Byrrill Creek vs Terragon
Terragon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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. In Terragon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Byrrill Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Terragon suits families with children and 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
Terragon
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 42%)
- carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Terragon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Byrrill Creek has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)
- Terragon leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Terragon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (527 min vs 539 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (805.8 km vs 812.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Terragon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Terragon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.2% vs 0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Byrrill Creek and Terragon 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
Terragon has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $40,560); Terragon rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 125 +22% vs other | 98 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +34.2% |
| Median age | 56 | 44 |
| Median household income | $40,560/yr | $107,224/yr +164% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $300/wk +36% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.0%).
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 (6.1%).
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 (26.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,350,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Byrrill Creek has more rural and farming land (90% vs 72%).
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 72% |
| Other and special use | 9% | 26% |
| Environmental | 2% same for both | |
| 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 | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 4% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 74).
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | High 85/100 | High 74/100 |
| 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 | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Byrrill Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Terragon
- Aetaomah School Independent · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Byrrill Creek sits further from the CBD (812.1 km vs 805.8 km).
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 812.1 km | 805.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 539 min | 527 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 (73.7%).
Setting
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 205 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 243 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 30.8 km | 25.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises same for both | |
Climate
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Byrrill Creek | Terragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Terragon
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Byrrill Creek
Other comparisons with Terragon
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.