Jacks Creek vs Turrawan

Jacks Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Turrawan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Turrawan: a median of $460,000, against $315,000 in Jacks Creek, though rent is higher in Jacks Creek. On these figures, Jacks Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Turrawan 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

Turrawan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Jacks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($315,000 vs $460,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Turrawan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Turrawan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (356 min vs 399 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (505.1 km vs 526.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Turrawan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 75/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Jacks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs 15.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jacks Creek Turrawan
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.

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Walkability 0 / 14
Jacks Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Turrawan — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 25 / 81
Jacks Creek — Safety: 25/100 Turrawan — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 24 / 71
Jacks Creek — Low fire risk: 24/100 Turrawan — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Jacks Creek rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Jacks Creek has more residents (180 vs 83).

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Population 180
+54% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.3% +15.3%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $63,648/yr $84,448/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jacks Creek Turrawan
0-4 8.3% / 6.0%
Jacks Creek — 0-4: 8.3% Turrawan — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 9.4% / 7.2%
Jacks Creek — 5-14: 9.4% Turrawan — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 7.2% / 3.6%
Jacks Creek — 15-19: 7.2% Turrawan — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 2.8% / 7.2%
Jacks Creek — 20-24: 2.8% Turrawan — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 8.3% / 16.9%
Jacks Creek — 25-34: 8.3% Turrawan — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 12.2% / 6.0%
Jacks Creek — 35-44: 12.2% Turrawan — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 12.8% / —
Jacks Creek — 45-54: 12.8% Turrawan — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 15.0% / 22.9%
Jacks Creek — 55-64: 15.0% Turrawan — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 17.8% / 19.3%
Jacks Creek — 65-74: 17.8% Turrawan — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 4.4% / —
Jacks Creek — 75-84: 4.4% Turrawan — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.8% / 6.0%
Jacks Creek — 85+: 2.8% Turrawan — 85+: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jacks Creek 55.6% couple families
Jacks Creek — Couple Families: 55.6% Jacks Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Jacks Creek — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Turrawan 100.0% couple families
Turrawan — Couple Families: 100.0% Turrawan — Lone Person: 0.0% Turrawan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jacks Creek 8.5% renting
Jacks Creek — Owned Outright: 55.9% Jacks Creek — Mortgage: 35.6% Jacks Creek — Renting: 8.5%
Turrawan 0.0% renting
Turrawan — Owned Outright: 59.3% Turrawan — Mortgage: 40.7% Turrawan — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jacks Creek 93.5% houses
Jacks Creek — Houses: 93.5% Jacks Creek — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Turrawan 100.0% houses
Turrawan — Houses: 100.0% Turrawan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 21.7%
Jacks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Turrawan — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 6.0%
Jacks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Turrawan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 4.8%
Jacks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Turrawan — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Property market

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Median house price $315,000 $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $290,000 —

Zoning mix

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Rural and farming 100%
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

Jacks Creek Turrawan
New dwellings approved 14
across Narrabri
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Jacks Creek Turrawan
House price Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 6% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Turrawan is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Jacks Creek carries more crime risk (75 vs 19); Jacks Creek carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 29).

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Bushfire High
76/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
75/100
 Low
19/100
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

Jacks Creek Turrawan
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

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Jacks Creek sits further from the CBD (526.5 km vs 505.1 km).

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 526.5 km
+4% vs other
 505.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 399 min 356 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2390
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 2390
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.

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Car (driver) 84.1% / 79.1%
Jacks Creek — Car (driver): 84.1% Turrawan — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 20.9%
Jacks Creek — Worked from Home: 11.1% Turrawan — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Jacks Creek — Car (passenger): 4.8% Turrawan — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Elevation 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
14 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Jacks Creek Turrawan
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 7.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Average residential rate $1,140/yr
same for both
Council Narrabri
same for both

Federal electorate

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jacks Creek Turrawan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jacks Creek

Affordable Retirees Rural

Turrawan

Affordable Retirees Rural

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