Rowlands Creek vs Uki

Uki is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 59 in Rowlands Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rowlands Creek, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Rowlands Creek: a median of $1.57 million, against $1.04 million in Uki, though rent is higher in Uki. On these figures, Rowlands Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Uki suits 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

Uki

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Uki

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,042,500 vs $1,575,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rowlands Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Uki

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (522 min vs 560 min)
  • But Rowlands Creek sits closer to the CBD (796.9 km vs 800.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Rowlands Creek has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)
  • Uki is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Rowlands Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rowlands Creek Uki
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.

Rowlands Creek Uki
Walkability 0 / 34
Rowlands Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Uki — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 19 / 22
Rowlands Creek — Safety: 19/100 Uki — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 39 / 39
Rowlands Creek — Low fire risk: 39/100 Uki — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Uki has more residents (685 vs 84); Uki rents higher ($400/wk vs $231/wk).

Rowlands Creek Uki
Population 84 685
+715% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% -1.6%
Median age 59 48
Median household income $43,316/yr $66,716/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $231/wk $400/wk
+73% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rowlands Creek Uki
0-4 — / 2.8%
Rowlands Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Uki — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 3.6% / 14.6%
Rowlands Creek — 5-14: 3.6% Uki — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 — / 5.1%
Rowlands Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Uki — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Rowlands Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Uki — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 4.8% / 9.1%
Rowlands Creek — 25-34: 4.8% Uki — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 14.3% / 12.1%
Rowlands Creek — 35-44: 14.3% Uki — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 9.5% / 13.9%
Rowlands Creek — 45-54: 9.5% Uki — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 25.0% / 17.8%
Rowlands Creek — 55-64: 25.0% Uki — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 27.4% / 16.5%
Rowlands Creek — 65-74: 27.4% Uki — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 — / 3.9%
Rowlands Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Uki — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.6% / 1.6%
Rowlands Creek — 85+: 3.6% Uki — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rowlands Creek 64.0% lone person
Rowlands Creek — Lone Person: 64.0% Rowlands Creek — Couple Families: 24.0% Rowlands Creek — One Parent Families: 12.0% Rowlands Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Uki 30.9% lone person
Uki — Lone Person: 30.9% Uki — Couple Families: 38.8% Uki — One Parent Families: 18.2% Uki — Group Household: 12.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rowlands Creek 13.5% renting
Rowlands Creek — Owned Outright: 75.7% Rowlands Creek — Mortgage: 10.8% Rowlands Creek — Renting: 13.5%
Uki 18.1% renting
Uki — Owned Outright: 43.4% Uki — Mortgage: 38.5% Uki — Renting: 18.1%
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.

Rowlands Creek Uki
England 7.1% / 4.1%
Rowlands Creek — England: 7.1% Uki — England: 4.1%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Rowlands Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Uki — New Zealand: 2.9%
Germany — / 1.3%
Rowlands Creek — Germany: not among its largest Uki — Germany: 1.3%
Ireland — / 0.6%
Rowlands Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Uki — Ireland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Rowlands Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Uki — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Rowlands Creek Uki
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 15.9%
Rowlands Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Uki — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 13.4%
Rowlands Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Uki — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 6.3%
Rowlands Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Uki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 2.9%
Rowlands Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Uki — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Rowlands Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Uki — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rowlands Creek 94.3% houses
Rowlands Creek — Houses: 94.3% Rowlands Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Rowlands Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Uki 99.6% houses
Uki — Houses: 99.6% Uki — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Uki — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Rowlands Creek Uki
Median house price $1,575,000 $1,042,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $975,000

Zoning mix

Rowlands Creek has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 2%); Uki has more rural and farming land (83% vs 34%).

Rowlands Creek Uki
Rural and farming 34% 83%
Environmental 65% 2%
Residential 0% 13%
Other and special use 0% 1%
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

Rowlands Creek Uki
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rowlands Creek Uki
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Uki is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Rowlands Creek Uki
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Rowlands Creek Uki
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
78/100
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

Rowlands Creek Uki
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 Rowlands Creek

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

Schools in Uki

  • Uki Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rowlands Creek Uki
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Uki sits further from the CBD (800.7 km vs 796.9 km).

Rowlands Creek Uki
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Sydney 796.9 km 800.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 560 min 522 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
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.

Rowlands Creek Uki
Car (driver) 100.0% / 72.7%
Rowlands Creek — Car (driver): 100.0% Uki — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home — / 20.0%
Rowlands Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Uki — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Rowlands Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Uki — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Rowlands Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Uki — Car (passenger): 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Rowlands Creek Uki
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.1 km 22.6 km

NBN connectivity

Rowlands Creek Uki
Connectivity score 21/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
309 premises

Climate

Rowlands Creek Uki
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

Rowlands Creek Uki
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Rowlands Creek Uki
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rowlands Creek

Retirees Rural

Uki

Acreage River

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