Fawcetts Plain vs Horseshoe Creek
Fawcetts Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Horseshoe Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fawcetts Plain: a median of $1.69 million, against $750,000 in Horseshoe Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fawcetts Plain tends to suit families with children and couples, while Horseshoe Creek suits people living alone 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
Fawcetts Plain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Fawcetts Plain leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
- Horseshoe Creek has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,690,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Horseshoe Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Fawcetts Plain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (509 min vs 516 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (750.6 km vs 754 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Fawcetts Plain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.6% vs -18.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Fawcetts Plain and Horseshoe 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.
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
Fawcetts Plain has more residents (155 vs 69); Fawcetts Plain rents higher ($350/wk vs $238/wk).
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 +55% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.6% | -18.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 49 |
| Median household income | $89,336/yr +20% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +32% vs other | $238/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (24.6%).
Property market
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,690,000 | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Environmental | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Fawcetts Plain carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0).
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Horseshoe Creek sits further from the CBD (754 km vs 750.6 km).
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 750.6 km | 754 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 509 min | 516 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2474 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 2474 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 (77.3%).
Setting
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 63 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 78 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fawcetts Plain | Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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