Chillingham vs Eungella
Eungella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Chillingham. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Eungella: a median of $1.8 million, against $905,000 in Chillingham. On these figures, Chillingham tends to suit 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
Chillingham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Chillingham
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($905,000 vs $1,801,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 38%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Eungella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 13%)
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
- Chillingham is more walkable (28/100 vs 12/100)
- Eungella sits closer to the CBD (807.5 km vs 810.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Chillingham
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 59/100)
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 12/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Eungella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.6% vs -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chillingham and Eungella 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
Eungella has more residents (350 vs 228); Chillingham skews older (53 vs 48).
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 228 | 350 +54% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 53 | 48 |
| Median household income | $54,600/yr +4% vs other | $52,624/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk | $300/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $905,000 | $1,801,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Eungella has more rural and farming land (83% vs 66%).
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 66% | 83% |
| Other and special use | 30% | 15% |
| Environmental | 3% | 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
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
Chillingham is more walkable (28 vs 12).
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Eungella carries more crime risk (59 vs 21).
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Chillingham
- Chillingham Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Eungella
- Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School Independent · Combined above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Chillingham sits further from the CBD (810.8 km vs 807.5 km).
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 28/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 810.8 km | 807.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 533 min | 530 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| 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 (94.8%).
Setting
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.9 km | 25.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 108 premises | 0% 75 premises |
Climate
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chillingham | Eungella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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