Terania Creek vs The Channon

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Terania Creek: a median of $1.26 million, against $710,000 in The Channon. On these figures, Terania Creek tends to suit share households and older residents, while The Channon 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Terania Creek carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 62/100)
  • The Channon is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

The Channon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $1,265,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

The Channon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

The Channon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (498 min vs 513 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (747.2 km vs 755.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Terania Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 62/100)
  • But The Channon is more walkable (39/100 vs 8/100)

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

Investors

Terania Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.9% vs -13.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Terania Creek The Channon
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.

Terania Creek The Channon
Walkability 8 / 39
Terania Creek — Walkability: 8/100 The Channon — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 54 / 38
Terania Creek — Safety: 54/100 The Channon — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 28 / 100
Terania Creek — Low fire risk: 28/100 The Channon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

The Channon has more residents (325 vs 207); The Channon has higher household incomes ($67,600 vs $49,348).

Terania Creek The Channon
Population 207 325
+57% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.9% -13.1%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $49,348/yr $67,600/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+4% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek The Channon
0-4 3.9% / 4.3%
Terania Creek — 0-4: 3.9% The Channon — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 8.2% / 12.0%
Terania Creek — 5-14: 8.2% The Channon — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 1.4% / 4.9%
Terania Creek — 15-19: 1.4% The Channon — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.3% / 2.2%
Terania Creek — 20-24: 4.3% The Channon — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 8.2% / 8.6%
Terania Creek — 25-34: 8.2% The Channon — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 13.0% / 12.0%
Terania Creek — 35-44: 13.0% The Channon — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 16.9% / 15.7%
Terania Creek — 45-54: 16.9% The Channon — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 16.9% / 19.4%
Terania Creek — 55-64: 16.9% The Channon — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 19.3% / 13.5%
Terania Creek — 65-74: 19.3% The Channon — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 6.8% / 4.3%
Terania Creek — 75-84: 6.8% The Channon — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.4% / 0.9%
Terania Creek — 85+: 1.4% The Channon — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek 40.0% lone person
Terania Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Terania Creek — Couple Families: 27.7% Terania Creek — One Parent Families: 21.5% Terania Creek — Group Household: 10.8% Terania Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
The Channon 33.3% lone person
The Channon — Lone Person: 33.3% The Channon — Couple Families: 35.7% The Channon — One Parent Families: 22.6% The Channon — Group Household: 3.6% The Channon — Other Families: 4.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek 17.1% renting
Terania Creek — Owned Outright: 64.6% Terania Creek — Mortgage: 18.3% Terania Creek — Renting: 17.1%
The Channon 12.7% renting
The Channon — Owned Outright: 50.0% The Channon — Mortgage: 37.3% The Channon — Renting: 12.7%
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.

Terania Creek The Channon
England 5.8% / 4.0%
Terania Creek — England: 5.8% The Channon — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.8%
Terania Creek — New Zealand: 2.4% The Channon — New Zealand: 1.8%
Germany 2.4% / 1.5%
Terania Creek — Germany: 2.4% The Channon — Germany: 1.5%
Ireland — / 1.2%
Terania Creek — Ireland: not among its largest The Channon — Ireland: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Terania Creek The Channon
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 16.6%
Terania Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% The Channon — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 14.5%
Terania Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% The Channon — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 10.2%
Terania Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% The Channon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.8% / 5.2%
Terania Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.8% The Channon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 3.4%
Terania Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% The Channon — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek 100.0% houses
Terania Creek — Houses: 100.0% Terania Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
The Channon 97.6% houses
The Channon — Houses: 97.6% The Channon — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Terania Creek The Channon
Median house price $1,265,000 $710,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 68 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Terania Creek The Channon
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Environmental 2% 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

Terania Creek The Channon
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Terania Creek The Channon
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

The Channon is more walkable (39 vs 8).

Terania Creek The Channon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Terania Creek carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0); The Channon carries more crime risk (62 vs 46).

Terania Creek The Channon
Bushfire High
72/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Terania Creek The Channon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Terania Creek

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

Schools in The Channon

  • The Channon Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Terania Creek The Channon
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Terania Creek sits further from the CBD (755.7 km vs 747.2 km).

Terania Creek The Channon
Walkability score 8/100 39/100
Distance to Sydney 755.7 km
+1% vs other
 747.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 513 min 498 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
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.

Terania Creek The Channon
Car (driver) 68.9% / 69.2%
Terania Creek — Car (driver): 68.9% The Channon — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 22.4%
Terania Creek — Worked from Home: 26.2% The Channon — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.2%
Terania Creek — Car (passenger): 4.9% The Channon — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Terania Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest The Channon — Walked Only: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Terania Creek The Channon
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.6 km 30.0 km

NBN connectivity

Terania Creek The Channon
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
153 premises

Climate

Terania Creek The Channon
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

Terania Creek The Channon
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Terania Creek The Channon
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Terania Creek The Channon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Terania Creek

Professionals Retirees River Rural

The Channon

Quiet Rural

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