Ophir vs Summer Hill Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Summer Hill Creek: a median of $1.04 million, against $950,000 in Ophir, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ophir tends to suit people living alone, while Summer Hill Creek suits 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

Summer Hill Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Summer Hill Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ophir

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Summer Hill Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 238 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (271.8 km vs 283.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Summer Hill Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Summer Hill Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ophir and Summer Hill 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.

Ophir Summer Hill 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.

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Walkability 0 / 12
Ophir — Walkability: 0/100 Summer Hill Creek — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 84 / 88
Ophir — Safety: 84/100 Summer Hill Creek — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 60 / 64
Ophir — Low fire risk: 60/100 Summer Hill Creek — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Summer Hill Creek has more residents (234 vs 128); Summer Hill Creek rents higher ($360/wk vs $280/wk).

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Population 128 234
+83% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +8.3%
Median age 41 40
Median household income $109,200/yr $133,224/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $360/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
0-4 3.9% / 6.8%
Ophir — 0-4: 3.9% Summer Hill Creek — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 17.2% / 14.5%
Ophir — 5-14: 17.2% Summer Hill Creek — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.0% / 8.5%
Ophir — 15-19: 7.0% Summer Hill Creek — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 7.0% / 3.8%
Ophir — 20-24: 7.0% Summer Hill Creek — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 4.7% / 10.3%
Ophir — 25-34: 4.7% Summer Hill Creek — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 16.4% / 11.1%
Ophir — 35-44: 16.4% Summer Hill Creek — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 17.2% / 17.1%
Ophir — 45-54: 17.2% Summer Hill Creek — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 10.2% / 14.5%
Ophir — 55-64: 10.2% Summer Hill Creek — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 9.4% / 11.5%
Ophir — 65-74: 9.4% Summer Hill Creek — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 3.1% / 3.8%
Ophir — 75-84: 3.1% Summer Hill Creek — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.3% / 1.3%
Ophir — 85+: 2.3% Summer Hill Creek — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ophir 55.2% couple families
Ophir — Couple Families: 55.2% Ophir — Lone Person: 31.0% Ophir — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Summer Hill Creek 72.3% couple families
Summer Hill Creek — Couple Families: 72.3% Summer Hill Creek — Lone Person: 19.1% Summer Hill Creek — One Parent Families: 8.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ophir 7.5% renting
Ophir — Owned Outright: 45.0% Ophir — Mortgage: 47.5% Ophir — Renting: 7.5%
Summer Hill Creek 5.1% renting
Summer Hill Creek — Owned Outright: 51.9% Summer Hill Creek — Mortgage: 43.0% Summer Hill Creek — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ophir 100.0% houses
Ophir — Houses: 100.0%
Summer Hill Creek 100.0% houses
Summer Hill Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 19.2%
Ophir — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Summer Hill Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 17.9%
Ophir — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Summer Hill Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.7%
Ophir — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Summer Hill Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.1%
Ophir — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Summer Hill Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.4%
Ophir — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Summer Hill Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Property market

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Median house price $950,000 $1,037,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $590,000

Zoning mix

Ophir has more rural and farming land (88% vs 62%).

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Rural and farming 88% 62%
Residential 0% 36%
Environmental 12% 3%
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

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Summer Hill Creek is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
12/100
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

Ophir Summer Hill 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

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 21 6

Mobility

Ophir sits further from the CBD (283.3 km vs 271.8 km).

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Walkability score 0/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 283.3 km
+4% vs other
 271.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 238 min 226 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
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.

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Car (driver) 71.9% / 82.4%
Ophir — Car (driver): 71.9% Summer Hill Creek — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 12.8%
Ophir — Worked from Home: 21.9% Summer Hill Creek — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 4.8%
Ophir — Car (passenger): 6.2% Summer Hill Creek — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Elevation 682 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 905 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
85 premises

Climate

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ophir Summer Hill Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ophir

Rural

Summer Hill Creek

Rural

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