Eungai Creek vs Warrell Creek

Eungai Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Warrell Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warrell Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eungai Creek: a median of $647,000, against $480,000 in Warrell Creek, though rent is higher in Warrell Creek. On these figures, Eungai Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Warrell Creek suits couples, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Warrell Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% 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

Warrell Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($480,000 vs $647,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eungai Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/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 308 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (458.4 km vs 467.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warrell Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)
  • But Eungai Creek is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Warrell Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Eungai Creek and Warrell 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.

Eungai Creek Warrell 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.

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Walkability 21 / 0
Eungai Creek — Walkability: 21/100 Warrell Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 56
Eungai Creek — Safety: 23/100 Warrell Creek — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 52 / 36
Eungai Creek — Low fire risk: 52/100 Warrell Creek — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Eungai Creek has more residents (397 vs 265); Warrell Creek has higher household incomes ($65,416 vs $55,900).

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Population 397
+33% vs other
 265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +3.9%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $55,900/yr $65,416/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
0-4 5.5% / 3.8%
Eungai Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Warrell Creek — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.1% / 11.7%
Eungai Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Warrell Creek — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.8% / 6.0%
Eungai Creek — 15-19: 6.8% Warrell Creek — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.5% / 2.3%
Eungai Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Warrell Creek — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 8.1% / 8.7%
Eungai Creek — 25-34: 8.1% Warrell Creek — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 10.8% / 9.1%
Eungai Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Warrell Creek — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 12.6% / 9.8%
Eungai Creek — 45-54: 12.6% Warrell Creek — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 19.4% / 17.0%
Eungai Creek — 55-64: 19.4% Warrell Creek — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 16.4% / 20.0%
Eungai Creek — 65-74: 16.4% Warrell Creek — 65-74: 20.0%
75-84 2.3% / 10.6%
Eungai Creek — 75-84: 2.3% Warrell Creek — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 1.5%
Eungai Creek — 85+: not among its largest Warrell Creek — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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%
Warrell Creek 46.9% couple families
Warrell Creek — Couple Families: 46.9% Warrell Creek — Lone Person: 31.2% Warrell Creek — One Parent Families: 17.2% Warrell Creek — Group Household: 4.7%
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%
Warrell Creek 7.5% renting
Warrell Creek — Owned Outright: 53.8% Warrell Creek — Mortgage: 38.7% Warrell Creek — Renting: 7.5%
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 Warrell Creek
England 3.0% / 1.5%
Eungai Creek — England: 3.0% Warrell Creek — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.9%
Eungai Creek — New Zealand: 1.0% Warrell Creek — New Zealand: 1.9%
India 1.5% / —
Eungai Creek — India: 1.5% Warrell Creek — India: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 20.8%
Eungai Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Warrell Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 5.3%
Eungai Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Warrell Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.3%
Eungai Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Warrell Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Eungai Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Warrell Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Eungai Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Warrell Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Median house price $647,000 $480,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $815,000 —

Zoning mix

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Rural and farming 96% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Residential 0% 3%
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 Warrell Creek
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
House price Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Eungai Creek is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Eungai Creek carries more crime risk (77 vs 44); Warrell Creek carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 48).

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 Warrell Creek
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 Warrell Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 26

Mobility

Warrell Creek sits further from the CBD (467.7 km vs 458.4 km).

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 458.4 km 467.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 308 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 Warrell Creek
Car (driver) 80.3% / 74.7%
Eungai Creek — Car (driver): 80.3% Warrell Creek — Car (driver): 74.7%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 15.8%
Eungai Creek — Worked from Home: 16.5% Warrell Creek — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 9.5%
Eungai Creek — Car (passenger): 3.1% Warrell Creek — Car (passenger): 9.5%

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

Setting

Eungai Creek Warrell Creek
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 8.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Eungai Creek

Rural

Warrell Creek

Retirees River Rural

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