Repentance Creek vs Rosebank

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Rosebank: a median of $1.27 million, against $345,000 in Repentance Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Repentance Creek tends to suit share households, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Rosebank suits people living alone.

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

Rosebank

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 50/100)
  • But Repentance Creek is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Repentance Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($345,000 vs $1,275,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Repentance Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $435/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosebank

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (500 min vs 511 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (748.3 km vs 754.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosebank

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 6/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Repentance Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Repentance Creek Rosebank
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.

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Walkability 6 / 25
Repentance Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Rosebank — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 50 / 61
Repentance Creek — Safety: 50/100 Rosebank — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
Repentance Creek — Low fire risk: 71/100 Rosebank — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rosebank has more residents (423 vs 118); Rosebank rents higher ($435/wk vs $265/wk).

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Population 118 423
+258% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% +2.4%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $61,724/yr $86,320/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $435/wk
+64% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Repentance Creek Rosebank
0-4 7.6% / 4.7%
Repentance Creek — 0-4: 7.6% Rosebank — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.7% / 10.2%
Repentance Creek — 5-14: 12.7% Rosebank — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 8.5% / 5.4%
Repentance Creek — 15-19: 8.5% Rosebank — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Repentance Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Rosebank — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 5.1% / 9.5%
Repentance Creek — 25-34: 5.1% Rosebank — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.3% / 12.8%
Repentance Creek — 35-44: 9.3% Rosebank — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 18.6% / 18.2%
Repentance Creek — 45-54: 18.6% Rosebank — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 24.6% / 18.0%
Repentance Creek — 55-64: 24.6% Rosebank — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 11.9% / 17.3%
Repentance Creek — 65-74: 11.9% Rosebank — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 4.2% / 3.1%
Repentance Creek — 75-84: 4.2% Rosebank — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Repentance Creek — 85+: not among its largest Rosebank — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Repentance Creek 35.5% couple families
Repentance Creek — Couple Families: 35.5% Repentance Creek — One Parent Families: 29.0% Repentance Creek — Lone Person: 12.9% Repentance Creek — Group Household: 22.6%
Rosebank 36.3% couple families
Rosebank — Couple Families: 36.3% Rosebank — One Parent Families: 18.7% Rosebank — Lone Person: 30.8% Rosebank — Group Household: 14.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Repentance Creek 24.3% renting
Repentance Creek — Owned Outright: 43.2% Repentance Creek — Mortgage: 32.4% Repentance Creek — Renting: 24.3%
Rosebank 16.4% renting
Rosebank — Owned Outright: 47.3% Rosebank — Mortgage: 36.3% Rosebank — Renting: 16.4%
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.

Repentance Creek Rosebank
England 7.6% / 4.0%
Repentance Creek — England: 7.6% Rosebank — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 6.8% / 2.4%
Repentance Creek — New Zealand: 6.8% Rosebank — New Zealand: 2.4%
Germany 2.5% / 0.7%
Repentance Creek — Germany: 2.5% Rosebank — Germany: 0.7%
Ireland — / 1.4%
Repentance Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Rosebank — Ireland: 1.4%
Canada — / 0.9%
Repentance Creek — Canada: not among its largest Rosebank — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Bachelor Degree 22.0% / 20.1%
Repentance Creek — Bachelor Degree: 22.0% Rosebank — Bachelor Degree: 20.1%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 13.7%
Repentance Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Rosebank — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 5.2%
Repentance Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Rosebank — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 7.3%
Repentance Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Rosebank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Repentance Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rosebank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Repentance Creek 90.9% houses
Repentance Creek — Houses: 90.9% Repentance Creek — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Rosebank 100.0% houses
Rosebank — Houses: 100.0% Rosebank — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Median house price $345,000 $1,275,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 104 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Environmental 9% 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

Repentance Creek Rosebank
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Repentance Creek Rosebank
House price Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Rosebank is more walkable (25 vs 6).

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Repentance Creek carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Repentance Creek carries more crime risk (50 vs 39).

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
39/100
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

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Repentance Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rosebank

  • Rosebank Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 4 9

Mobility

Repentance Creek sits further from the CBD (754.5 km vs 748.3 km).

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Walkability score 6/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 754.5 km 748.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 511 min 500 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
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.

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Car (driver) 64.9% / 49.1%
Repentance Creek — Car (driver): 64.9% Rosebank — Car (driver): 49.1%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 43.6%
Repentance Creek — Worked from Home: 27.0% Rosebank — Worked from Home: 43.6%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / —
Repentance Creek — Car (passenger): 8.1% Rosebank — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 7.3%
Repentance Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Rosebank — Walked Only: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 19.0 km

NBN connectivity

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
197 premises

Climate

Repentance Creek Rosebank
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

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Repentance Creek Rosebank
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Repentance Creek

Affordable Rural

Rosebank

Rural

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