Terry Hie Hie vs Gravesend
Gravesend is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Terry Hie Hie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Terry Hie Hie, the large majority of households are couple families. In Gravesend, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Terry Hie Hie: a median of $110,000, against $101,000 in Gravesend, though rent is higher in Gravesend. On these figures, Terry Hie Hie tends to suit couples, while Gravesend suits families with children.
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
Terry Hie Hie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 65%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (133% vs 103%)
- But Gravesend has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gravesend
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 71%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Terry Hie Hie
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($55/wk vs $160/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Terry Hie Hie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (589.9 km vs 605.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (438 min vs 449 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Terry Hie Hie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.6% vs -6.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Terry Hie Hie and Gravesend 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
Gravesend has more residents (299 vs 76); Gravesend rents higher ($160/wk vs $55/wk).
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 299 +293% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.6% | -6.9% |
| Median age | 51 | 42 |
| Median household income | $90,948/yr +20% vs other | $73,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $55/wk | $160/wk +191% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.9%).
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 (17.4%).
Property market
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $110,000 | $101,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Terry Hie Hie has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 0%); Gravesend has more rural and farming land (100% vs 77%).
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 77% | 100% |
| Environmental | 23% | 0% |
| 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
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Moree Plains | 15 across Gwydir |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | -50% |
Ranking within NSW
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
Liveability
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Terry Hie Hie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Gravesend
- Gravesend Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 7 |
Mobility
Gravesend sits further from the CBD (605.4 km vs 589.9 km).
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 589.9 km | 605.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 438 min | 449 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2400 | 0.0% postcode 2401 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 2400 | 62 postcode 2401 |
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 (63.5%).
Setting
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 300 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 405 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 653 mm | 678 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,249/yr | $825/yr |
| Council | Moree Plains | Gwydir |
Federal electorate
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes | New England |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey | Barnaby Joyce |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Terry Hie Hie | Gravesend | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Terry Hie Hie
Gravesend
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