban

Eungai Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Tamban. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tamban, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tamban 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

  • Eungai Creek has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Tamban carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tamban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/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 329 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (458.4 km vs 468.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Eungai Creek is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • Tamban carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Tamban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.2% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Eungai Creek and Tamban 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 Tamban
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 Tamban
Walkability 21 / 0
Eungai Creek — Walkability: 21/100 Tamban — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 58
Eungai Creek — Safety: 23/100 Tamban — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 52 / 45
Eungai Creek — Low fire risk: 52/100 Tamban — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Eungai Creek has more residents (397 vs 94); Tamban skews older (55 vs 47).

Eungai Creek Tamban
Population 397
+76% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +2.2%
Median age 47 55
Median household income $55,900/yr
+12% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+10% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek Tamban
0-4 5.5% / —
Eungai Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Tamban — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.1% / 3.2%
Eungai Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Tamban — 5-14: 3.2%
15-19 6.8% / —
Eungai Creek — 15-19: 6.8% Tamban — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.5% / 3.2%
Eungai Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Tamban — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 8.1% / 8.5%
Eungai Creek — 25-34: 8.1% Tamban — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 10.8% / 8.5%
Eungai Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Tamban — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 12.6% / 22.3%
Eungai Creek — 45-54: 12.6% Tamban — 45-54: 22.3%
55-64 19.4% / 34.0%
Eungai Creek — 55-64: 19.4% Tamban — 55-64: 34.0%
65-74 16.4% / 18.1%
Eungai Creek — 65-74: 16.4% Tamban — 65-74: 18.1%
75-84 2.3% / —
Eungai Creek — 75-84: 2.3% Tamban — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Eungai Creek — 85+: not among its largest Tamban — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.0%).

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%
Tamban 57.9% lone person
Tamban — Lone Person: 57.9% Tamban — Couple Families: 26.3% Tamban — One Parent Families: 15.8% Tamban — 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%
Tamban 9.1% renting
Tamban — Owned Outright: 42.4% Tamban — Mortgage: 48.5% Tamban — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Eungai Creek Tamban
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 14.9%
Eungai Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Tamban — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 9.6%
Eungai Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Tamban — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.4%
Eungai Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Tamban — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Eungai Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tamban — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Eungai Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tamban — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Eungai Creek Tamban
Median house price $647,000 $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $815,000 —

Zoning mix

Tamban has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 0%); Eungai Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 67%).

Eungai Creek Tamban
Rural and farming 96% 67%
Environmental 0% 33%
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 Tamban
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eungai Creek Tamban
House price Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Eungai Creek is more walkable (21 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Eungai Creek carries more crime risk (77 vs 42).

Eungai Creek Tamban
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 Tamban
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 Tamban

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

Amenities in the suburb

Eungai Creek Tamban
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Tamban sits further from the CBD (468.1 km vs 458.4 km).

Eungai Creek Tamban
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 458.4 km 468.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 329 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 Tamban
Car (driver) 80.3% / 65.9%
Eungai Creek — Car (driver): 80.3% Tamban — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 34.1%
Eungai Creek — Worked from Home: 16.5% Tamban — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / —
Eungai Creek — Car (passenger): 3.1% Tamban — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Eungai Creek Tamban
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Eungai Creek Tamban
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
174 premises
 0%
44 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Eungai Creek

Rural

Tamban

Rural

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