Median house price
$1.05M
+13% change
NSW · Tweed Council
Tyalgum, 2484
Est. population · Jun 2025
544
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+6.3%
Median age
46
Median income
$1,237/wk
Employment rate
52.5%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,050,000
Languages at home
3.7%non-English
Most common: Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Tweed Council, Tyalgum keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. 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.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Tyalgum snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $790 · Units $510
Population (ERP)
544
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.4%
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
#280
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
41st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
64th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
37th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
- 34.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4710th in Australia
- State rank
- 1498th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #280 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #576 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
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
544(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +6.3% over 5 years · 64th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +6.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +5
- Change in 5 years
- +32
- Growth rank in NSW
- 64th 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 (~550), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 521
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,237
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 202
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,547
- Employment rate
- 52.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 178 / 0 / 0 (+ 4 other)
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)
- 32
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 58.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 65 residents
- State safety percentile
- 40.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -5.6%
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 978
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 37th
School list
- Tyalgum Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 978 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 13 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
69 public transport stops in this suburb
- Brays Creek Rd At Yellowood Rd
- Coodgie St At Wollumbin St
- Coolman St At Cudrigan St
- Cudrigan St At Wollumbin St
- Tyalgum Store, Coolman St
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- NORCO ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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 (17.2 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)
- 16
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.4
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
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 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· 3 proposals
April 2026
- Farm buildings; Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces1449 TYALGUM ROAD TYALGUM 2484Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Fences; Garage, carport or carparking space21 COOLMAN STREET TYALGUM 2484Under Assessment
January 2026
- Hostel; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure21 COOLMAN STREET TYALGUM 2484Determined
2025· 3 proposals
December 2025
- Subdivision8 COUGAL STREET TYALGUM 2484Under Assessment
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 LARKINS ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
May 2025
- Subdivision8 COUGAL STREET TYALGUM 2484Withdrawn
2024· 10 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation86 TYALGUM RIDGE ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
- Restaurant or cafe; Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premise27 COOLMAN STREET TYALGUM 2484Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)12 WOLLUMBIN STREET TYALGUM 2484Determined
October 2024
- Farm buildings; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Shipping containers; Portable offices47 POSSUMWOOD CLOSE TYALGUM 2484Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool1405 TYALGUM ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 COUGAL STREET TYALGUM 2484Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure27 WOLLUMBIN STREET TYALGUM 2484Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1282 TYALGUM ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
May 2024
- Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure39 COOLMAN STREET TYALGUM 2484Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses77 Tyalgum ridge roadDetermined
2023· 3 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling7 CHARBRAY PLACE TYALGUM 2484Determined
July 2023
- Other1282 TYALGUM ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development29 TURPENTINE PLACE TYALGUM 2484Determined
2022· 2 proposals
October 2022
- Dwelling; Other86 TYALGUM RIDGE ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
April 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development1405 TYALGUM ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
2021· 6 proposals
September 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing81 TYALGUM RIDGE ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
August 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing91 LARKINS ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
- Dwelling1405 TYALGUM ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
June 2021
- Dwelling90 YELLOWOOD ROAD TYALGUM 2484Determined
April 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development29 TURPENTINE PLACE TYALGUM 2484Determined
March 2021
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development; Farm buildings1307 TYALGUM ROAD TYALGUM 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 17.7 km away).
Coalition 43.5%Labor 56.5%
3.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.8 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- TyalgumLabor 56.5% · Coalition 43.5% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- ChillinghamLabor 52.2% · Coalition 47.8% TPP (2025)7.4 km away
- Crystal CreekLabor 50.2% · Coalition 49.8% TPP (2025)11.2 km away
- UkiLabor 68.1% · Coalition 31.9% TPP (2025)12.1 km away
- MurwillumbahLabor 64.1% · Coalition 35.9% TPP (2025)16.5 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)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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.