Southgate vs Trenayr
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trenayr, most households are couple families. On these figures, Trenayr tends to suit couples and older residents.
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
Southgate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Trenayr
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Trenayr
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($134/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Trenayr
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (413 min vs 419 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (620.6 km vs 625.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Southgate carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 91/100)
- Trenayr has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Southgate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.6% vs -12.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Southgate and Trenayr drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Southgate has more residents (198 vs 71); Southgate rents higher ($300/wk vs $134/wk).
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 198 +64% vs other | 71 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.6% | -12.3% |
| Median age | 51 | 53 |
| Median household income | $68,692/yr +20% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +55% vs other | $134/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
Property market
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,200,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Trenayr has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 86% |
| Industrial | 0% | 11% |
| Environmental | 6% | 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
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 42% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 45% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
Liveability
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Southgate carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Trenayr carries more crime risk (91 vs 75).
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | High 91/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 13 | 2 |
Mobility
Southgate sits further from the CBD (625.1 km vs 620.6 km).
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 11/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 625.1 km | 620.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 419 min | 413 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2460 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2460 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.0%).
Setting
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | -2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.0 km | 35.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 84 premises | 0% 52 premises |
Climate
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,060 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Southgate | Trenayr | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.