Sherwood vs Kremnos

Sherwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Kremnos. 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. In Kremnos, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Sherwood: a median of $860,000, against $580,000 in Kremnos, though rent is higher in Kremnos. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit couples, while Kremnos 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

Kremnos

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Kremnos

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($579,975 vs $860,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $340/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (572.3 km vs 575.3 km)

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 5%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sherwood and Kremnos 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 Kremnos
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 Kremnos
Walkability 0 / 0
Sherwood — Walkability: 0/100 Kremnos — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 35 / 13
Sherwood — Low fire risk: 35/100 Kremnos — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Kremnos rents higher ($340/wk vs $0/wk); Kremnos has more residents (181 vs 68).

Sherwood Kremnos
Population 68 181
+166% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +5.2%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $46,800/yr $54,340/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent — $340/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sherwood Kremnos
0-4 — / 6.6%
Sherwood — 0-4: not among its largest Kremnos — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 16.2% / 8.3%
Sherwood — 5-14: 16.2% Kremnos — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 8.8% / 1.7%
Sherwood — 15-19: 8.8% Kremnos — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 — / 4.4%
Sherwood — 20-24: not among its largest Kremnos — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.8% / 11.0%
Sherwood — 25-34: 11.8% Kremnos — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 19.1% / 5.0%
Sherwood — 35-44: 19.1% Kremnos — 35-44: 5.0%
45-54 13.2% / 11.6%
Sherwood — 45-54: 13.2% Kremnos — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 20.6% / 29.8%
Sherwood — 55-64: 20.6% Kremnos — 55-64: 29.8%
65-74 10.3% / 12.7%
Sherwood — 65-74: 10.3% Kremnos — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 4.4% / 2.8%
Sherwood — 75-84: 4.4% Kremnos — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 5.9% / 1.7%
Sherwood — 85+: 5.9% Kremnos — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

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%
Kremnos 55.3% lone person
Kremnos — Lone Person: 55.3% Kremnos — Couple Families: 38.3% Kremnos — One Parent Families: 6.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Kremnos 8.9% renting
Kremnos — Owned Outright: 51.9% Kremnos — Mortgage: 39.2% Kremnos — Renting: 8.9%
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%
Kremnos 94.7% houses
Kremnos — Houses: 94.7% Kremnos — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Sherwood Kremnos
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 20.4%
Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Kremnos — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 8.3%
Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Kremnos — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.7%
Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Kremnos — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Sherwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kremnos — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Property market

Sherwood Kremnos
Median house price $860,000 $579,975
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $60,000

Zoning mix

Kremnos has more rural and farming land (88% vs 53%); Sherwood has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 12%).

Sherwood Kremnos
Rural and farming 53% 88%
Environmental 47% 12%
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 Kremnos
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sherwood Kremnos
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Kremnos carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 65).

Sherwood Kremnos
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
87/100
Crime — High
85/100
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 Kremnos
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 Kremnos
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 19 12

Mobility

Kremnos sits further from the CBD (575.3 km vs 572.3 km).

Sherwood Kremnos
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 572.3 km 575.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 393 min 396 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 Kremnos
Car (driver) 50.0% / 67.6%
Sherwood — Car (driver): 50.0% Kremnos — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 18.9%
Sherwood — Worked from Home: 50.0% Kremnos — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) — / 8.1%
Sherwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kremnos — Car (passenger): 8.1%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Sherwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Kremnos — Walked Only: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Sherwood Kremnos
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 25.2 km

NBN connectivity

Sherwood Kremnos
Connectivity score 19/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Sherwood Kremnos
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

Kremnos

Affordable Rural

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