Byangum vs Murwillumbah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Byangum: a median of $1.71 million, against $940,000 in Murwillumbah, though rent is higher in Murwillumbah. On these figures, Murwillumbah tends to suit 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

Murwillumbah

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • But Byangum has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Byangum has cheaper land ($570,000 vs $875,000)
  • Murwillumbah has cheaper houses ($940,000 vs $1,707,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Byangum has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $346/wk)
  • Murwillumbah has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Murwillumbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 20/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murwillumbah

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 20/100)

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

Investors

Byangum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.0% vs 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Byangum Murwillumbah
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.

Byangum Murwillumbah
Walkability 20 / 52
Byangum — Walkability: 20/100 Murwillumbah — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 10 / 27
Byangum — Safety: 10/100 Murwillumbah — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 44 / 100
Byangum — Low fire risk: 44/100 Murwillumbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Murwillumbah has more residents (7,616 vs 153); Murwillumbah rents higher ($346/wk vs $300/wk).

Byangum Murwillumbah
Population 153 7,616
+4878% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.0% +8.3%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $61,724/yr
+3% vs other
 $59,644/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $346/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byangum Murwillumbah
0-4 7.2% / 4.8%
Byangum — 0-4: 7.2% Murwillumbah — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.1% / 13.5%
Byangum — 5-14: 13.1% Murwillumbah — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 2.0% / 5.8%
Byangum — 15-19: 2.0% Murwillumbah — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 9.8% / 3.8%
Byangum — 20-24: 9.8% Murwillumbah — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 8.5% / 8.8%
Byangum — 25-34: 8.5% Murwillumbah — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 10.5% / 11.7%
Byangum — 35-44: 10.5% Murwillumbah — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.1% / 12.3%
Byangum — 45-54: 13.1% Murwillumbah — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 19.6% / 13.9%
Byangum — 55-64: 19.6% Murwillumbah — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 17.0% / 12.3%
Byangum — 65-74: 17.0% Murwillumbah — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 2.6% / 8.1%
Byangum — 75-84: 2.6% Murwillumbah — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 5.0%
Byangum — 85+: not among its largest Murwillumbah — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Byangum 43.6% lone person
Byangum — Lone Person: 43.6% Byangum — Couple Families: 30.8% Byangum — One Parent Families: 10.3% Byangum — Group Household: 7.7% Byangum — Other Families: 7.7%
Murwillumbah 41.3% lone person
Murwillumbah — Lone Person: 41.3% Murwillumbah — Couple Families: 32.0% Murwillumbah — One Parent Families: 21.4% Murwillumbah — Group Household: 3.8% Murwillumbah — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Byangum 16.3% renting
Byangum — Owned Outright: 60.5% Byangum — Mortgage: 23.3% Byangum — Renting: 16.3%
Murwillumbah 31.4% renting
Murwillumbah — Owned Outright: 35.9% Murwillumbah — Mortgage: 32.6% Murwillumbah — Renting: 31.4%
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.

Byangum Murwillumbah
England 2.0% / 3.5%
Byangum — England: 2.0% Murwillumbah — England: 3.5%
Germany 3.3% / 0.5%
Byangum — Germany: 3.3% Murwillumbah — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines 2.0% / 0.5%
Byangum — Philippines: 2.0% Murwillumbah — Philippines: 0.5%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Byangum — New Zealand: not among its largest Murwillumbah — New Zealand: 1.9%
India — / 1.3%
Byangum — India: not among its largest Murwillumbah — India: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Byangum Murwillumbah
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 16.6%
Byangum — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Murwillumbah — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 9.6%
Byangum — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Murwillumbah — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 7.1%
Byangum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Murwillumbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Byangum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Murwillumbah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Byangum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Murwillumbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byangum 98.0% houses
Byangum — Houses: 98.0% Byangum — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Byangum — Townhouses: 0.0%
Murwillumbah 75.8% houses
Murwillumbah — Houses: 75.8% Murwillumbah — Flats / Apartments: 16.9% Murwillumbah — Townhouses: 7.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Byangum Murwillumbah
Median house price $1,707,500 $940,000
Median unit price — $626,000
Median land price $570,000 $875,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 86 sales

Zoning mix

Byangum has more rural and farming land (83% vs 46%).

Byangum Murwillumbah
Rural and farming 83% 46%
Residential 0% 33%
Parks and recreation 0% 11%
Other and special use 8% 0%
Environmental 5%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Commercial 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

Byangum Murwillumbah
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.

Byangum Murwillumbah
Houses — 4.3%
$885/wk on $1.06M
Units — 3.6%
$470/wk on $674K

Ranking within NSW

Byangum Murwillumbah
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 48% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Murwillumbah is more walkable (52 vs 20).

Byangum Murwillumbah
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Byangum carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Byangum carries more crime risk (90 vs 73).

Byangum Murwillumbah
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
90/100
 High
73/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Byangum Murwillumbah
Inside the suburb 0 9
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Byangum

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

Schools in Murwillumbah

  • Murwillumbah Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sathya Sai College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Mount St Patrick College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Murwillumbah East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Tweed Valley Adventist College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mount St Patrick Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Byangum Murwillumbah
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Byangum Murwillumbah
Walkability score 20/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 798.8 km 798.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 522 min 521 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.

Byangum Murwillumbah
Car (driver) 73.0% / 77.9%
Byangum — Car (driver): 73.0% Murwillumbah — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 11.8%
Byangum — Worked from Home: 27.0% Murwillumbah — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Byangum — Car (passenger): not among its largest Murwillumbah — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Byangum — Walked Only: not among its largest Murwillumbah — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus — / 0.6%
Byangum — Bus: not among its largest Murwillumbah — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Byangum Murwillumbah
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.3 km 18.5 km

NBN connectivity

Byangum Murwillumbah
Connectivity score 32/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
63 premises
 28%
3,811 premises

Climate

Byangum Murwillumbah
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

Byangum Murwillumbah
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Byangum Murwillumbah
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Byangum Murwillumbah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Byangum

Rural

Murwillumbah

Parks Retirees

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