Sherwood vs Halfway Creek

Sherwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Halfway Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sherwood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Sherwood: a median of $860,000, against $400,000 in Halfway Creek, though rent is higher in Halfway Creek. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit people living alone and couples, while Halfway Creek 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

Halfway Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Halfway Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $860,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $325/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Sherwood sits closer to the CBD (572.3 km vs 575.8 km)
  • Halfway Creek has a shorter drive in (376 min vs 393 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sherwood and Halfway 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.

Sherwood Halfway 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.

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Walkability 0 / 6
Sherwood — Walkability: 0/100 Halfway Creek — Walkability: 6/100
Low fire risk 35 / 25
Sherwood — Low fire risk: 35/100 Halfway Creek — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Halfway Creek rents higher ($325/wk vs $0/wk); Halfway Creek has more residents (246 vs 68).

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Population 68 246
+262% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% -3.9%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $46,800/yr $62,816/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent — $325/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sherwood Halfway Creek
0-4 — / 3.3%
Sherwood — 0-4: not among its largest Halfway Creek — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 16.2% / 12.6%
Sherwood — 5-14: 16.2% Halfway Creek — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 8.8% / 9.8%
Sherwood — 15-19: 8.8% Halfway Creek — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 — / 1.6%
Sherwood — 20-24: not among its largest Halfway Creek — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 11.8% / 4.9%
Sherwood — 25-34: 11.8% Halfway Creek — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 19.1% / 10.6%
Sherwood — 35-44: 19.1% Halfway Creek — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 13.2% / 16.7%
Sherwood — 45-54: 13.2% Halfway Creek — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 20.6% / 18.7%
Sherwood — 55-64: 20.6% Halfway Creek — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 10.3% / 14.6%
Sherwood — 65-74: 10.3% Halfway Creek — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 4.4% / 4.9%
Sherwood — 75-84: 4.4% Halfway Creek — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 5.9% / 1.6%
Sherwood — 85+: 5.9% Halfway Creek — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 50.0% lone person
Sherwood — Lone Person: 50.0% Sherwood — Couple Families: 50.0% Sherwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Sherwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Halfway Creek 36.1% lone person
Halfway Creek — Lone Person: 36.1% Halfway Creek — Couple Families: 34.4% Halfway Creek — One Parent Families: 24.6% Halfway Creek — Group Household: 4.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 0.0% renting
Sherwood — Owned Outright: 100.0% Sherwood — Mortgage: 0.0% Sherwood — Renting: 0.0%
Halfway Creek 12.2% renting
Halfway Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Halfway Creek — Mortgage: 37.8% Halfway Creek — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 84.6% houses
Sherwood — Houses: 84.6% Sherwood — Flats / Apartments: 15.4%
Halfway Creek 96.6% houses
Halfway Creek — Houses: 96.6% Halfway Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 19.9%
Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Halfway Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 7.7%
Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Halfway Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 4.9%
Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Halfway Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Sherwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Halfway Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Property market

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Median house price $860,000 $400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Sherwood has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 30%); Halfway Creek has more rural and farming land (67% vs 53%).

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Rural and farming 53% 67%
Environmental 47% 30%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Sherwood Halfway Creek
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sherwood Halfway Creek
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Halfway Creek carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 65).

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
75/100
Crime — High
97/100
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

Sherwood Halfway Creek
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

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 19 31

Mobility

Halfway Creek sits further from the CBD (575.8 km vs 572.3 km).

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 572.3 km 575.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 393 min 376 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2450
 0.2%
postcode 2460
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2450
 60
postcode 2460

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.

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Car (driver) 50.0% / 75.0%
Sherwood — Car (driver): 50.0% Halfway Creek — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 15.8%
Sherwood — Worked from Home: 50.0% Halfway Creek — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Walked Only — / 9.2%
Sherwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Halfway Creek — Walked Only: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 12.8 km

NBN connectivity

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Connectivity score 19/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Annual rainfall 1,827 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Sherwood Halfway Creek
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sherwood

Multicultural River Rural

Halfway Creek

Affordable Rural

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