Median house price
$1.05M
+13% change
NSW · Tweed Council
Cudgera Creek, 2484
Est. population · Jun 2025
352
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.1%
Median age
45
Median income
$1,800/wk
Employment rate
56.6%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,050,000
Languages at home
1.7%non-English
Most common: Japanese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Tweed Council, Cudgera Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability sits below average overall, with growth momentum the main drag compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Cudgera Creek snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $790 · Units $510
Population (ERP)
352
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
10.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#328
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
41st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
51st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 33.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5047th in Australia
- State rank
- 1614th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #328 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #653 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $510
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $790
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 75
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,050,000
- Median price change
- +12.9%
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
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
352(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +5.1% over 5 years · 51th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +5.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +2
- Change in 5 years
- +17
- Growth rank in NSW
- 51th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~350), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 339
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,800
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 117
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,193
- Employment rate
- 56.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 110 / 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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 21
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 59.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 68 residents
- State safety percentile
- 41.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -4.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions140
- Fraud65
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment80
- Malicious Damage To Property129
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault81
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 · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
44 public transport stops in this suburb
- 759 Cudgera Creek Rd
- 940 Pottsville Rd
- 943 Pottsville Rd
- Cudgera Creek Rd At Cabbage Gum Rd
- Cudgera Creek Rd Turnaround
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Murwillumbah Hospital (13.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 9
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 628 mm · ~78 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 240 mm · ~30 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 282 mm · ~35 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 2 proposals
August 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure943 POTTSVILLE ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Under Assessment
May 2026
- Demolition; Caravan park; Water reticulation system1183 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Under Assessment
2025· 2 proposals
December 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support919 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
October 2025
- Subdivision53 QUINNS ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
2024· 7 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation29 YALAMBEE AVENUE CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation181 CABBAGE GUM ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Carport845 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
July 2024
- Demolition; Caravan park1183 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
May 2024
- Subdivision761 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation181 CABBAGE GUM ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Self storage units942 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
2023· 4 proposals
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure42 SPRING VALLEY ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Withdrawn
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure38 SPRING VALLEY ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure181 CABBAGE GUM ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
September 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing48 HAZELWOOD DRIVE CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
2022· 2 proposals
August 2022
- Other942 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
July 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed1028 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Withdrawn
2021· 8 proposals
December 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Earthworks / change in levels; Shed; Other181 CABBAGE GUM ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
October 2021
- Other931 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
August 2021
- Farm buildings38 SPRING VALLEY ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
July 2021
- Other1023 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing1818 RESERVE CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
April 2021
- Farm buildings38 SPRING VALLEY ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing1020 CUDGERA CREEK ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development63 KANES ROAD CUDGERA CREEK 2484Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Richmond
- Member of Parliament
- Justine ELLIOT (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 126,814
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 40.0%Labor 60.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.1 km away).
Coalition 38.8%Labor 61.2%
1.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- PottsvilleLabor 59.1% · Coalition 40.9% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
- Pottsville BeachLabor 63.8% · Coalition 36.2% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
- Hastings PointLabor 59.5% · Coalition 40.5% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
- BurringbarLabor 61.9% · Coalition 38.1% TPP (2025)7.4 km away
- BogangarLabor 61.7% · Coalition 38.3% TPP (2025)7.6 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Tweed Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.