Grevillia vs Roseberry Creek
Grevillia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 61 in Roseberry Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grevillia, most households are people living alone. In Roseberry Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Roseberry Creek: a median of $840,000, against $600,000 in Grevillia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Grevillia tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Roseberry Creek suits older residents.
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
Grevillia
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 86/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
- But Roseberry Creek is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 34%)
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
- Grevillia has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $840,000)
- Roseberry Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 55%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Grevillia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Roseberry Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (772.7 km vs 775.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Grevillia carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 86/100)
- Roseberry Creek has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Roseberry Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (62.9% vs 2.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Grevillia and Roseberry 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
Roseberry Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Grevillia has more residents (79 vs 57).
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 +28% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.6% | +62.9% |
| Median age | 55 | 61 |
| Median household income | $42,588/yr | $56,316/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $300/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.8%).
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 (25.3%).
Property market
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | $840,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Grevillia has more rural and farming land (96% vs 78%); Roseberry Creek has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 4%).
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 78% |
| Environmental | 4% | 22% |
| 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
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
Liveability
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Roseberry Creek carries more crime risk (86 vs 0).
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Grevillia | Roseberry 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
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 7 |
Mobility
Grevillia sits further from the CBD (775.2 km vs 772.7 km).
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 775.2 km | 772.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 531 min | 533 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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 304 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 205 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,016 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Grevillia | Roseberry Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Grevillia | Roseberry 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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