Booerie Creek vs Tuncester

Booerie Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Tuncester. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Booerie Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Tuncester suits older residents.

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

Booerie Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Tuncester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Booerie Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $315/wk)
  • But Tuncester has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tuncester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Booerie Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-22.2% vs -28.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Booerie Creek and Tuncester 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 Tuncester
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 Tuncester
Walkability 6 / 10
Booerie Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Tuncester — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 52 / 55
Booerie Creek — Safety: 52/100 Tuncester — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 77 / 74
Booerie Creek — Low fire risk: 77/100 Tuncester — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Booerie Creek has more residents (130 vs 51); Tuncester rents higher ($315/wk vs $245/wk).

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Population 130
+61% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.2% -28.2%
Median age 49 55
Median household income $75,816/yr
+6% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk $315/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booerie Creek Tuncester
0-4 2.3% / —
Booerie Creek — 0-4: 2.3% Tuncester — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.5% / —
Booerie Creek — 5-14: 11.5% Tuncester — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 3.1% / 5.9%
Booerie Creek — 15-19: 3.1% Tuncester — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.6% / —
Booerie Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Tuncester — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.5% / 5.9%
Booerie Creek — 25-34: 11.5% Tuncester — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 9.2% / 7.8%
Booerie Creek — 35-44: 9.2% Tuncester — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 14.6% / 15.7%
Booerie Creek — 45-54: 14.6% Tuncester — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 23.1% / 13.7%
Booerie Creek — 55-64: 23.1% Tuncester — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 13.1% / 27.5%
Booerie Creek — 65-74: 13.1% Tuncester — 65-74: 27.5%
75-84 11.5% / 9.8%
Booerie Creek — 75-84: 11.5% Tuncester — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ — / —
Booerie Creek — 85+: not among its largest Tuncester — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

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%
Tuncester 35.7% couple families
Tuncester — Couple Families: 35.7% Tuncester — Lone Person: 21.4% Tuncester — One Parent Families: 21.4% Tuncester — Group Household: 21.4%
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%
Tuncester 40.0% renting
Tuncester — Owned Outright: 45.0% Tuncester — Mortgage: 15.0% Tuncester — Renting: 40.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Tuncester 100.0% houses
Tuncester — Houses: 100.0% Tuncester — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 27.5%
Booerie Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Tuncester — Certificate III & IV: 27.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 9.8%
Booerie Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Tuncester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 5.9%
Booerie Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Tuncester — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Booerie Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Tuncester — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Property market

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Median house price $837,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Rural and farming 96% 97%
Environmental 3% 1%
Industrial 0% 2%
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 Tuncester
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Booerie Creek Tuncester
House price Higher than 37% of NSW —
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
45/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Booerie Creek Tuncester
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, 6.7 km

Amenities in the suburb

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Walkability score 6/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 732.7 km 733.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 484 min 483 min
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 Tuncester
Car (driver) 77.4% / 73.3%
Booerie Creek — Car (driver): 77.4% Tuncester — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 26.7%
Booerie Creek — Worked from Home: 15.1% Tuncester — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / —
Booerie Creek — Car (passenger): 7.5% Tuncester — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Booerie Creek Tuncester
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.0 km 31.1 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Booerie Creek Tuncester
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

Tuncester

Retirees Rural

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