Fawcetts Plain vs Kyogle

Fawcetts Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Kyogle. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fawcetts Plain, most households are couple families. In Kyogle, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Fawcetts Plain: a median of $1.69 million, against $540,000 in Kyogle, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fawcetts Plain tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kyogle suits people living alone, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Fawcetts Plain carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 68/100)
  • Kyogle has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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 28%)
  • Kyogle has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $1,690,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kyogle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Fawcetts Plain leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kyogle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (502 min vs 509 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (741.7 km vs 750.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Fawcetts Plain carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 68/100)
  • Kyogle has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 15%)

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

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

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
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.

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Walkability 10 / 4
Fawcetts Plain — Walkability: 10/100 Kyogle — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 69 / 32
Fawcetts Plain — Safety: 69/100 Kyogle — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 68 / 68
Fawcetts Plain — Low fire risk: 68/100 Kyogle — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Kyogle has more residents (2,248 vs 155); Fawcetts Plain has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $48,828).

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Population 155 2,248
+1350% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +2.3%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $89,336/yr
+45% vs other
 $48,828/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+20% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
0-4 3.9% / 5.2%
Fawcetts Plain — 0-4: 3.9% Kyogle — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 20.0% / 14.2%
Fawcetts Plain — 5-14: 20.0% Kyogle — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 4.5% / 5.0%
Fawcetts Plain — 15-19: 4.5% Kyogle — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 9.7% / 4.4%
Fawcetts Plain — 20-24: 9.7% Kyogle — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.1% / 8.2%
Fawcetts Plain — 25-34: 7.1% Kyogle — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 14.8% / 9.9%
Fawcetts Plain — 35-44: 14.8% Kyogle — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 14.8% / 10.1%
Fawcetts Plain — 45-54: 14.8% Kyogle — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 18.7% / 14.0%
Fawcetts Plain — 55-64: 18.7% Kyogle — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 10.3% / 13.7%
Fawcetts Plain — 65-74: 10.3% Kyogle — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 3.2% / 9.0%
Fawcetts Plain — 75-84: 3.2% Kyogle — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 1.9% / 5.5%
Fawcetts Plain — 85+: 1.9% Kyogle — 85+: 5.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain 72.4% couple families
Fawcetts Plain — Couple Families: 72.4% Fawcetts Plain — Lone Person: 13.8% Fawcetts Plain — One Parent Families: 13.8% Fawcetts Plain — Group Household: 0.0% Fawcetts Plain — Other Families: 0.0%
Kyogle 22.6% couple families
Kyogle — Couple Families: 22.6% Kyogle — Lone Person: 48.2% Kyogle — One Parent Families: 22.5% Kyogle — Group Household: 4.9% Kyogle — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain 20.8% renting
Fawcetts Plain — Owned Outright: 47.9% Fawcetts Plain — Mortgage: 31.2% Fawcetts Plain — Renting: 20.8%
Kyogle 30.8% renting
Kyogle — Owned Outright: 43.5% Kyogle — Mortgage: 25.7% Kyogle — Renting: 30.8%
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.

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
England 3.9% / 2.1%
Fawcetts Plain — England: 3.9% Kyogle — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 4.5% / 0.9%
Fawcetts Plain — New Zealand: 4.5% Kyogle — New Zealand: 0.9%
India — / 0.6%
Fawcetts Plain — India: not among its largest Kyogle — India: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Fawcetts Plain — Germany: not among its largest Kyogle — Germany: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Fawcetts Plain — Philippines: not among its largest Kyogle — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 14.7%
Fawcetts Plain — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Kyogle — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 6.6%
Fawcetts Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Kyogle — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 6.7%
Fawcetts Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Kyogle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.0%
Fawcetts Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Kyogle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Fawcetts Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kyogle — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain 100.0% houses
Fawcetts Plain — Houses: 100.0% Fawcetts Plain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Fawcetts Plain — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kyogle 89.3% houses
Kyogle — Houses: 89.3% Kyogle — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Kyogle — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Median house price $1,690,000 $540,000
Median unit price — $425,000
Median land price — $357,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 68 days
from 35 sales

Zoning mix

Fawcetts Plain has more rural and farming land (98% vs 81%).

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Rural and farming 98% 81%
Residential 0% 13%
Industrial 1% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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 Kyogle
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Houses — 5.2%
$650/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 67% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of NSW

Liveability

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kyogle carries more crime risk (68 vs 31).

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Bushfire Low
32/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
68/100
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
same for both

Schools

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Fawcetts Plain

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

Schools in Kyogle

  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Kyogle High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kyogle Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Fawcetts Plain sits further from the CBD (750.6 km vs 741.7 km).

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Walkability score 10/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 750.6 km
+1% vs other
 741.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 509 min 502 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.

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Car (driver) 77.3% / 73.6%
Fawcetts Plain — Car (driver): 77.3% Kyogle — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 10.8%
Fawcetts Plain — Worked from Home: 9.1% Kyogle — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 9.1% / 8.9%
Fawcetts Plain — Walked Only: 9.1% Kyogle — Walked Only: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.1%
Fawcetts Plain — Car (passenger): 4.5% Kyogle — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Fawcetts Plain — Bicycle: not among its largest Kyogle — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Connectivity score 30/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 26%
1,366 premises

Climate

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
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 Kyogle
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fawcetts Plain Kyogle
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fawcetts Plain

Family Rural

Kyogle

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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