Byrrill Creek vs Kunghur

Kunghur is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 56 in Byrrill Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Byrrill Creek, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Byrrill Creek: a median of $1.35 million, against $860,000 in Kunghur, though rent is higher in Kunghur. On these figures, Byrrill Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Kunghur suits families with children, older residents, and 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

Kunghur

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 42%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kunghur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($860,000 vs $1,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Byrrill Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kunghur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (781.6 km vs 812.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kunghur

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Kunghur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
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.

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Walkability 12 / 8
Byrrill Creek — Walkability: 12/100 Kunghur — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 15 / 29
Byrrill Creek — Safety: 15/100 Kunghur — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 43 / 47
Byrrill Creek — Low fire risk: 43/100 Kunghur — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Kunghur has higher household incomes ($65,780 vs $40,560); Kunghur rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Population 125 133
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +24.3%
Median age 56 45
Median household income $40,560/yr $65,780/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $300/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
0-4 3.2% / 2.3%
Byrrill Creek — 0-4: 3.2% Kunghur — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 5.6% / 16.5%
Byrrill Creek — 5-14: 5.6% Kunghur — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 3.2% / 5.3%
Byrrill Creek — 15-19: 3.2% Kunghur — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.4% / 6.0%
Byrrill Creek — 20-24: 6.4% Kunghur — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 5.6% / 6.8%
Byrrill Creek — 25-34: 5.6% Kunghur — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 7.2% / 9.8%
Byrrill Creek — 35-44: 7.2% Kunghur — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 18.4% / 14.3%
Byrrill Creek — 45-54: 18.4% Kunghur — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 32.0% / 16.5%
Byrrill Creek — 55-64: 32.0% Kunghur — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 16.8% / 14.3%
Byrrill Creek — 65-74: 16.8% Kunghur — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 — / 6.0%
Byrrill Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Kunghur — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / 4.5%
Byrrill Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kunghur — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Byrrill Creek 58.3% lone person
Byrrill Creek — Lone Person: 58.3% Byrrill Creek — Couple Families: 16.7% Byrrill Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0% Byrrill Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Kunghur 39.5% lone person
Kunghur — Lone Person: 39.5% Kunghur — Couple Families: 34.2% Kunghur — One Parent Families: 18.4% Kunghur — Other Families: 7.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Byrrill Creek 0.0% renting
Byrrill Creek — Owned Outright: 67.6% Byrrill Creek — Mortgage: 32.4% Byrrill Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Kunghur 8.1% renting
Kunghur — Owned Outright: 40.5% Kunghur — Mortgage: 51.4% Kunghur — Renting: 8.1%
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.

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
New Zealand 5.6% / —
Byrrill Creek — New Zealand: 5.6% Kunghur — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 3.2% / 2.3%
Byrrill Creek — England: 3.2% Kunghur — England: 2.3%
Netherlands — / 3.0%
Byrrill Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Kunghur — Netherlands: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 18.0%
Byrrill Creek — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Kunghur — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 9.0%
Byrrill Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Kunghur — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 3.0%
Byrrill Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Kunghur — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Byrrill Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kunghur — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Byrrill Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Kunghur — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byrrill Creek 104.2% houses
Byrrill Creek — Houses: 104.2% Byrrill Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kunghur 97.5% houses
Kunghur — Houses: 97.5% Kunghur — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Median house price $1,350,000 $860,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Rural and farming 90% 98%
Other and special use 9% 0%
Environmental 2% 1%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Byrrill Creek carries more crime risk (85 vs 71).

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
85/100
 High
71/100
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

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
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

Amenities in the suburb

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Byrrill Creek sits further from the CBD (812.1 km vs 781.6 km).

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Walkability score 12/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 812.1 km
+4% vs other
 781.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 539 min 535 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.

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Car (driver) 57.1% / 63.6%
Byrrill Creek — Car (driver): 57.1% Kunghur — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 36.4%
Byrrill Creek — Worked from Home: 42.9% Kunghur — Worked from Home: 36.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Elevation 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.8 km 31.1 km

NBN connectivity

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Connectivity score 17/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
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

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Byrrill Creek Kunghur
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Byrrill Creek

River Rural

Kunghur

Rural

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