Bungalora vs Duroby
Bungalora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 58 in Duroby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungalora, about half of households are people living alone. In Duroby, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bungalora: a median of $2.73 million, against $2.5 million in Duroby, though rent is higher in Duroby.
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
Bungalora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 11/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bungalora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 56%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bungalora
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bungalora
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (517 min vs 525 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (809.5 km vs 814.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bungalora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 11/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Duroby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.6% vs 5.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bungalora and Duroby 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
Bungalora has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $48,828); Duroby rents higher ($240/wk vs $200/wk).
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73 | 74 +1% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.8% | +27.6% |
| Median age | 55 | 58 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +35% vs other | $48,828/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $240/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
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 (4.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,725,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Duroby has more rural and farming land (98% vs 85%).
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 98% |
| Other and special use | 15% | 0% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Duroby carries more crime risk (11 vs 0).
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None | 1 Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 9.9 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Duroby sits further from the CBD (814.4 km vs 809.5 km).
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 809.5 km | 814.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 517 min | 525 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2486 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 2486 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 (81.8%).
Setting
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 58 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.2 km | 10.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,637 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bungalora | Duroby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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