Fawcetts Plain vs New Park

Fawcetts Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in New Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fawcetts Plain, most households are couple families. In New Park, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Fawcetts Plain: a median of $1.69 million, against $935,000 in New Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fawcetts Plain tends to suit families with children and couples, while New Park 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 is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 43%)
  • New Park has more parks and reserves (3 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 25%)
  • New Park has cheaper houses ($935,000 vs $1,690,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

New Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

New Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (504 min vs 509 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (744.7 km vs 750.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)
  • 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 New Park 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 New Park
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 New Park
Walkability 10 / 15
Fawcetts Plain — Walkability: 10/100 New Park — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 69 / 87
Fawcetts Plain — Safety: 69/100 New Park — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 68 / 100
Fawcetts Plain — Low fire risk: 68/100 New Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fawcetts Plain has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $53,040); Fawcetts Plain rents higher ($350/wk vs $255/wk).

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Population 155
+8% vs other
 142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% -3.4%
Median age 42 52
Median household income $89,336/yr
+41% vs other
 $53,040/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+27% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fawcetts Plain New Park
0-4 3.9% / 3.5%
Fawcetts Plain — 0-4: 3.9% New Park — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 20.0% / 14.1%
Fawcetts Plain — 5-14: 20.0% New Park — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 4.5% / 2.8%
Fawcetts Plain — 15-19: 4.5% New Park — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 9.7% / —
Fawcetts Plain — 20-24: 9.7% New Park — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.1% / 6.3%
Fawcetts Plain — 25-34: 7.1% New Park — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 14.8% / 13.4%
Fawcetts Plain — 35-44: 14.8% New Park — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 14.8% / 8.5%
Fawcetts Plain — 45-54: 14.8% New Park — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 18.7% / 19.0%
Fawcetts Plain — 55-64: 18.7% New Park — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 10.3% / 16.2%
Fawcetts Plain — 65-74: 10.3% New Park — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 3.2% / 9.2%
Fawcetts Plain — 75-84: 3.2% New Park — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 1.9% / 2.1%
Fawcetts Plain — 85+: 1.9% New Park — 85+: 2.1%

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%
New Park 25.0% couple families
New Park — Couple Families: 25.0% New Park — Lone Person: 56.8% New Park — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
New Park 13.8% renting
New Park — Owned Outright: 58.6% New Park — Mortgage: 27.6% New Park — Renting: 13.8%
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 New Park
England 3.9% / 2.1%
Fawcetts Plain — England: 3.9% New Park — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 4.5% / —
Fawcetts Plain — New Zealand: 4.5% New Park — New Zealand: not among its largest
Fiji — / 4.2%
Fawcetts Plain — Fiji: not among its largest New Park — Fiji: 4.2%

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

Qualifications

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

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 15.5%
Fawcetts Plain — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% New Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.0%
Fawcetts Plain — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% New Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 9.2%
Fawcetts Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% New Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 3.5%
Fawcetts Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% New Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

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%
New Park 77.0% houses
New Park — Houses: 77.0% New Park — Flats / Apartments: 23.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Median house price $1,690,000 $935,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Fawcetts Plain has more rural and farming land (98% vs 85%).

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Rural and farming 98% 85%
Parks and recreation 0% 10%
Residential 0% 4%
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 New Park
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fawcetts Plain New Park
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Fawcetts Plain carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Fawcetts Plain carries more crime risk (31 vs 13).

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Bushfire Low
32/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
13/100
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 New Park
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 New Park
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Fawcetts Plain sits further from the CBD (750.6 km vs 744.7 km).

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Walkability score 10/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 750.6 km 744.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 509 min 504 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 New Park
Car (driver) 77.3% / 78.9%
Fawcetts Plain — Car (driver): 77.3% New Park — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 10.5%
Fawcetts Plain — Worked from Home: 9.1% New Park — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 10.5%
Fawcetts Plain — Car (passenger): 4.5% New Park — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 9.1% / —
Fawcetts Plain — Walked Only: 9.1% New Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
same for both

Climate

Fawcetts Plain New Park
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Fawcetts Plain New Park
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

New Park

Retirees Rural

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