Burringbar vs Cudgera Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burringbar, about half of households are couple families. In Cudgera Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cudgera Creek: a median of $2.23 million, against $1.1 million in Burringbar, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Burringbar tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Cudgera Creek suits 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

Cudgera Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Burringbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $2,225,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burringbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Burringbar sits closer to the CBD (781.2 km vs 783.4 km)
  • Cudgera Creek has a shorter drive in (498 min vs 503 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cudgera Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
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.

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Walkability 12 / 16
Burringbar — Walkability: 12/100 Cudgera Creek — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 23 / 34
Burringbar — Safety: 23/100 Cudgera Creek — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 31 / 53
Burringbar — Low fire risk: 31/100 Cudgera Creek — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Burringbar has more residents (878 vs 339); Cudgera Creek has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $77,064).

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Population 878
+61% vs other
 339
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +2.4%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $77,064/yr $93,600/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $460/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
0-4 6.4% / 4.7%
Burringbar — 0-4: 6.4% Cudgera Creek — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.0% / 16.5%
Burringbar — 5-14: 11.0% Cudgera Creek — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 5.0% / 4.1%
Burringbar — 15-19: 5.0% Cudgera Creek — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 4.2% / 3.2%
Burringbar — 20-24: 4.2% Cudgera Creek — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 11.7% / 6.5%
Burringbar — 25-34: 11.7% Cudgera Creek — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.4% / 14.2%
Burringbar — 35-44: 11.4% Cudgera Creek — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 13.3% / 15.9%
Burringbar — 45-54: 13.3% Cudgera Creek — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 19.9% / 13.9%
Burringbar — 55-64: 19.9% Cudgera Creek — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.5% / 16.5%
Burringbar — 65-74: 12.5% Cudgera Creek — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 3.5% / 3.8%
Burringbar — 75-84: 3.5% Cudgera Creek — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.2% / 1.8%
Burringbar — 85+: 2.2% Cudgera Creek — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 45.2% couple families
Burringbar — Couple Families: 45.2% Burringbar — Lone Person: 31.2% Burringbar — One Parent Families: 16.8% Burringbar — Group Household: 6.7%
Cudgera Creek 55.6% couple families
Cudgera Creek — Couple Families: 55.6% Cudgera Creek — Lone Person: 23.6% Cudgera Creek — One Parent Families: 13.9% Cudgera Creek — Group Household: 6.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 15.8% renting
Burringbar — Owned Outright: 39.8% Burringbar — Mortgage: 44.4% Burringbar — Renting: 15.8%
Cudgera Creek 18.8% renting
Cudgera Creek — Owned Outright: 44.6% Cudgera Creek — Mortgage: 36.6% Cudgera Creek — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 16.5%
Burringbar — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Cudgera Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 9.7%
Burringbar — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Cudgera Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.0%
Burringbar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Cudgera Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.1%
Burringbar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Cudgera Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 0.9%
Burringbar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Cudgera Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
England 4.0% / 2.9%
Burringbar — England: 4.0% Cudgera Creek — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Burringbar — New Zealand: 1.8% Cudgera Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Japan 0.5% / 0.9%
Burringbar — Japan: 0.5% Cudgera Creek — Japan: 0.9%
Canada 0.9% / —
Burringbar — Canada: 0.9% Cudgera Creek — Canada: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.9%
Burringbar — Ireland: not among its largest Cudgera Creek — Ireland: 0.9%
Germany 0.7% / —
Burringbar — Germany: 0.7% Cudgera Creek — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Burringbar — South Africa: 0.6% Cudgera Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burringbar 100.7% houses
Burringbar — Houses: 100.7%
Cudgera Creek 100.0% houses
Cudgera Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Median house price $1,100,000 $2,225,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,310,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Burringbar has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 0%); Cudgera Creek has more rural and farming land (88% vs 65%).

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Rural and farming 65% 88%
Environmental 29% 0%
Other and special use 3% 9%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Houses 2.7%
$800/wk on $1.55M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of NSW —

Liveability

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Grade D —
Score 18/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Burringbar carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 47); Burringbar carries more crime risk (77 vs 66).

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Burringbar

  • Burringbar Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cudgera Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Cudgera Creek sits further from the CBD (783.4 km vs 781.2 km).

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Walkability score 12/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 781.2 km 783.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 503 min 498 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2483
 0.6%
postcode 2484
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2483
 76
postcode 2484

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.

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Car (driver) 77.2% / 67.7%
Burringbar — Car (driver): 77.2% Cudgera Creek — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 20.1% / 22.8%
Burringbar — Worked from Home: 20.1% Cudgera Creek — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only 1.5% / 7.1%
Burringbar — Walked Only: 1.5% Cudgera Creek — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 1.2% / 2.4%
Burringbar — Car (passenger): 1.2% Cudgera Creek — Car (passenger): 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 5.0 km

NBN connectivity

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
375 premises
 0%
129 premises

Climate

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
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

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Burringbar Cudgera Creek
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Burringbar

Acreage

Cudgera Creek

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