Clothiers Creek vs Duranbah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clothiers Creek, most households are couple families. In Duranbah, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Duranbah: a median of $3 million, against $2.02 million in Clothiers Creek. On these figures, Clothiers Creek tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Duranbah 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

Clothiers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 57%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Clothiers Creek has cheaper houses ($2,025,000 vs $3,000,000)
  • Duranbah leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Duranbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Clothiers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (504 min vs 516 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (792.5 km vs 807.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Clothiers Creek carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 63/100)
  • Duranbah has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Clothiers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.8% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
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.

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Walkability 10 / 12
Clothiers Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Duranbah — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 53 / 37
Clothiers Creek — Safety: 53/100 Duranbah — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 35 / 30
Clothiers Creek — Low fire risk: 35/100 Duranbah — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Clothiers Creek has more residents (293 vs 226).

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Population 293
+23% vs other
 226
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% -5.4%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $89,856/yr $96,200/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $435/wk $450/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
0-4 4.8% / 3.5%
Clothiers Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Duranbah — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 12.3% / 13.3%
Clothiers Creek — 5-14: 12.3% Duranbah — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 8.2% / 3.5%
Clothiers Creek — 15-19: 8.2% Duranbah — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 3.1% / 1.8%
Clothiers Creek — 20-24: 3.1% Duranbah — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 8.9% / 9.3%
Clothiers Creek — 25-34: 8.9% Duranbah — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 15.0% / 19.0%
Clothiers Creek — 35-44: 15.0% Duranbah — 35-44: 19.0%
45-54 14.0% / 8.4%
Clothiers Creek — 45-54: 14.0% Duranbah — 45-54: 8.4%
55-64 17.7% / 21.2%
Clothiers Creek — 55-64: 17.7% Duranbah — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 8.5% / 11.9%
Clothiers Creek — 65-74: 8.5% Duranbah — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.1% / 5.8%
Clothiers Creek — 75-84: 5.1% Duranbah — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.3%
Clothiers Creek — 85+: not among its largest Duranbah — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek 63.2% couple families
Clothiers Creek — Couple Families: 63.2% Clothiers Creek — Lone Person: 19.3% Clothiers Creek — One Parent Families: 17.5% Clothiers Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Duranbah 51.0% couple families
Duranbah — Couple Families: 51.0% Duranbah — Lone Person: 34.7% Duranbah — One Parent Families: 6.1% Duranbah — Group Household: 8.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek 18.4% renting
Clothiers Creek — Owned Outright: 42.5% Clothiers Creek — Mortgage: 39.1% Clothiers Creek — Renting: 18.4%
Duranbah 28.4% renting
Duranbah — Owned Outright: 48.6% Duranbah — Mortgage: 23.0% Duranbah — Renting: 28.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 14.2%
Clothiers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Duranbah — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 10.2%
Clothiers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Duranbah — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 10.2%
Clothiers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Duranbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 3.5%
Clothiers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Duranbah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.1%
Clothiers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Duranbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
England 3.1% / 4.0%
Clothiers Creek — England: 3.1% Duranbah — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.8%
Clothiers Creek — New Zealand: 3.4% Duranbah — New Zealand: 1.8%
Canada 1.0% / 2.2%
Clothiers Creek — Canada: 1.0% Duranbah — Canada: 2.2%
Philippines — / 3.1%
Clothiers Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Duranbah — Philippines: 3.1%
South Africa 2.7% / —
Clothiers Creek — South Africa: 2.7% Duranbah — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland — / 2.2%
Clothiers Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Duranbah — Ireland: 2.2%
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Clothiers Creek — Netherlands: 1.0% Duranbah — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clothiers Creek 97.8% houses
Clothiers Creek — Houses: 97.8% Clothiers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Duranbah 96.0% houses
Duranbah — Houses: 96.0% Duranbah — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Median house price $2,025,000 $3,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Clothiers Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 71%); Duranbah has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Rural and farming 96% 71%
Other and special use 2% 13%
Environmental 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Duranbah carries more crime risk (63 vs 47).

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Clothiers Creek

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

Schools in Duranbah

  • Duranbah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Waterways 16 3

Mobility

Duranbah sits further from the CBD (807.5 km vs 792.5 km).

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Walkability score 10/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 792.5 km 807.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 504 min 516 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
 1.6%
postcode 2487
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
 66
postcode 2487

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.

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Car (driver) 61.8% / 67.3%
Clothiers Creek — Car (driver): 61.8% Duranbah — Car (driver): 67.3%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 21.4%
Clothiers Creek — Worked from Home: 32.6% Duranbah — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Clothiers Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Duranbah — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.1%
Clothiers Creek — Car (passenger): 3.5% Duranbah — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bus 2.1% / —
Clothiers Creek — Bus: 2.1% Duranbah — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.3%).

Setting

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km 4.4 km
4.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
106 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
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

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Clothiers Creek Duranbah
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Clothiers Creek

Premium Rural

Duranbah

River Rural

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