NSW · Tweed Council
Tumbulgum, NSW, 2490
Desirability index
55.7/100
How this score is calculated#203 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tumbulgum is a small locality in the Tweed area, home to around 454 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 27 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-21%), roughly 59.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 10 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 454
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,985
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 169
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,975
- Employment rate
- 64.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 0 / 0
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 27
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 59.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 91 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -20.6%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault2
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
- Motor Vehicle Theft3
- Other Offences3
- Steal From Motor Vehicle3
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 941
- Tumbulgum Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
10 public transport stops in this suburb
- Fawcett St After Riverside Dr
- Riverside Dr Opp Fawcett St
- Tumbulgum Public School, Bawden St
- Tumbulgum Public School, Fawcett St
- Tweed River Chapel, Riverside Dr
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
40 planning-related records
2026· 9 proposals
May 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)44 BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)46 BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure38 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Under Assessment
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)26 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)62 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Additional Information Requested
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)18 FAWCETT STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Under Assessment
March 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)35-37 IRVING STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
February 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool82 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Under Assessment
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)32-34 Bawden Street, Tumbulgum (5&6/6/1223)Determined
2025· 4 proposals
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 GRAY STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 IRVING STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)8628 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Under Assessment
April 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)44 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
2024· 5 proposals
November 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)8599 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
October 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)8A BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 GRAY STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
August 2024
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support8582 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure50 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
2023· 8 proposals
December 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (external)13 BAWDEN LANE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
September 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development16 IRVING STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
July 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development136 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
May 2023
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development8576 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
April 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development8628 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development78-80 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
- Dwelling8577 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
March 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs156 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
2022· 10 proposals
December 2022
- Other3 BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
October 2022
- Other70-72 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development94 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development53-55 BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
June 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development61 BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
May 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development3 GOVERNMENT ROAD TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
April 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development5 GRAY STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
- Shed8844 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
March 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development160 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
January 2022
- Food and drink premises116 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Withdrawn
2021· 2 proposals
October 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing104 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
August 2021
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs136 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
2020· 2 proposals
December 2020
- Pools / decks / fencing146 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs54 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Faith Mussing/Bandler ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 55.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #203 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Fawcett St After Riverside Drtransport
- Riverside Dr Opp Fawcett Sttransport
- Tumbulgum Public School, Bawden Sttransport
- Tumbulgum Public School, Fawcett Sttransport
- Tweed River Chapel, Riverside Drtransport
- Faith Mussing/Bandler Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning8628 TWEED VALLEY WAY TUMBULGUM 2490Lodged 28 Apr 2023 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning94 RIVERSIDE DRIVE TUMBULGUM 2490Lodged 13 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning53-55 BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Lodged 13 Sep 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning61 BAWDEN STREET TUMBULGUM 2490Lodged 09 Jun 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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