Brays Creek vs Tyalgum
Tyalgum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Brays Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Brays Creek: a median of $1.61 million, against $938,000 in Tyalgum, though rent is higher in Tyalgum. On these figures, Brays Creek tends to suit families with children, while Tyalgum suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Tyalgum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tyalgum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($937,500 vs $1,615,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Brays Creek has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $390/wk)
- Tyalgum has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tyalgum
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (536 min vs 550 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (815.5 km vs 825.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tyalgum
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brays Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (67.6% vs -4.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brays Creek and Tyalgum drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tyalgum has more residents (521 vs 119); Brays Creek skews older (51 vs 46).
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 119 | 521 +338% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +67.6% | -4.4% |
| Median age | 51 | 46 |
| Median household income | $59,748/yr | $64,324/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $355/wk | $390/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,615,000 | $937,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 77% | 72% |
| Environmental | 22% | 18% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Tyalgum is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 23/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Brays Creek carries more crime risk (65 vs 51).
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Brays Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tyalgum
- Tyalgum Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Brays Creek sits further from the CBD (825.6 km vs 815.5 km).
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 825.6 km +1% vs other | 815.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 550 min | 536 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).
Setting
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.3 km | 33.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 227 premises |
Climate
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brays Creek | Tyalgum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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