Numinbah vs Upper Crystal Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Numinbah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Numinbah tends to suit people living alone, while Upper Crystal Creek suits older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Numinbah carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 62/100)
- Upper Crystal Creek is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 43%)
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
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 39%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Numinbah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $400/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Upper Crystal Creek
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (538 min vs 551 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (812.5 km vs 819.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Upper Crystal Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)
- But Numinbah carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Upper Crystal Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs -31.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Numinbah 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
Upper Crystal Creek rents higher ($400/wk vs $100/wk); Upper Crystal Creek has more residents (212 vs 89).
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 89 | 212 +138% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -31.0% | +12.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $76,336/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $400/wk +300% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
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 (9.0%).
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
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,110,000 | $1,075,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Numinbah has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 8%); Upper Crystal Creek has more rural and farming land (73% vs 59%).
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 59% | 73% |
| Environmental | 32% | 8% |
| Other and special use | 9% | 18% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Numinbah and 100% of Upper Crystal Creek. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
Upper Crystal Creek is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Upper Crystal Creek carries more crime risk (62 vs 35).
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | 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
| Numinbah | 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
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 4 |
Mobility
Numinbah sits further from the CBD (819.1 km vs 812.5 km).
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 819.1 km | 812.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 551 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 (82.1%).
Setting
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 259 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.8 km | 23.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Numinbah | 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
| Numinbah | Upper Crystal Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Numinbah | 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
| Numinbah | 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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