Warialda vs Croppa Creek

Croppa Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 51 in Warialda. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warialda, about half of households are people living alone. In Croppa Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Warialda tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Croppa Creek suits families with children and couples.

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

Warialda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 79%)
  • But Croppa Creek is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Croppa Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Croppa Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Warialda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (620.8 km vs 693.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (459 min vs 492 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Warialda has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 9%)
  • Croppa Creek has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Warialda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.9% vs -13.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Warialda 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.

Warialda 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.

Warialda Croppa Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Warialda — Walkability: 0/100 Croppa Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 16
Warialda — Safety: 18/100 Croppa Creek — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Warialda — Low fire risk: 72/100 Croppa Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Warialda has more residents (1,480 vs 104); Croppa Creek has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $50,128).

Warialda Croppa Creek
Population 1,480
+93% vs other
 104
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.9% -13.3%
Median age 51 38
Median household income $50,128/yr $125,632/yr
+151% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+13% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warialda Croppa Creek
0-4 4.7% / 11.5%
Warialda — 0-4: 4.7% Croppa Creek — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 12.5% / 10.6%
Warialda — 5-14: 12.5% Croppa Creek — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 4.9% / 3.8%
Warialda — 15-19: 4.9% Croppa Creek — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 3.8% / 2.9%
Warialda — 20-24: 3.8% Croppa Creek — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 9.5% / 14.4%
Warialda — 25-34: 9.5% Croppa Creek — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 7.7% / 13.5%
Warialda — 35-44: 7.7% Croppa Creek — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 11.8% / 17.3%
Warialda — 45-54: 11.8% Croppa Creek — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 14.7% / 15.4%
Warialda — 55-64: 14.7% Croppa Creek — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 15.6% / 8.7%
Warialda — 65-74: 15.6% Croppa Creek — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 10.7% / —
Warialda — 75-84: 10.7% Croppa Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.6% / —
Warialda — 85+: 3.6% Croppa Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warialda 29.4% couple families
Warialda — Couple Families: 29.4% Warialda — Lone Person: 49.0% Warialda — One Parent Families: 16.0% Warialda — Group Household: 4.8% Warialda — Other Families: 0.7%
Croppa Creek 79.2% couple families
Croppa Creek — Couple Families: 79.2% Croppa Creek — Lone Person: 20.8% Croppa Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Croppa Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Croppa Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warialda 22.0% renting
Warialda — Owned Outright: 53.7% Warialda — Mortgage: 24.4% Warialda — Renting: 22.0%
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

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.

Warialda Croppa Creek
New Zealand 0.4% / 2.9%
Warialda — New Zealand: 0.4% Croppa Creek — New Zealand: 2.9%
England 1.5% / —
Warialda — England: 1.5% Croppa Creek — England: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Warialda — Germany: 0.4% Croppa Creek — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.3% / —
Warialda — India: 0.3% Croppa Creek — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.2% / —
Warialda — South Africa: 0.2% Croppa Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Warialda Croppa Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 12.5%
Warialda — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Croppa Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 17.3%
Warialda — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Croppa Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 4.8%
Warialda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Croppa Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Warialda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Croppa Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Warialda — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Croppa Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warialda 96.3% houses
Warialda — Houses: 96.3% Warialda — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Warialda — Townhouses: 1.9%
Croppa Creek 79.3% houses
Croppa Creek — Houses: 79.3% Croppa Creek — Flats / Apartments: 20.7% Croppa Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Warialda Croppa Creek
Median house price $325,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $505,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 70 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Warialda Croppa Creek
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Warialda Croppa Creek
New dwellings approved 15
across Gwydir
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Warialda Croppa Creek
Houses 4.6%
$355/wk on $400K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Warialda Croppa Creek
House price Higher than 7% of NSW —
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools Higher than 71% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 90% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of NSW —

Liveability

Warialda Croppa Creek
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Warialda carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0).

Warialda Croppa Creek
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 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

Warialda Croppa Creek
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Warialda

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Warialda High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Warialda Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Croppa Creek

  • Croppa Creek Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Warialda Croppa Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 19 3

Mobility

Croppa Creek sits further from the CBD (693.9 km vs 620.8 km).

Warialda Croppa Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 620.8 km 693.9 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 459 min 492 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2402
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2402
 —

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.

Warialda Croppa Creek
Car (driver) 72.5% / 75.5%
Warialda — Car (driver): 72.5% Croppa Creek — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 9.4%
Warialda — Worked from Home: 15.0% Croppa Creek — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Walked Only 7.1% / 15.1%
Warialda — Walked Only: 7.1% Croppa Creek — Walked Only: 15.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Warialda — Car (passenger): 5.4% Croppa Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Warialda Croppa Creek
Elevation 475 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 271 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warialda Croppa Creek
Connectivity score 75/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
794 premises
 0%
21 premises

Council rates

Warialda Croppa Creek
Average residential rate $825/yr
same for both
Council Gwydir
same for both

Federal electorate

Warialda Croppa Creek
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Warialda

Affordable Retirees Rural

Croppa Creek

Family Rural Young Families

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