Pearces Creek vs Teven
Pearces Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Teven. 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 Teven: a median of $2.06 million, against $1.6 million in Pearces Creek. On these figures, Pearces 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
Pearces Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 44/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pearces Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,600,000 vs $2,060,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Pearces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Teven
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (471 min vs 480 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (733.4 km vs 741.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pearces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pearces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.1% vs 7.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pearces Creek and Teven 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
Teven has more residents (306 vs 210); Pearces Creek has higher household incomes ($118,820 vs $94,900).
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 210 | 306 +46% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.1% | +7.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 46 |
| Median household income | $118,820/yr +20% vs other | $94,900/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk | $400/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,600,000 | $2,060,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Pearces Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 88%).
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 88% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 7% |
| Environmental | 1% | 5% |
| 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 | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Ballina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +210% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 83% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW same for both | |
| Affordability | Higher than 42% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Teven carries more crime risk (44 vs 28).
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
Pearces Creek sits further from the CBD (741.6 km vs 733.4 km).
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 741.6 km +1% vs other | 733.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 480 min | 471 min |
| Public transport score | 20/100 Bus | 26/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 7.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2477 | 1.1% postcode 2478 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2477 | 66 postcode 2478 |
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 (63.2%).
Setting
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 42 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 48 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.8 km | 7.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 77 premises | 0% 118 premises |
Council rates
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ballina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pearces Creek | Teven | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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