Majors Creek vs Reidsdale

Majors Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Reidsdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Reidsdale, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Reidsdale: a median of $850,000, against $640,000 in Majors Creek, though rent is higher in Majors Creek. On these figures, Majors Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Reidsdale 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

Majors Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 52%)
  • But Reidsdale carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Reidsdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Reidsdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (211 min vs 218 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (297.2 km vs 302.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Reidsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Majors Creek Reidsdale
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.

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Majors Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Reidsdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 74
Majors Creek — Safety: 64/100 Reidsdale — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 74 / 18
Majors Creek — Low fire risk: 74/100 Reidsdale — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Majors Creek has more residents (290 vs 121); Majors Creek rents higher ($390/wk vs $300/wk).

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Population 290
+58% vs other
 121
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.5% -3.2%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $69,056/yr $82,316/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+23% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek Reidsdale
0-4 6.6% / 3.3%
Majors Creek — 0-4: 6.6% Reidsdale — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.1% / 18.2%
Majors Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Reidsdale — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 1.0% / 2.5%
Majors Creek — 15-19: 1.0% Reidsdale — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 2.8% / —
Majors Creek — 20-24: 2.8% Reidsdale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.9% / 8.3%
Majors Creek — 25-34: 7.9% Reidsdale — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 13.8% / 12.4%
Majors Creek — 35-44: 13.8% Reidsdale — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.8% / 11.6%
Majors Creek — 45-54: 12.8% Reidsdale — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 17.9% / 25.6%
Majors Creek — 55-64: 17.9% Reidsdale — 55-64: 25.6%
65-74 15.5% / 13.2%
Majors Creek — 65-74: 15.5% Reidsdale — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 5.9% / 2.5%
Majors Creek — 75-84: 5.9% Reidsdale — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / 3.3%
Majors Creek — 85+: not among its largest Reidsdale — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek 37.3% couple families
Majors Creek — Couple Families: 37.3% Majors Creek — Lone Person: 37.3% Majors Creek — One Parent Families: 25.4%
Reidsdale 51.9% couple families
Reidsdale — Couple Families: 51.9% Reidsdale — Lone Person: 48.1% Reidsdale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek 11.1% renting
Majors Creek — Owned Outright: 46.5% Majors Creek — Mortgage: 42.4% Majors Creek — Renting: 11.1%
Reidsdale 14.3% renting
Reidsdale — Owned Outright: 59.2% Reidsdale — Mortgage: 26.5% Reidsdale — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Majors Creek Reidsdale
England 1.7% / 5.0%
Majors Creek — England: 1.7% Reidsdale — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.5%
Majors Creek — New Zealand: 3.4% Reidsdale — New Zealand: 2.5%
Netherlands 1.4% / —
Majors Creek — Netherlands: 1.4% Reidsdale — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Majors Creek — Scotland: 1.0% Reidsdale — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / —
Majors Creek — Germany: 1.0% Reidsdale — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 24.8%
Majors Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Reidsdale — Bachelor Degree: 24.8%
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 14.9%
Majors Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Reidsdale — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 6.6%
Majors Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Reidsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 2.5%
Majors Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Reidsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Majors Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Reidsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek 100.0% houses
Majors Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Reidsdale 100.0% houses
Reidsdale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Median house price $640,000 $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Reidsdale has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%); Majors Creek has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Rural and farming 87% 100%
Environmental 13% 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

Majors Creek Reidsdale
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Majors Creek Reidsdale
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Reidsdale carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 26); Majors Creek carries more crime risk (36 vs 26).

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Bushfire Low
26/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
26/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Majors Creek Reidsdale
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

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 46 9

Mobility

Majors Creek sits further from the CBD (302.4 km vs 297.2 km).

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 302.4 km
+2% vs other
 297.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 218 min 211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2622
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2622
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.

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Car (driver) 76.9% / 64.3%
Majors Creek — Car (driver): 76.9% Reidsdale — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 35.7%
Majors Creek — Worked from Home: 17.3% Reidsdale — Worked from Home: 35.7%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Majors Creek — Car (passenger): 5.8% Reidsdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Elevation 768 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 680 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.5 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Majors Creek Reidsdale
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Majors Creek

Affordable Rural

Reidsdale

Rural

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