Repentance Creek vs Upper Coopers Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Coopers Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Repentance Creek tends to suit families with children, while Upper Coopers Creek suits people living alone and 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

Repentance Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Repentance Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Repentance Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (511 min vs 521 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (754.5 km vs 759 km)
  • But Upper Coopers Creek is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Repentance Creek carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 95/100)
  • Upper Coopers Creek is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Upper Coopers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 13.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Repentance Creek and Upper Coopers 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.

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers 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.

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Walkability 6 / 23
Repentance Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Upper Coopers Creek — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 50 / 5
Repentance Creek — Safety: 50/100 Upper Coopers Creek — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 71 / 19
Repentance Creek — Low fire risk: 71/100 Upper Coopers Creek — Low fire risk: 19/100

Demographics

Repentance Creek has more residents (118 vs 78); Upper Coopers Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $265/wk).

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Population 118
+34% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% +20.0%
Median age 51 50
Median household income $61,724/yr
+5% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk $300/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
0-4 7.6% / 3.8%
Repentance Creek — 0-4: 7.6% Upper Coopers Creek — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.7% / 11.5%
Repentance Creek — 5-14: 12.7% Upper Coopers Creek — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 8.5% / 5.1%
Repentance Creek — 15-19: 8.5% Upper Coopers Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / —
Repentance Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Upper Coopers Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.1% / —
Repentance Creek — 25-34: 5.1% Upper Coopers Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.3% / 11.5%
Repentance Creek — 35-44: 9.3% Upper Coopers Creek — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 18.6% / 16.7%
Repentance Creek — 45-54: 18.6% Upper Coopers Creek — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 24.6% / 25.6%
Repentance Creek — 55-64: 24.6% Upper Coopers Creek — 55-64: 25.6%
65-74 11.9% / 17.9%
Repentance Creek — 65-74: 11.9% Upper Coopers Creek — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 4.2% / —
Repentance Creek — 75-84: 4.2% Upper Coopers Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Repentance Creek — 85+: not among its largest Upper Coopers Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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%
Upper Coopers Creek 45.5% couple families
Upper Coopers Creek — Couple Families: 45.5% Upper Coopers Creek — One Parent Families: 22.7% Upper Coopers Creek — Lone Person: 31.8% Upper Coopers Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Upper Coopers Creek 12.5% renting
Upper Coopers Creek — Owned Outright: 54.2% Upper Coopers Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Upper Coopers Creek — Renting: 12.5%
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 Upper Coopers Creek
England 7.6% / —
Repentance Creek — England: 7.6% Upper Coopers Creek — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 6.8% / —
Repentance Creek — New Zealand: 6.8% Upper Coopers Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 2.5% / 3.8%
Repentance Creek — Germany: 2.5% Upper Coopers Creek — Germany: 3.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Bachelor Degree 22.0% / 16.7%
Repentance Creek — Bachelor Degree: 22.0% Upper Coopers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 9.0%
Repentance Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Upper Coopers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 6.4%
Repentance Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Upper Coopers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 7.7%
Repentance Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Upper Coopers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%

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%
Upper Coopers Creek 96.0% houses
Upper Coopers Creek — Houses: 96.0% Upper Coopers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Median house price $345,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Repentance Creek has more rural and farming land (91% vs 65%); Upper Coopers Creek has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 9%).

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Rural and farming 91% 65%
Environmental 9% 32%
Other and special use 0% 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

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
 129
across Byron
Approvals change year on year +0% -65%

Ranking within NSW

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
House price Higher than 9% of NSW —
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Upper Coopers Creek is more walkable (23 vs 6).

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

Risk profile

Upper Coopers Creek carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 29); Upper Coopers Creek carries more crime risk (95 vs 50).

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Bushfire Low
29/100
 High
81/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
95/100
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 Upper Coopers Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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 Upper Coopers Creek

  • Upper Coopers Creek Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Upper Coopers Creek sits further from the CBD (759 km vs 754.5 km).

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Walkability score 6/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 754.5 km 759 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 511 min 521 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
 1.5%
postcode 2482
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
 89
postcode 2482

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 Upper Coopers Creek
Car (driver) 64.9% / 65.0%
Repentance Creek — Car (driver): 64.9% Upper Coopers Creek — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 35.0%
Repentance Creek — Worked from Home: 27.0% Upper Coopers Creek — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / —
Repentance Creek — Car (passenger): 8.1% Upper Coopers Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 16.0 km

NBN connectivity

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
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 Upper Coopers Creek
Average residential rate $1,487/yr $1,577/yr
Council Lismore Byron

Federal electorate

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
Division Page Richmond
Member Kevin Hogan Justine Elliot
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Repentance Creek Upper Coopers Creek
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

Upper Coopers Creek

Professionals Rural

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