Homeleigh vs Upper Horseshoe Creek
Homeleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in 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. Houses cost more in Homeleigh: a median of $930,000, against $845,000 in Upper Horseshoe Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Homeleigh tends to suit families with children, while Upper Horseshoe Creek suits 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
Homeleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 17/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Upper Horseshoe Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 37%)
- has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $930,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Horseshoe Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $280/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Homeleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (513 min vs 538 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (751.6 km vs 782.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Homeleigh carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 17/100)
- Upper Horseshoe Creek has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Homeleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.1% vs -4.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Homeleigh 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
Homeleigh rents higher ($280/wk vs $220/wk); Upper Horseshoe Creek skews older (52 vs 47).
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 +2% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.1% | -4.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 52 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr +2% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +21% 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 (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930,000 | $845,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $770,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Upper Horseshoe Creek has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 0%); Homeleigh has more rural and farming land (96% vs 42%).
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 42% |
| Environmental | 0% | 58% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 25 across Kyogle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
Liveability
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Upper Horseshoe Creek carries more crime risk (17 vs 0).
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | 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
| Homeleigh | 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
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Upper Horseshoe Creek sits further from the CBD (782.9 km vs 751.6 km).
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 751.6 km | 782.9 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 513 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
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 299 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 276 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 48.2 km | 43.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Homeleigh | 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
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kyogle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Homeleigh | Upper Horseshoe Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Homeleigh | 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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