Old Grevillia vs Roseberry Creek

Old Grevillia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 61 in Roseberry Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Old Grevillia tends to suit families with children, while Roseberry 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

Old Grevillia

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Roseberry Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Roseberry Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 36%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Old Grevillia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (522 min vs 533 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (768.3 km vs 772.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Old Grevillia carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 86/100)
  • Roseberry Creek has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Roseberry Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (62.9% vs 10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Old Grevillia and Roseberry 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.

Old Grevillia Roseberry 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.

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Walkability 12 / 10
Old Grevillia — Walkability: 12/100 Roseberry Creek — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 100 / 14
Old Grevillia — Safety: 100/100 Roseberry Creek — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 17 / 40
Old Grevillia — Low fire risk: 17/100 Roseberry Creek — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Roseberry Creek has higher household incomes ($56,316 vs $43,316); Roseberry Creek skews older (61 vs 51).

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Population 53 57
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +62.9%
Median age 51 61
Median household income $43,316/yr $56,316/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
0-4 — / —
Old Grevillia — 0-4: not among its largest Roseberry Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.9% / 7.0%
Old Grevillia — 5-14: 18.9% Roseberry Creek — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 — / —
Old Grevillia — 15-19: not among its largest Roseberry Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Old Grevillia — 20-24: not among its largest Roseberry Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.4% / —
Old Grevillia — 25-34: 9.4% Roseberry Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 7.5% / 7.0%
Old Grevillia — 35-44: 7.5% Roseberry Creek — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 20.8% / 19.3%
Old Grevillia — 45-54: 20.8% Roseberry Creek — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 15.1% / 31.6%
Old Grevillia — 55-64: 15.1% Roseberry Creek — 55-64: 31.6%
65-74 9.4% / 36.8%
Old Grevillia — 65-74: 9.4% Roseberry Creek — 65-74: 36.8%
75-84 15.1% / —
Old Grevillia — 75-84: 15.1% Roseberry Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Old Grevillia — 85+: not among its largest Roseberry Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Old Grevillia 52.2% lone person
Old Grevillia — Lone Person: 52.2% Old Grevillia — One Parent Families: 26.1% Old Grevillia — Couple Families: 21.7%
Roseberry Creek 54.5% lone person
Roseberry Creek — Lone Person: 54.5% Roseberry Creek — One Parent Families: 22.7% Roseberry Creek — Couple Families: 22.7%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Old Grevillia 20.7% renting
Old Grevillia — Owned Outright: 41.4% Old Grevillia — Mortgage: 37.9% Old Grevillia — Renting: 20.7%
Roseberry Creek 0.0% renting
Roseberry Creek — Owned Outright: 70.8% Roseberry Creek — Mortgage: 29.2% Roseberry Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Old Grevillia 100.0% houses
Old Grevillia — Houses: 100.0% Old Grevillia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Roseberry Creek 87.5% houses
Roseberry Creek — Houses: 87.5% Roseberry Creek — Flats / Apartments: 12.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 19.3%
Old Grevillia — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Roseberry Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.5%
Old Grevillia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Roseberry Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.3%
Old Grevillia — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Roseberry Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Median house price — $840,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $302,500 —

Zoning mix

Roseberry Creek has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 3%); Old Grevillia has more rural and farming land (96% vs 78%).

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Rural and farming 96% 78%
Environmental 3% 22%
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

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
House price — Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 35% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW

Liveability

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Roseberry Creek carries more crime risk (86 vs 0); Old Grevillia carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 60).

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Bushfire High
83/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
86/100
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

Old Grevillia Roseberry 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

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Roseberry Creek sits further from the CBD (772.7 km vs 768.3 km).

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Walkability score 12/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 768.3 km 772.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 522 min 533 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2474
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 2474
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.

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Car (driver) 75.0% / 66.7%
Old Grevillia — Car (driver): 75.0% Roseberry Creek — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 33.3%
Old Grevillia — Worked from Home: 25.0% Roseberry Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Elevation 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 0%
41 premises

Climate

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Annual rainfall 1,016 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Old Grevillia Roseberry Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Old Grevillia

Rural

Roseberry Creek

Retirees Rural

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