Maules Creek vs Eulah Creek

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Maules Creek tends to suit families with children 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

Eulah Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 41/100)

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

Eulah Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $390/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Maules Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (377 min vs 404 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (515.7 km vs 535.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Maules Creek has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
  • Eulah Creek carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Eulah Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs -23.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maules Creek and Eulah 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.

Maules Creek Eulah 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.

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Maules Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Eulah Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 89
Maules Creek — Safety: 59/100 Eulah Creek — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 47 / 82
Maules Creek — Low fire risk: 47/100 Eulah Creek — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Eulah Creek has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $84,448); Maules Creek rents higher ($390/wk vs $325/wk).

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Population 87
+3% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.0% +10.5%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $84,448/yr $117,000/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+17% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
0-4 8.0% / —
Maules Creek — 0-4: 8.0% Eulah Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 19.5% / 7.1%
Maules Creek — 5-14: 19.5% Eulah Creek — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 4.6% / 20.2%
Maules Creek — 15-19: 4.6% Eulah Creek — 15-19: 20.2%
20-24 — / 8.3%
Maules Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Eulah Creek — 20-24: 8.3%
25-34 8.0% / 3.6%
Maules Creek — 25-34: 8.0% Eulah Creek — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 12.6% / 9.5%
Maules Creek — 35-44: 12.6% Eulah Creek — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 19.5% / 19.0%
Maules Creek — 45-54: 19.5% Eulah Creek — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 14.9% / 23.8%
Maules Creek — 55-64: 14.9% Eulah Creek — 55-64: 23.8%
65-74 16.1% / 7.1%
Maules Creek — 65-74: 16.1% Eulah Creek — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 — / 3.6%
Maules Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Eulah Creek — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 4.6% / 3.6%
Maules Creek — 85+: 4.6% Eulah Creek — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maules Creek 70.0% couple families
Maules Creek — Couple Families: 70.0% Maules Creek — Lone Person: 30.0% Maules Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Eulah Creek 55.0% couple families
Eulah Creek — Couple Families: 55.0% Eulah Creek — Lone Person: 30.0% Eulah Creek — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maules Creek 27.3% renting
Maules Creek — Owned Outright: 45.5% Maules Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Maules Creek — Renting: 27.3%
Eulah Creek 0.0% renting
Eulah Creek — Owned Outright: 54.5% Eulah Creek — Mortgage: 45.5% Eulah Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maules Creek 100.0% houses
Maules Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Eulah Creek 100.0% houses
Eulah Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 20.2%
Maules Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Eulah Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 8.3%
Maules Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Eulah Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.0%
Maules Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Eulah Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Maules Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Eulah Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / —
Maules Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Eulah Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Property market

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Median house price — $742,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Maules Creek has more rural and farming land (84% vs 43%); Eulah Creek has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 16%).

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Rural and farming 84% 43%
Environmental 16% 57%
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

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
New dwellings approved 14
across Narrabri
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
House price — Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW

Liveability

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Maules Creek carries more crime risk (41 vs 11); Maules Creek carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 18).

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
11/100
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

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maules Creek

  • Fairfax Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Eulah Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Eulah Creek sits further from the CBD (535.1 km vs 515.7 km).

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 515.7 km 535.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 377 min 404 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2382
 0.1%
postcode 2390
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2382
 84
postcode 2390

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.

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Car (driver) 65.8% / 92.1%
Maules Creek — Car (driver): 65.8% Eulah Creek — Car (driver): 92.1%
Worked from Home 26.3% / —
Maules Creek — Worked from Home: 26.3% Eulah Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 7.9% / —
Maules Creek — Walked Only: 7.9% Eulah Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.9%
Maules Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Eulah Creek — Car (passenger): 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Elevation 358 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 487 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
13 premises

Council rates

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Average residential rate $1,140/yr
same for both
Council Narrabri
same for both

Federal electorate

Maules Creek Eulah Creek
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Maules Creek

Family Rural

Eulah Creek

Rural Students

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