Chillingham vs Numinbah

Numinbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Chillingham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Numinbah, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Numinbah: a median of $1.11 million, against $905,000 in Chillingham, though rent is higher in Chillingham. On these figures, Chillingham tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Numinbah suits people living alone.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 35/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 43%)

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

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper houses ($905,000 vs $1,110,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Numinbah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Chillingham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (533 min vs 551 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (810.8 km vs 819.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chillingham

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Chillingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.7% vs -31.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chillingham Numinbah
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.

Chillingham Numinbah
Walkability 28 / 0
Chillingham — Walkability: 28/100 Numinbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 65
Chillingham — Safety: 79/100 Numinbah — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 44 / 59
Chillingham — Low fire risk: 44/100 Numinbah — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Chillingham rents higher ($285/wk vs $100/wk); Chillingham has more residents (228 vs 89).

Chillingham Numinbah
Population 228
+61% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% -31.0%
Median age 53 50
Median household income $54,600/yr $58,500/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+65% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chillingham Numinbah
0-4 5.3% / —
Chillingham — 0-4: 5.3% Numinbah — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.5% / 12.4%
Chillingham — 5-14: 10.5% Numinbah — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 3.9% / 5.6%
Chillingham — 15-19: 3.9% Numinbah — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 12.4%
Chillingham — 20-24: not among its largest Numinbah — 20-24: 12.4%
25-34 7.5% / 4.5%
Chillingham — 25-34: 7.5% Numinbah — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 15.8% / 12.4%
Chillingham — 35-44: 15.8% Numinbah — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.8% / 12.4%
Chillingham — 45-54: 11.8% Numinbah — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 19.7% / 23.6%
Chillingham — 55-64: 19.7% Numinbah — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 14.9% / 6.7%
Chillingham — 65-74: 14.9% Numinbah — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 11.8% / 4.5%
Chillingham — 75-84: 11.8% Numinbah — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 3.1% / —
Chillingham — 85+: 3.1% Numinbah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chillingham 41.3% lone person
Chillingham — Lone Person: 41.3% Chillingham — Couple Families: 26.1% Chillingham — One Parent Families: 26.1% Chillingham — Group Household: 6.5%
Numinbah 57.1% lone person
Numinbah — Lone Person: 57.1% Numinbah — Couple Families: 32.1% Numinbah — One Parent Families: 10.7% Numinbah — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chillingham 12.6% renting
Chillingham — Owned Outright: 51.7% Chillingham — Mortgage: 35.6% Chillingham — Renting: 12.6%
Numinbah 9.4% renting
Numinbah — Owned Outright: 53.1% Numinbah — Mortgage: 37.5% Numinbah — Renting: 9.4%
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.

Chillingham Numinbah
England 6.1% / 9.0%
Chillingham — England: 6.1% Numinbah — England: 9.0%
New Zealand 2.6% / 5.6%
Chillingham — New Zealand: 2.6% Numinbah — New Zealand: 5.6%
France — / 3.4%
Chillingham — France: not among its largest Numinbah — France: 3.4%
Netherlands 1.3% / —
Chillingham — Netherlands: 1.3% Numinbah — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.0%).

Qualifications

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

Chillingham Numinbah
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 13.5%
Chillingham — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Numinbah — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 14.6%
Chillingham — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Numinbah — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 12.4%
Chillingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Numinbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 5.6%
Chillingham — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Numinbah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / —
Chillingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Numinbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chillingham 104.8% houses
Chillingham — Houses: 104.8%
Numinbah 100.0% houses
Numinbah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Chillingham Numinbah
Median house price $905,000 $1,110,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Numinbah has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 3%).

Chillingham Numinbah
Rural and farming 66% 59%
Environmental 3% 32%
Other and special use 30% 9%
Planning zones cover 100% of Chillingham and 99% of Numinbah. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 Numinbah
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Chillingham Numinbah
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Chillingham is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Chillingham Numinbah
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

Numinbah carries more crime risk (35 vs 21); Chillingham carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 41).

Chillingham Numinbah
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
35/100
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 Numinbah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
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 Numinbah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Chillingham Numinbah
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Numinbah sits further from the CBD (819.1 km vs 810.8 km).

Chillingham Numinbah
Walkability score 28/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 810.8 km 819.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 533 min 551 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.

Chillingham Numinbah
Car (driver) 94.8% / 82.1%
Chillingham — Car (driver): 94.8% Numinbah — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 17.9%
Chillingham — Worked from Home: 5.2% Numinbah — Worked from Home: 17.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.8%).

Setting

Chillingham Numinbah
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.9 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Chillingham Numinbah
Connectivity score 30/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
108 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Chillingham Numinbah
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 Numinbah
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Chillingham Numinbah
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chillingham Numinbah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chillingham

Quiet Retirees River Rural

Numinbah

Rural

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