Booerie Creek vs Tullera

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tullera, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tullera: a median of $1.15 million, against $837,000 in Booerie Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Booerie Creek tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tullera suits families with children and 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Booerie Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($837,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Booerie Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $330/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Booerie Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (484 min vs 490 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (732.7 km vs 738.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Tullera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.9% vs -22.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Booerie Creek Tullera
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.

Booerie Creek Tullera
Walkability 6 / 12
Booerie Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Tullera — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 52 / 48
Booerie Creek — Safety: 52/100 Tullera — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 77 / 87
Booerie Creek — Low fire risk: 77/100 Tullera — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Tullera has more residents (271 vs 130); Tullera rents higher ($330/wk vs $245/wk).

Booerie Creek Tullera
Population 130 271
+108% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.2% -2.9%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $75,816/yr $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk $330/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booerie Creek Tullera
0-4 2.3% / 4.8%
Booerie Creek — 0-4: 2.3% Tullera — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.5% / 13.7%
Booerie Creek — 5-14: 11.5% Tullera — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 3.1% / 7.0%
Booerie Creek — 15-19: 3.1% Tullera — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.6% / 3.0%
Booerie Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Tullera — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 11.5% / 8.1%
Booerie Creek — 25-34: 11.5% Tullera — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 9.2% / 8.1%
Booerie Creek — 35-44: 9.2% Tullera — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 14.6% / 17.7%
Booerie Creek — 45-54: 14.6% Tullera — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 23.1% / 13.3%
Booerie Creek — 55-64: 23.1% Tullera — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 13.1% / 19.9%
Booerie Creek — 65-74: 13.1% Tullera — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 11.5% / 1.1%
Booerie Creek — 75-84: 11.5% Tullera — 75-84: 1.1%
85+ — / 2.6%
Booerie Creek — 85+: not among its largest Tullera — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booerie Creek 40.6% couple families
Booerie Creek — Couple Families: 40.6% Booerie Creek — Lone Person: 34.4% Booerie Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0% Booerie Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Tullera 50.9% couple families
Tullera — Couple Families: 50.9% Tullera — Lone Person: 22.8% Tullera — One Parent Families: 21.1% Tullera — Group Household: 5.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booerie Creek 12.8% renting
Booerie Creek — Owned Outright: 38.5% Booerie Creek — Mortgage: 48.7% Booerie Creek — Renting: 12.8%
Tullera 19.4% renting
Tullera — Owned Outright: 46.2% Tullera — Mortgage: 34.4% Tullera — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Booerie Creek Tullera
New Zealand 4.6% / —
Booerie Creek — New Zealand: 4.6% Tullera — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 2.3% / 2.2%
Booerie Creek — England: 2.3% Tullera — England: 2.2%
South Africa — / 2.2%
Booerie Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Tullera — South Africa: 2.2%
Italy — / 1.1%
Booerie Creek — Italy: not among its largest Tullera — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Booerie Creek Tullera
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 17.0%
Booerie Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Tullera — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 10.7%
Booerie Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Tullera — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 5.2%
Booerie Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Tullera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 4.8%
Booerie Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Tullera — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Booerie Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tullera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booerie Creek 98.1% houses
Booerie Creek — Houses: 98.1% Booerie Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Tullera 100.0% houses
Tullera — Houses: 100.0% Tullera — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Booerie Creek Tullera
Median house price $837,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 213 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Booerie Creek Tullera
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Environmental 3% 0%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Booerie Creek Tullera
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Booerie Creek Tullera
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Booerie Creek Tullera
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Booerie Creek carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 13).

Booerie Creek Tullera
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
52/100
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 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Booerie Creek Tullera
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Lismore, 6.1 km
 1
Lismore, 8.1 km

Amenities in the suburb

Booerie Creek Tullera
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Tullera sits further from the CBD (738.5 km vs 732.7 km).

Booerie Creek Tullera
Walkability score 6/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 732.7 km 738.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 484 min 490 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 8.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
same for both

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.

Booerie Creek Tullera
Car (driver) 77.4% / 70.8%
Booerie Creek — Car (driver): 77.4% Tullera — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 16.7%
Booerie Creek — Worked from Home: 15.1% Tullera — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 7.5%
Booerie Creek — Car (passenger): 7.5% Tullera — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Booerie Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Tullera — Walked Only: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Booerie Creek Tullera
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.0 km 27.1 km

NBN connectivity

Booerie Creek Tullera
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
109 premises

Council rates

Booerie Creek Tullera
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Booerie Creek Tullera
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Booerie Creek

River Rural

Tullera

Rural

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