Nobbys Creek vs Upper Crystal Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nobbys Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nobbys Creek: a median of $1.85 million, against $1.07 million in Upper Crystal Creek, though rent is higher in Upper Crystal Creek. On these figures, Upper Crystal Creek tends to suit 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
Nobbys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 62/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 59%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Upper Crystal Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,075,000 vs $1,847,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Nobbys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($343/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nobbys Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (532 min vs 538 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (808.9 km vs 812.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nobbys Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nobbys Creek and Upper Crystal 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.
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
Nobbys Creek has more residents (306 vs 212); Nobbys Creek has higher household incomes ($101,348 vs $76,336).
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 306 +31% vs other | 212 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.9% | +12.2% |
| Median age | 48 same for both | |
| Median household income | $101,348/yr +25% vs other | $76,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $343/wk | $400/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
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 (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,847,500 | $1,075,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Nobbys Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 73%).
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 73% |
| Other and special use | 3% | 18% |
| Environmental | 1% | 8% |
| 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
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal 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
Upper Crystal Creek carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Upper Crystal Creek carries more crime risk (62 vs 22).
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal 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
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Upper Crystal Creek sits further from the CBD (812.5 km vs 808.9 km).
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 808.9 km | 812.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 532 min | 538 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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 (70.8%).
Setting
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.7 km | 23.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 110 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nobbys Creek | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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