Green Pigeon vs Upper Horseshoe Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Horseshoe Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Upper Horseshoe Creek tends to suit couples.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Upper Horseshoe Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Green Pigeon
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (520 min vs 538 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (760.7 km vs 782.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Green Pigeon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Green Pigeon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.5% vs -4.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Green Pigeon and Upper 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
Green Pigeon has more residents (176 vs 118); Green Pigeon rents higher ($250/wk vs $220/wk).
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 176 +33% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.5% | -4.8% |
| Median age | 51 | 52 |
| Median household income | $51,324/yr | $55,224/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +12% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $905,000 | $845,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Upper Horseshoe Creek has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 21%); Green Pigeon has more rural and farming land (79% vs 42%).
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 42% |
| Environmental | 21% | 58% |
| 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
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
Green Pigeon is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Green Pigeon carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 50).
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| Green Pigeon | Upper 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
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
Upper Horseshoe Creek sits further from the CBD (782.9 km vs 760.7 km).
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 760.7 km | 782.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 520 min | 538 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 (91.4%).
Setting
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 203 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 276 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 47.0 km | 43.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 73 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Green Pigeon | Upper 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
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Green Pigeon | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Green Pigeon | Upper 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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