Caniaba vs Loftville

Caniaba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 54 in Loftville. In Caniaba, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Loftville, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Caniaba tends to suit families with children and couples, while Loftville suits renters, people living alone, and older residents.

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

Caniaba

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 7%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Loftville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Loftville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Caniaba leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 38%)

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

Commuting to the city

Loftville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (472 min vs 479 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (724.9 km vs 731.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Loftville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
  • But Caniaba carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 56/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Caniaba Loftville
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.

Caniaba Loftville
Walkability 8 / 21
Caniaba — Walkability: 8/100 Loftville — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 80 / 44
Caniaba — Safety: 80/100 Loftville — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Caniaba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Loftville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Caniaba has higher household incomes ($116,012 vs $29,640); Caniaba has more residents (804 vs 265).

Caniaba Loftville
Population 804
+67% vs other
 265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% —
Median age 41 54
Median household income $116,012/yr
+74% vs other
 $29,640/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+39% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caniaba Loftville
0-4 4.9% / 1.1%
Caniaba — 0-4: 4.9% Loftville — 0-4: 1.1%
5-14 16.9% / 3.4%
Caniaba — 5-14: 16.9% Loftville — 5-14: 3.4%
15-19 6.8% / 2.3%
Caniaba — 15-19: 6.8% Loftville — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 4.6% / 2.6%
Caniaba — 20-24: 4.6% Loftville — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 8.2% / 7.5%
Caniaba — 25-34: 8.2% Loftville — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 13.6% / 12.5%
Caniaba — 35-44: 13.6% Loftville — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.9% / 20.8%
Caniaba — 45-54: 13.9% Loftville — 45-54: 20.8%
55-64 14.8% / 24.2%
Caniaba — 55-64: 14.8% Loftville — 55-64: 24.2%
65-74 9.1% / 19.2%
Caniaba — 65-74: 9.1% Loftville — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 5.0% / 4.5%
Caniaba — 75-84: 5.0% Loftville — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.4% / 1.1%
Caniaba — 85+: 1.4% Loftville — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caniaba 17.2% lone person
Caniaba — Lone Person: 17.2% Caniaba — Couple Families: 60.9% Caniaba — One Parent Families: 16.7% Caniaba — Group Household: 5.2%
Loftville 89.7% lone person
Loftville — Lone Person: 89.7% Loftville — Couple Families: 4.5% Loftville — One Parent Families: 2.6% Loftville — Group Household: 3.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caniaba 6.3% renting
Caniaba — Owned Outright: 37.4% Caniaba — Mortgage: 56.3% Caniaba — Renting: 6.3%
Loftville 59.1% renting
Loftville — Owned Outright: 40.9% Loftville — Mortgage: 0.0% Loftville — Renting: 59.1%
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.

Caniaba Loftville
New Zealand 1.1% / 3.8%
Caniaba — New Zealand: 1.1% Loftville — New Zealand: 3.8%
England 1.5% / 1.5%
Caniaba — England: 1.5% Loftville — England: 1.5%
Malaysia — / 1.5%
Caniaba — Malaysia: not among its largest Loftville — Malaysia: 1.5%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Caniaba — Philippines: 0.6% Loftville — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Caniaba Loftville
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 18.1%
Caniaba — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Loftville — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 5.3%
Caniaba — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Loftville — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.7%
Caniaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Loftville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Caniaba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Loftville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Caniaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Loftville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caniaba 100.4% houses
Caniaba — Houses: 100.4% Caniaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Loftville 10.6% houses
Loftville — Houses: 10.6% Loftville — Flats / Apartments: 89.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Caniaba Loftville
Median house price $1,040,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 148 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Caniaba has more rural and farming land (99% vs 50%).

Caniaba Loftville
Rural and farming 99% 50%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 33%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Industrial 0% 6%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

Caniaba Loftville
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Caniaba Loftville
House price Higher than 55% of NSW —
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Loftville is more walkable (21 vs 8).

Caniaba Loftville
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Loftville carries more crime risk (56 vs 20).

Caniaba Loftville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
56/100
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 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Caniaba Loftville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Lismore, 7.6 km
 1
Lismore, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 0.0%

Schools in Caniaba

  • Caniaba Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Loftville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Caniaba Loftville
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Caniaba sits further from the CBD (731.4 km vs 724.9 km).

Caniaba Loftville
Walkability score 8/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 731.4 km 724.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 479 min 472 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 6.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
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.

Caniaba Loftville
Car (driver) 79.8% / 75.0%
Caniaba — Car (driver): 79.8% Loftville — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 16.7%
Caniaba — Worked from Home: 14.8% Loftville — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 8.3%
Caniaba — Car (passenger): 4.6% Loftville — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Caniaba — Walked Only: 0.8% Loftville — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Caniaba Loftville
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.7 km 27.0 km

NBN connectivity

Caniaba Loftville
Connectivity score 30/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
279 premises
 4%
70 premises

Council rates

Caniaba Loftville
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Caniaba Loftville
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caniaba Loftville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caniaba

Acreage

Loftville

River

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