Wyong Creek vs Yarramalong

Yarramalong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Wyong Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wyong Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Yarramalong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wyong Creek: a median of $2 million, against $1.46 million in Yarramalong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yarramalong tends to suit families with children 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Yarramalong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,460,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarramalong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wyong Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 89 min)
  • But Yarramalong sits closer to the CBD (97.2 km vs 99.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wyong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wyong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wyong Creek and Yarramalong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
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.

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Walkability 10 / 0
Wyong Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Yarramalong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 51
Wyong Creek — Safety: 47/100 Yarramalong — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 41 / 38
Wyong Creek — Low fire risk: 41/100 Yarramalong — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Wyong Creek rents higher ($650/wk vs $410/wk); Wyong Creek has more residents (476 vs 329).

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Population 476
+31% vs other
 329
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% -3.2%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $122,720/yr $133,692/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+37% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
0-4 3.4% / 3.0%
Wyong Creek — 0-4: 3.4% Yarramalong — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 10.9% / 19.1%
Wyong Creek — 5-14: 10.9% Yarramalong — 5-14: 19.1%
15-19 5.7% / 4.0%
Wyong Creek — 15-19: 5.7% Yarramalong — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.3% / 1.5%
Wyong Creek — 20-24: 5.3% Yarramalong — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 9.0% / 8.5%
Wyong Creek — 25-34: 9.0% Yarramalong — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.4% / 12.8%
Wyong Creek — 35-44: 12.4% Yarramalong — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 11.3% / 15.8%
Wyong Creek — 45-54: 11.3% Yarramalong — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 21.2% / 16.4%
Wyong Creek — 55-64: 21.2% Yarramalong — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 11.1% / 11.6%
Wyong Creek — 65-74: 11.1% Yarramalong — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 8.0% / 4.3%
Wyong Creek — 75-84: 8.0% Yarramalong — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.5% / 1.8%
Wyong Creek — 85+: 1.5% Yarramalong — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wyong Creek 53.5% couple families
Wyong Creek — Couple Families: 53.5% Wyong Creek — Lone Person: 24.8% Wyong Creek — One Parent Families: 16.8% Wyong Creek — Group Household: 5.0%
Yarramalong 59.3% couple families
Yarramalong — Couple Families: 59.3% Yarramalong — Lone Person: 24.4% Yarramalong — One Parent Families: 10.5% Yarramalong — Group Household: 5.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wyong Creek 10.5% renting
Wyong Creek — Owned Outright: 51.0% Wyong Creek — Mortgage: 38.6% Wyong Creek — Renting: 10.5%
Yarramalong 5.3% renting
Yarramalong — Owned Outright: 33.6% Yarramalong — Mortgage: 61.1% Yarramalong — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 19.8%
Wyong Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Yarramalong — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 13.7%
Wyong Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Yarramalong — Bachelor Degree: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 11.2%
Wyong Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Yarramalong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 5.2%
Wyong Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Yarramalong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.2%
Wyong Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Yarramalong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
England 4.8% / 6.4%
Wyong Creek — England: 4.8% Yarramalong — England: 6.4%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.5%
Wyong Creek — New Zealand: 1.5% Yarramalong — New Zealand: 1.5%
Ireland — / 2.4%
Wyong Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Yarramalong — Ireland: 2.4%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Wyong Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Yarramalong — Philippines: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Wyong Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Yarramalong — Netherlands: 1.2%
Germany 0.8% / —
Wyong Creek — Germany: 0.8% Yarramalong — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Wyong Creek — South Africa: 0.6% Yarramalong — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wyong Creek 96.9% houses
Wyong Creek — Houses: 96.9% Wyong Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Yarramalong 100.0% houses
Yarramalong — Houses: 100.0% Yarramalong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Rural and farming 51% 49%
Environmental 46% 51%
Residential 2% 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

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 66% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Wyong Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Central Coast), 6.3 km
 None

Schools in Wyong Creek

  • Wyong Creek Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yarramalong

  • Darkinjung Barker Independent · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 10 3

Mobility

Wyong Creek sits further from the CBD (99.5 km vs 97.2 km).

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 99.5 km
+2% vs other
 97.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
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.

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Car (driver) 53.8% / 58.2%
Wyong Creek — Car (driver): 53.8% Yarramalong — Car (driver): 58.2%
Worked from Home 37.1% / 37.7%
Wyong Creek — Worked from Home: 37.1% Yarramalong — Worked from Home: 37.7%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.1%
Wyong Creek — Car (passenger): 3.3% Yarramalong — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 5.7% / —
Wyong Creek — Walked Only: 5.7% Yarramalong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.2%).

Setting

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 26.6 km

NBN connectivity

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
142 premises
same for both

Climate

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Wyong Creek Yarramalong
Division Dobell
same for both
Member Emma Mcbride
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wyong Creek

Rural

Yarramalong

Family Rural

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