Pearces Creek vs Nashua

Pearces Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Nashua. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pearces Creek, most households are couple families. In Nashua, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nashua: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.6 million in Pearces Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pearces Creek tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Pearces Creek is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 71%)
  • Nashua carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)

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

First-home buyers

Pearces Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,600,000 vs $2,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pearces Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pearces Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (741.6 km vs 756.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 488 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nashua

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

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

Pearces Creek Nashua
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.

Pearces Creek Nashua
Walkability 16 / 16
Pearces Creek — Walkability: 16/100 Nashua — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 72 / 100
Pearces Creek — Safety: 72/100 Nashua — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pearces Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nashua — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nashua has more residents (267 vs 210); Nashua rents higher ($450/wk vs $380/wk).

Pearces Creek Nashua
Population 210 267
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.1% +12.2%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $118,820/yr
+11% vs other
 $105,300/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk $450/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pearces Creek Nashua
0-4 3.8% / 4.1%
Pearces Creek — 0-4: 3.8% Nashua — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 14.3% / 15.0%
Pearces Creek — 5-14: 14.3% Nashua — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 5.2% / 4.5%
Pearces Creek — 15-19: 5.2% Nashua — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.2% / 5.6%
Pearces Creek — 20-24: 5.2% Nashua — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.5% / 3.4%
Pearces Creek — 25-34: 9.5% Nashua — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 10.0% / 12.0%
Pearces Creek — 35-44: 10.0% Nashua — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 11.4% / 13.5%
Pearces Creek — 45-54: 11.4% Nashua — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 19.5% / 18.0%
Pearces Creek — 55-64: 19.5% Nashua — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 13.8% / 14.2%
Pearces Creek — 65-74: 13.8% Nashua — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 2.4% / 6.4%
Pearces Creek — 75-84: 2.4% Nashua — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / 1.5%
Pearces Creek — 85+: not among its largest Nashua — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pearces Creek 65.1% couple families
Pearces Creek — Couple Families: 65.1% Pearces Creek — One Parent Families: 18.6% Pearces Creek — Lone Person: 7.0% Pearces Creek — Group Household: 9.3%
Nashua 52.1% couple families
Nashua — Couple Families: 52.1% Nashua — One Parent Families: 18.8% Nashua — Lone Person: 20.8% Nashua — Group Household: 8.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pearces Creek 18.2% renting
Pearces Creek — Owned Outright: 48.5% Pearces Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Pearces Creek — Renting: 18.2%
Nashua 21.8% renting
Nashua — Owned Outright: 52.9% Nashua — Mortgage: 25.3% Nashua — Renting: 21.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Pearces Creek Nashua
England 4.3% / 4.9%
Pearces Creek — England: 4.3% Nashua — England: 4.9%
Thailand — / 1.5%
Pearces Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Nashua — Thailand: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Pearces Creek — New Zealand: 1.4% Nashua — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Pearces Creek Nashua
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 19.1%
Pearces Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Nashua — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 11.2%
Pearces Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Nashua — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 12.7%
Pearces Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Nashua — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree 9.5% / 4.1%
Pearces Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 9.5% Nashua — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / —
Pearces Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Nashua — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pearces Creek 100.0% houses
Pearces Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Nashua 103.5% houses
Nashua — Houses: 103.5%
Houses

Property market

Pearces Creek Nashua
Median house price $1,600,000 $2,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Pearces Creek Nashua
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 1% 2%
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

Pearces Creek Nashua
New dwellings approved 238
across Ballina
 129
across Byron
Approvals change year on year +210% -65%

Ranking within NSW

Pearces Creek Nashua
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Pearces Creek Nashua
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Pearces Creek carries more crime risk (28 vs 0).

Pearces Creek Nashua
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 None
0/100
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

Pearces Creek Nashua
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

Pearces Creek Nashua
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Nashua sits further from the CBD (756.5 km vs 741.6 km).

Pearces Creek Nashua
Walkability score 16/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 741.6 km 756.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 480 min 488 min
Public transport score 20/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2477
 2.4%
postcode 2479
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 2477
 86
postcode 2479

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.

Pearces Creek Nashua
Car (driver) 63.2% / 55.5%
Pearces Creek — Car (driver): 63.2% Nashua — Car (driver): 55.5%
Worked from Home 36.8% / 29.1%
Pearces Creek — Worked from Home: 36.8% Nashua — Worked from Home: 29.1%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Pearces Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Nashua — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Pearces Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nashua — Car (passenger): 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Pearces Creek Nashua
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.8 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Pearces Creek Nashua
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
105 premises

Climate

Pearces Creek Nashua
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

Pearces Creek Nashua
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,577/yr
Council Ballina Byron

Federal electorate

Pearces Creek Nashua
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Pearces Creek

River Rural

Nashua

Rural

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