Upper Wilsons Creek vs Wilsons Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Wilsons Creek: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.1 million in Upper Wilsons Creek, though rent is higher in Upper Wilsons Creek. On these figures, Upper Wilsons Creek tends to suit share households, older residents, and 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

Wilsons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Upper Wilsons Creek has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,898,050)
  • Wilsons Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 40%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wilsons Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $490/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wilsons Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (503 min vs 526 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (772.9 km vs 782.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wilsons Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 49/100)
  • But Upper Wilsons Creek has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Upper Wilsons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Upper Wilsons Creek and Wilsons 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.

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons 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.

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Walkability 0 / 25
Upper Wilsons Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Wilsons Creek — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 51 / 62
Upper Wilsons Creek — Safety: 51/100 Wilsons Creek — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 20 / 49
Upper Wilsons Creek — Low fire risk: 20/100 Wilsons Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Wilsons Creek has more residents (466 vs 79); Upper Wilsons Creek rents higher ($490/wk vs $300/wk).

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Population 79 466
+490% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +3.1%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $81,224/yr
+14% vs other
 $70,044/yr
Median weekly rent $490/wk
+39% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
0-4 7.6% / 3.4%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 0-4: 7.6% Wilsons Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 7.6% / 11.8%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 5-14: 7.6% Wilsons Creek — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 3.8% / 4.7%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 15-19: 3.8% Wilsons Creek — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 12.7% / 11.2%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 25-34: 12.7% Wilsons Creek — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 20.3% / 12.0%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 35-44: 20.3% Wilsons Creek — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 11.4% / 19.7%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 45-54: 11.4% Wilsons Creek — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 19.0% / 14.4%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 55-64: 19.0% Wilsons Creek — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 22.8% / 14.2%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 65-74: 22.8% Wilsons Creek — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 8.9% / 4.1%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 75-84: 8.9% Wilsons Creek — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 1.9%
Upper Wilsons Creek — 85+: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Upper Wilsons Creek 42.1% couple families
Upper Wilsons Creek — Couple Families: 42.1% Upper Wilsons Creek — Lone Person: 36.8% Upper Wilsons Creek — Group Household: 21.1% Upper Wilsons Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wilsons Creek 38.1% couple families
Wilsons Creek — Couple Families: 38.1% Wilsons Creek — Lone Person: 36.5% Wilsons Creek — Group Household: 15.1% Wilsons Creek — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Upper Wilsons Creek 14.8% renting
Upper Wilsons Creek — Owned Outright: 37.0% Upper Wilsons Creek — Mortgage: 48.1% Upper Wilsons Creek — Renting: 14.8%
Wilsons Creek 19.1% renting
Wilsons Creek — Owned Outright: 39.7% Wilsons Creek — Mortgage: 41.1% Wilsons Creek — Renting: 19.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 12.9%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Wilsons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 17.0%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Wilsons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.6%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Wilsons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 4.5%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Wilsons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

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.

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
England 6.3% / 4.7%
Upper Wilsons Creek — England: 6.3% Wilsons Creek — England: 4.7%
France 3.8% / 1.3%
Upper Wilsons Creek — France: 3.8% Wilsons Creek — France: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 3.4%
Upper Wilsons Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — New Zealand: 3.4%
Germany — / 2.6%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Germany: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Germany: 2.6%
Canada — / 1.5%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Canada: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Canada: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Upper Wilsons Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — South Africa: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Upper Wilsons Creek 100.0% houses
Upper Wilsons Creek — Houses: 100.0% Upper Wilsons Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wilsons Creek 96.1% houses
Wilsons Creek — Houses: 96.1% Wilsons Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,898,050
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Upper Wilsons Creek has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 35%); Wilsons Creek has more rural and farming land (52% vs 19%).

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Environmental 81% 35%
Rural and farming 19% 52%
Other and special use 0% 9%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Wilsons Creek is more walkable (25 vs 0).

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Upper Wilsons Creek carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 51); Upper Wilsons Creek carries more crime risk (49 vs 38).

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Bushfire High
80/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
38/100
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

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
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 Upper Wilsons Creek

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

Schools in Wilsons Creek

  • Wilsons Creek Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Upper Wilsons Creek sits further from the CBD (782.5 km vs 772.9 km).

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Walkability score 0/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 782.5 km
+1% vs other
 772.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 526 min 503 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2482
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 2482
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.

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Car (driver) 57.1% / 56.5%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Car (driver): 57.1% Wilsons Creek — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 37.0%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Worked from Home: 32.1% Wilsons Creek — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Car (passenger) 10.7% / —
Upper Wilsons Creek — Car (passenger): 10.7% Wilsons Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 6.5%
Upper Wilsons Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Wilsons Creek — Walked Only: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.6 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
166 premises

Climate

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
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

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Byron
same for both

Federal electorate

Upper Wilsons Creek Wilsons Creek
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Upper Wilsons Creek

Retirees Rural

Wilsons Creek

Acreage

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