Yerong Creek vs Tootool

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yerong Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Tootool, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Tootool tends to suit 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

Tootool

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 66%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 95%)

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

Tootool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Yerong Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (323 min vs 330 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Yerong Creek is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • Tootool carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Yerong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.9% vs -27.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yerong Creek Tootool
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.

Yerong Creek Tootool
Walkability 37 / 0
Yerong Creek — Walkability: 37/100 Tootool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 100
Yerong Creek — Safety: 26/100 Tootool — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 88 / 88
Yerong Creek — Low fire risk: 88/100 Tootool — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Yerong Creek rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Yerong Creek has more residents (355 vs 51).

Yerong Creek Tootool
Population 355
+86% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% -27.1%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $70,408/yr $110,500/yr
+57% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek Tootool
0-4 4.8% / —
Yerong Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Tootool — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.4% / 19.6%
Yerong Creek — 5-14: 14.4% Tootool — 5-14: 19.6%
15-19 8.7% / 13.7%
Yerong Creek — 15-19: 8.7% Tootool — 15-19: 13.7%
20-24 5.1% / —
Yerong Creek — 20-24: 5.1% Tootool — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.9% / —
Yerong Creek — 25-34: 5.9% Tootool — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.3% / —
Yerong Creek — 35-44: 9.3% Tootool — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 12.4% / 15.7%
Yerong Creek — 45-54: 12.4% Tootool — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 22.3% / 15.7%
Yerong Creek — 55-64: 22.3% Tootool — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.7% / 7.8%
Yerong Creek — 65-74: 12.7% Tootool — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 5.9% / 11.8%
Yerong Creek — 75-84: 5.9% Tootool — 75-84: 11.8%
85+ 2.3% / —
Yerong Creek — 85+: 2.3% Tootool — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek 48.5% couple families
Yerong Creek — Couple Families: 48.5% Yerong Creek — Lone Person: 29.4% Yerong Creek — One Parent Families: 17.6% Yerong Creek — Group Household: 4.4%
Tootool 100.0% couple families
Tootool — Couple Families: 100.0% Tootool — Lone Person: 0.0% Tootool — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tootool — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek 12.7% renting
Yerong Creek — Owned Outright: 61.8% Yerong Creek — Mortgage: 25.5% Yerong Creek — Renting: 12.7%
Tootool 0.0% renting
Tootool — Owned Outright: 64.3% Tootool — Mortgage: 35.7% Tootool — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek 94.6% houses
Yerong Creek — Houses: 94.6% Yerong Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Tootool 107.1% houses
Tootool — Houses: 107.1% Tootool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Yerong Creek Tootool
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 25.5%
Yerong Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Tootool — Certificate III & IV: 25.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 17.6%
Yerong Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Tootool — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 9.8%
Yerong Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Tootool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Yerong Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Tootool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Property market

Yerong Creek Tootool
Median house price $240,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yerong Creek Tootool
Rural and farming 99%
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

Yerong Creek Tootool
New dwellings approved 7
across Lockhart
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Yerong Creek Tootool
House price Higher than 9% of NSW —
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Yerong Creek is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Yerong Creek Tootool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Yerong Creek carries more crime risk (74 vs 0).

Yerong Creek Tootool
Bushfire Low
12/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 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

Yerong Creek Tootool
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yerong Creek

  • Yerong Creek Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Tootool

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yerong Creek Tootool
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 41 6

Mobility

Yerong Creek Tootool
Walkability score 37/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 502 km 502.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 323 min 330 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2642
 0.0%
postcode 2655
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 2642
 70
postcode 2655

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.

Yerong Creek Tootool
Car (driver) 68.5% / 56.7%
Yerong Creek — Car (driver): 68.5% Tootool — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 21.8% / 26.7%
Yerong Creek — Worked from Home: 21.8% Tootool — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Walked Only 9.7% / 16.7%
Yerong Creek — Walked Only: 9.7% Tootool — Walked Only: 16.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Yerong Creek Tootool
Elevation 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yerong Creek Tootool
Connectivity score 15/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Yerong Creek Tootool
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Yerong Creek Tootool
Average residential rate $394/yr
same for both
Council Lockhart
same for both

Federal electorate

Yerong Creek Tootool
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yerong Creek

Quiet River Rural

Tootool

Rural

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