Tulloona vs Croppa Creek

Croppa Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 54 in Tulloona. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Tulloona tends to suit young adults and couples, while Croppa Creek 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

Tulloona

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 79%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 84/100)

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

Renters

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Croppa Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (693.9 km vs 699.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tulloona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs -13.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tulloona and Croppa 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.

Tulloona Croppa 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.

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Tulloona — Walkability: 0/100 Croppa Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 16
Tulloona — Safety: 30/100 Croppa Creek — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Tulloona — Low fire risk: 83/100 Croppa Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Croppa Creek rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Croppa Creek has more residents (104 vs 59).

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Population 59 104
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% -13.3%
Median age 54 38
Median household income $77,948/yr $125,632/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tulloona Croppa Creek
0-4 — / 11.5%
Tulloona — 0-4: not among its largest Croppa Creek — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 5.1% / 10.6%
Tulloona — 5-14: 5.1% Croppa Creek — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Tulloona — 15-19: not among its largest Croppa Creek — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 23.7% / 2.9%
Tulloona — 20-24: 23.7% Croppa Creek — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.8% / 14.4%
Tulloona — 25-34: 6.8% Croppa Creek — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 8.5% / 13.5%
Tulloona — 35-44: 8.5% Croppa Creek — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 27.1% / 17.3%
Tulloona — 45-54: 27.1% Croppa Creek — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 30.5% / 15.4%
Tulloona — 55-64: 30.5% Croppa Creek — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 5.1% / 8.7%
Tulloona — 65-74: 5.1% Croppa Creek — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 11.9% / —
Tulloona — 75-84: 11.9% Croppa Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Tulloona — 85+: not among its largest Croppa Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 100.0% couple families
Tulloona — Couple Families: 100.0% Tulloona — Lone Person: 0.0%
Croppa Creek 79.2% couple families
Croppa Creek — Couple Families: 79.2% Croppa Creek — Lone Person: 20.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 0.0% renting
Tulloona — Owned Outright: 100.0% Tulloona — Mortgage: 0.0% Tulloona — Renting: 0.0%
Croppa Creek 29.2% renting
Croppa Creek — Owned Outright: 33.3% Croppa Creek — Mortgage: 37.5% Croppa Creek — Renting: 29.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 100.0% houses
Tulloona — Houses: 100.0% Tulloona — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Croppa Creek 79.3% houses
Croppa Creek — Houses: 79.3% Croppa Creek — Flats / Apartments: 20.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.6% / 4.8%
Tulloona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.6% Croppa Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 17.3%
Tulloona — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Croppa Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Certificate III & IV — / 12.5%
Tulloona — Certificate III & IV: not among its largest Croppa Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Zoning mix

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Tulloona Croppa Creek
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
 15
across Gwydir
Approvals change year on year -100% -50%

Ranking within NSW

Tulloona Croppa Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Tulloona carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Croppa Creek carries more crime risk (84 vs 70).

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
84/100
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

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tulloona

  • Tulloona Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Croppa Creek

  • Croppa Creek Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Tulloona sits further from the CBD (699.2 km vs 693.9 km).

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 699.2 km 693.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 489 min 492 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2400
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2400
 —

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.

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Car (driver) 43.5% / 75.5%
Tulloona — Car (driver): 43.5% Croppa Creek — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 56.5% / 9.4%
Tulloona — Worked from Home: 56.5% Croppa Creek — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Walked Only — / 15.1%
Tulloona — Walked Only: not among its largest Croppa Creek — Walked Only: 15.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Elevation 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 271 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 0%
21 premises

Council rates

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Average residential rate $1,249/yr $825/yr
Council Moree Plains Gwydir

Federal electorate

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Division Parkes New England
Member Jamie Chaffey Barnaby Joyce
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tulloona Croppa Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tulloona

Multicultural Rural Students

Croppa Creek

Family Rural Young Families

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