Triangle Flat vs Trunkey Creek

Triangle Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 56 in Trunkey Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Triangle Flat, most households are couple families. In Trunkey Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Triangle Flat tends to suit families with children and couples, while Trunkey Creek suits 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

They split

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

  • Triangle Flat is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 29%)
  • Trunkey Creek carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Trunkey Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $175/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Triangle Flat sits closer to the CBD (258.2 km vs 260.5 km)
  • Trunkey Creek has a shorter drive in (218 min vs 223 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trunkey Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Triangle Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Triangle Flat and Trunkey 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.

Triangle Flat Trunkey 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.

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Triangle Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Trunkey Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 100
Triangle Flat — Safety: 33/100 Trunkey Creek — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 60 / 87
Triangle Flat — Low fire risk: 60/100 Trunkey Creek — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Triangle Flat rents higher ($175/wk vs $90/wk); Trunkey Creek has more residents (118 vs 62).

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Population 62 118
+90% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% -1.7%
Median age 37 56
Median household income $71,500/yr
+21% vs other
 $56,524/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+49% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
0-4 12.9% / 2.5%
Triangle Flat — 0-4: 12.9% Trunkey Creek — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 9.7% / 11.9%
Triangle Flat — 5-14: 9.7% Trunkey Creek — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 — / 3.4%
Triangle Flat — 15-19: not among its largest Trunkey Creek — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / —
Triangle Flat — 20-24: not among its largest Trunkey Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.3% / 2.5%
Triangle Flat — 25-34: 11.3% Trunkey Creek — 25-34: 2.5%
35-44 16.1% / 13.6%
Triangle Flat — 35-44: 16.1% Trunkey Creek — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 4.8% / 16.9%
Triangle Flat — 45-54: 4.8% Trunkey Creek — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 12.9% / 20.3%
Triangle Flat — 55-64: 12.9% Trunkey Creek — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 11.3% / 19.5%
Triangle Flat — 65-74: 11.3% Trunkey Creek — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 9.7% / 13.6%
Triangle Flat — 75-84: 9.7% Trunkey Creek — 75-84: 13.6%
85+ — / —
Triangle Flat — 85+: not among its largest Trunkey Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Triangle Flat 66.7% couple families
Triangle Flat — Couple Families: 66.7% Triangle Flat — Lone Person: 0.0% Triangle Flat — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Trunkey Creek 28.6% couple families
Trunkey Creek — Couple Families: 28.6% Trunkey Creek — Lone Person: 71.4% Trunkey Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Triangle Flat 18.8% renting
Triangle Flat — Owned Outright: 50.0% Triangle Flat — Mortgage: 31.2% Triangle Flat — Renting: 18.8%
Trunkey Creek 0.0% renting
Trunkey Creek — Owned Outright: 70.2% Trunkey Creek — Mortgage: 29.8% Trunkey Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Triangle Flat 100.0% houses
Triangle Flat — Houses: 100.0% Triangle Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Trunkey Creek 96.0% houses
Trunkey Creek — Houses: 96.0% Trunkey Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 15.3%
Triangle Flat — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Trunkey Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 5.9%
Triangle Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Trunkey Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 4.2%
Triangle Flat — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Trunkey Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Property market

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Median house price — $525,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $43,204

Zoning mix

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
House price — Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Triangle Flat carries more crime risk (67 vs 0); Triangle Flat carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 13).

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
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

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Triangle Flat

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

Schools in Trunkey Creek

  • Trunkey Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 21 6

Mobility

Trunkey Creek sits further from the CBD (260.5 km vs 258.2 km).

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 258.2 km 260.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 218 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Car (driver) 58.3% / 66.7%
Triangle Flat — Car (driver): 58.3% Trunkey Creek — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 41.7% / 33.3%
Triangle Flat — Worked from Home: 41.7% Trunkey Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Elevation 1,001 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 922 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Annual rainfall 738 mm 666 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.1°C

Council rates

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Triangle Flat Trunkey Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Triangle Flat

Family Rural Young Families

Trunkey Creek

Affordable Retirees Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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