Lower Southgate vs Warragai Creek

Warragai Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Lower Southgate. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower Southgate, about half of households are people living alone. In Warragai Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lower Southgate tends to suit people living alone and 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

Lower Southgate

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Warragai Creek is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lower Southgate

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Warragai Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (416 min vs 427 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (626.6 km vs 637.6 km)
  • But Lower Southgate is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lower Southgate

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Lower Southgate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.9% vs -16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lower Southgate and Warragai 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.

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
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.

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Walkability 10 / 0
Lower Southgate — Walkability: 10/100 Warragai Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 3
Lower Southgate — Safety: 37/100 Warragai Creek — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 43 / 36
Lower Southgate — Low fire risk: 43/100 Warragai Creek — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Warragai Creek rents higher ($260/wk vs $180/wk); Lower Southgate has more residents (112 vs 84).

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Population 112
+25% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% -16.8%
Median age 52 41
Median household income $74,724/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $180/wk $260/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
0-4 4.5% / 4.8%
Lower Southgate — 0-4: 4.5% Warragai Creek — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 5.4% / 9.5%
Lower Southgate — 5-14: 5.4% Warragai Creek — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 5.4% / 10.7%
Lower Southgate — 15-19: 5.4% Warragai Creek — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 7.1% / —
Lower Southgate — 20-24: 7.1% Warragai Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.7% / 9.5%
Lower Southgate — 25-34: 10.7% Warragai Creek — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.8% / 14.3%
Lower Southgate — 35-44: 9.8% Warragai Creek — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 15.2% / 8.3%
Lower Southgate — 45-54: 15.2% Warragai Creek — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 21.4% / 17.9%
Lower Southgate — 55-64: 21.4% Warragai Creek — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 21.4% / 8.3%
Lower Southgate — 65-74: 21.4% Warragai Creek — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 — / —
Lower Southgate — 75-84: not among its largest Warragai Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.6%
Lower Southgate — 85+: not among its largest Warragai Creek — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lower Southgate 52.0% couple families
Lower Southgate — Couple Families: 52.0% Lower Southgate — Lone Person: 48.0% Lower Southgate — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Warragai Creek 52.4% couple families
Warragai Creek — Couple Families: 52.4% Warragai Creek — Lone Person: 23.8% Warragai Creek — One Parent Families: 23.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lower Southgate 11.4% renting
Lower Southgate — Owned Outright: 56.8% Lower Southgate — Mortgage: 31.8% Lower Southgate — Renting: 11.4%
Warragai Creek 0.0% renting
Warragai Creek — Owned Outright: 60.0% Warragai Creek — Mortgage: 40.0% Warragai Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lower Southgate 100.0% houses
Lower Southgate — Houses: 100.0%
Warragai Creek 100.0% houses
Warragai Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 21.4%
Lower Southgate — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Warragai Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.1%
Lower Southgate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Warragai Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 3.6%
Lower Southgate — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Warragai Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Property market

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Median house price $1,660,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Rural and farming 63% 73%
Environmental 37% 27%
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

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
House price Higher than 88% of NSW —
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 5% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Lower Southgate is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Warragai Creek carries more crime risk (97 vs 63).

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 High
97/100
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

Lower Southgate Warragai 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

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Parks & reserves 4 1
Waterways 18 7

Mobility

Lower Southgate sits further from the CBD (637.6 km vs 626.6 km).

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 637.6 km
+2% vs other
 626.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 427 min 416 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2460
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2460
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.

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Car (driver) 72.7% / 75.9%
Lower Southgate — Car (driver): 72.7% Warragai Creek — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 13.8%
Lower Southgate — Worked from Home: 27.3% Warragai Creek — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Car (passenger) — / 10.3%
Lower Southgate — Car (passenger): not among its largest Warragai Creek — Car (passenger): 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.7 km 33.9 km

NBN connectivity

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Annual rainfall 1,060 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lower Southgate Warragai Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lower Southgate

River Rural

Warragai Creek

Rural

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