Newee Creek vs Wirrimbi

Wirrimbi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Newee Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wirrimbi, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Newee Creek: a median of $1.17 million, against $790,000 in Wirrimbi, though rent is higher in Wirrimbi. On these figures, Newee Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wirrimbi suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wirrimbi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 65%)
  • But Newee Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Wirrimbi

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($790,000 vs $1,174,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Newee Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wirrimbi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (315 min vs 324 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (477.6 km vs 483.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wirrimbi

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 69/100)
  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
  • But Newee Creek has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Wirrimbi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (97.5% vs 5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
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.

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Walkability 5 / 19
Newee Creek — Walkability: 5/100 Wirrimbi — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 31 / 87
Newee Creek — Safety: 31/100 Wirrimbi — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Newee Creek — Low fire risk: 78/100 Wirrimbi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Newee Creek has more residents (418 vs 160); Wirrimbi rents higher ($415/wk vs $225/wk).

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Population 418
+62% vs other
 160
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +97.5%
Median age 48 39
Median household income $70,044/yr $111,800/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $415/wk
+84% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
0-4 6.5% / 3.8%
Newee Creek — 0-4: 6.5% Wirrimbi — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 13.4% / 17.5%
Newee Creek — 5-14: 13.4% Wirrimbi — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 5.7% / 8.8%
Newee Creek — 15-19: 5.7% Wirrimbi — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 3.3% / 3.1%
Newee Creek — 20-24: 3.3% Wirrimbi — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 7.4% / 10.6%
Newee Creek — 25-34: 7.4% Wirrimbi — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 12.0% / 9.4%
Newee Creek — 35-44: 12.0% Wirrimbi — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 10.0% / 15.0%
Newee Creek — 45-54: 10.0% Wirrimbi — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 17.9% / 10.0%
Newee Creek — 55-64: 17.9% Wirrimbi — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 15.3% / 10.0%
Newee Creek — 65-74: 15.3% Wirrimbi — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 8.4% / 1.9%
Newee Creek — 75-84: 8.4% Wirrimbi — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 1.7% / —
Newee Creek — 85+: 1.7% Wirrimbi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newee Creek 42.6% couple families
Newee Creek — Couple Families: 42.6% Newee Creek — Lone Person: 31.3% Newee Creek — One Parent Families: 22.6% Newee Creek — Group Household: 3.5%
Wirrimbi 62.9% couple families
Wirrimbi — Couple Families: 62.9% Wirrimbi — Lone Person: 20.0% Wirrimbi — One Parent Families: 17.1% Wirrimbi — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newee Creek 4.6% renting
Newee Creek — Owned Outright: 57.0% Newee Creek — Mortgage: 38.4% Newee Creek — Renting: 4.6%
Wirrimbi 11.6% renting
Wirrimbi — Owned Outright: 39.5% Wirrimbi — Mortgage: 48.8% Wirrimbi — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 18.8%
Newee Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Wirrimbi — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 13.1%
Newee Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Wirrimbi — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 1.9%
Newee Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Wirrimbi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.5%
Newee Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Wirrimbi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Newee Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Wirrimbi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
England 1.9% / 1.9%
Newee Creek — England: 1.9% Wirrimbi — England: 1.9%
Nepal — / 3.1%
Newee Creek — Nepal: not among its largest Wirrimbi — Nepal: 3.1%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Newee Creek — Philippines: 1.2% Wirrimbi — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 1.2% / —
Newee Creek — South Africa: 1.2% Wirrimbi — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 1.2% / —
Newee Creek — Germany: 1.2% Wirrimbi — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Newee Creek — New Zealand: 0.7% Wirrimbi — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newee Creek 96.2% houses
Newee Creek — Houses: 96.2% Newee Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Newee Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Wirrimbi 83.7% houses
Wirrimbi — Houses: 83.7% Wirrimbi — Townhouses: 23.3% Wirrimbi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Median house price $1,174,500 $790,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $695,000 —

Zoning mix

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Rural and farming 74% 64%
Residential 25% 27%
Environmental 1% 9%
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

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Wirrimbi is more walkable (19 vs 5).

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Newee Creek carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Newee Creek carries more crime risk (69 vs 13).

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
13/100
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
same for both

Schools

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
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

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

Newee Creek sits further from the CBD (483.5 km vs 477.6 km).

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Walkability score 5/100 19/100
Distance to Sydney 483.5 km
+1% vs other
 477.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 324 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2447
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2447
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.

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Car (driver) 77.7% / 66.2%
Newee Creek — Car (driver): 77.7% Wirrimbi — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 21.1%
Newee Creek — Worked from Home: 17.6% Wirrimbi — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 12.7%
Newee Creek — Car (passenger): 4.7% Wirrimbi — Car (passenger): 12.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.9 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
195 premises
 0%
54 premises

Council rates

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Newee Creek Wirrimbi
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Newee Creek

Retirees Rural

Wirrimbi

Professionals Rural Townhouses

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