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NSW · Gwydir Council

Back Creek, 2390

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  • Green suburb
What Back Creek is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Back Creek is a welcoming smaller community in Gwydir, with a settled community character. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a community of people who commute and work locally.

The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Population

Population
20
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$2,250
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 4
Median monthly mortgage
$1,133
Employment rate
71.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$320
Houses (January to March 2026)
$500
All types (January to March 2026)
$470
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
55

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
100
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 20 residents
State safety percentile
69.2th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order77
  • Breach Bail Conditions85
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault117
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment107
  • Malicious Damage To Property128

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime77
  • Breach Bail Conditionscrime85
  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime117
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime107
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime128

Data sources & freshness

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