Marom Creek vs Tregeagle
Comparing Marom Creek and Tregeagle, NSW: Marom Creek carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Tregeagle is more walkable (25 vs 0); and Tregeagle has more residents (428 vs 146).
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Marom Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($264/wk vs $480/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tregeagle
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (469 min vs 479 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tregeagle
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marom Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.0% vs -6.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Marom Creek and Tregeagle 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
Tregeagle has more residents (428 vs 146); Tregeagle rents higher ($480/wk vs $264/wk).
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146 | 428 +193% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.0% | -6.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 53 |
| Median household income | $98,748/yr | $101,660/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $264/wk | $480/wk +82% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $960,000 | $1,008,333 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 136 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 95% |
| Environmental | 7% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 4% |
| 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
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
Tregeagle is more walkable (25 vs 0).
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Marom Creek carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0).
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | None | 1 Lismore, 7.3 km |
Schools in Marom Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tregeagle
- Tregeagle Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 same for both | |
Mobility
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 720.5 km | 719.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 479 min | 469 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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 (70.6%).
Setting
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 154 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.2 km | 17.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 181 premises |
Council rates
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marom Creek | Tregeagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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