Kerrs Creek vs Euchareena

Euchareena is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Kerrs Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Euchareena, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kerrs Creek tends to suit older residents, while Euchareena suits people living alone and 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

Kerrs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 23/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Euchareena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Euchareena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kerrs Creek sits closer to the CBD (296 km vs 307.8 km)
  • Euchareena has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 261 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kerrs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 23/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Kerrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.9% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
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.

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Walkability 0 / 0
Kerrs Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Euchareena — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 77
Kerrs Creek — Safety: 100/100 Euchareena — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 63 / 83
Kerrs Creek — Low fire risk: 63/100 Euchareena — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Euchareena has more residents (170 vs 58); Kerrs Creek has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $46,800).

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Population 58 170
+193% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.9% -13.7%
Median age 47 40
Median household income $73,632/yr
+36% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+34% vs other
 $168/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
0-4 — / 4.7%
Kerrs Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Euchareena — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 8.6% / 10.0%
Kerrs Creek — 5-14: 8.6% Euchareena — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 — / 8.8%
Kerrs Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Euchareena — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.2% / 8.2%
Kerrs Creek — 20-24: 5.2% Euchareena — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 5.2% / 11.2%
Kerrs Creek — 25-34: 5.2% Euchareena — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 8.6% / 12.9%
Kerrs Creek — 35-44: 8.6% Euchareena — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 8.6% / 15.3%
Kerrs Creek — 45-54: 8.6% Euchareena — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 17.2% / 13.5%
Kerrs Creek — 55-64: 17.2% Euchareena — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 20.7% / 14.1%
Kerrs Creek — 65-74: 20.7% Euchareena — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 6.9% / 2.4%
Kerrs Creek — 75-84: 6.9% Euchareena — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Kerrs Creek — 85+: not among its largest Euchareena — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek 25.0% couple families
Kerrs Creek — Couple Families: 25.0% Kerrs Creek — Lone Person: 25.0% Kerrs Creek — One Parent Families: 50.0%
Euchareena 60.0% couple families
Euchareena — Couple Families: 60.0% Euchareena — Lone Person: 40.0% Euchareena — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek 23.1% renting
Kerrs Creek — Owned Outright: 53.8% Kerrs Creek — Mortgage: 23.1% Kerrs Creek — Renting: 23.1%
Euchareena 19.2% renting
Euchareena — Owned Outright: 55.8% Euchareena — Mortgage: 25.0% Euchareena — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek 100.0% houses
Kerrs Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Euchareena 100.0% houses
Euchareena — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 12.9%
Kerrs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Euchareena — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 8.8%
Kerrs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Euchareena — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 3.5%
Kerrs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Euchareena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 2.9%
Kerrs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Euchareena — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

Property market

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Median house price — $97,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
same for both
Approvals change year on year -12%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
House price — Higher than 1% of NSW
Income — Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 98% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW

Liveability

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Euchareena carries more crime risk (23 vs 0); Kerrs Creek carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 17).

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
17/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
23/100
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

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
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

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 19 49

Mobility

Euchareena sits further from the CBD (307.8 km vs 296 km).

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 296 km 307.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 261 min 255 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
 0.2%
postcode 2866
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
 52
postcode 2866

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.

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Car (driver) 89.3% / 77.9%
Kerrs Creek — Car (driver): 89.3% Euchareena — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home — / 16.2%
Kerrs Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Euchareena — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Walked Only 10.7% / —
Kerrs Creek — Walked Only: 10.7% Euchareena — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Kerrs Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Euchareena — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).

Setting

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Elevation 877 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 642 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Connectivity score 15/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Dubbo
same for both

Federal electorate

Kerrs Creek Euchareena
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kerrs Creek

Retirees River Rural

Euchareena

Affordable Rural

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