Codrington vs Tatham

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Codrington, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Codrington tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Codrington is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 61%)
  • Tatham carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Codrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Codrington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (462 min vs 468 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (714.3 km vs 722 km)
  • But Tatham is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tatham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Codrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs 8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Codrington Tatham
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.

Codrington Tatham
Walkability 0 / 8
Codrington — Walkability: 0/100 Tatham — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 57 / 81
Codrington — Safety: 57/100 Tatham — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Codrington — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tatham — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Tatham has more residents (225 vs 83).

Codrington Tatham
Population 83 225
+171% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.1% +8.7%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $87,724/yr
+7% vs other
 $81,900/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+2% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Codrington Tatham
0-4 6.0% / —
Codrington — 0-4: 6.0% Tatham — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.3% / 16.0%
Codrington — 5-14: 13.3% Tatham — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 10.8% / 9.3%
Codrington — 15-19: 10.8% Tatham — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 4.8% / 5.3%
Codrington — 20-24: 4.8% Tatham — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 — / 9.3%
Codrington — 25-34: not among its largest Tatham — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 19.3% / 16.0%
Codrington — 35-44: 19.3% Tatham — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 15.7% / 10.7%
Codrington — 45-54: 15.7% Tatham — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 16.9% / 13.8%
Codrington — 55-64: 16.9% Tatham — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 16.9% / 11.6%
Codrington — 65-74: 16.9% Tatham — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 — / 5.3%
Codrington — 75-84: not among its largest Tatham — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Codrington — 85+: not among its largest Tatham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Codrington 100.0% couple families
Codrington — Couple Families: 100.0% Codrington — Lone Person: 0.0% Codrington — One Parent Families: 0.0% Codrington — Other Families: 0.0%
Tatham 44.4% couple families
Tatham — Couple Families: 44.4% Tatham — Lone Person: 31.5% Tatham — One Parent Families: 16.7% Tatham — Other Families: 7.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Codrington 11.1% renting
Codrington — Owned Outright: 48.1% Codrington — Mortgage: 40.7% Codrington — Renting: 11.1%
Tatham 4.1% renting
Tatham — Owned Outright: 46.6% Tatham — Mortgage: 49.3% Tatham — Renting: 4.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Codrington 100.0% houses
Codrington — Houses: 100.0%
Tatham 100.0% houses
Tatham — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Codrington Tatham
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 18.7%
Codrington — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Tatham — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 7.1%
Codrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Tatham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 9.8%
Codrington — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Tatham — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Codrington — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tatham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Property market

Codrington Tatham
Median house price — $545,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Codrington Tatham
Rural and farming 97%
same for both
Environmental 3%
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

Codrington Tatham
New dwellings approved 24
across Richmond Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Codrington Tatham
House price — Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Tatham is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Codrington Tatham
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tatham carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Codrington carries more crime risk (43 vs 19).

Codrington Tatham
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
19/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Codrington Tatham
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Codrington Tatham
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Tatham sits further from the CBD (722 km vs 714.3 km).

Codrington Tatham
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 714.3 km 722 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 462 min 468 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2471
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 2471
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.

Codrington Tatham
Car (driver) 78.4% / 69.5%
Codrington — Car (driver): 78.4% Tatham — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 27.6%
Codrington — Worked from Home: 21.6% Tatham — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Codrington — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tatham — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Codrington Tatham
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.6 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Codrington Tatham
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
93 premises

Council rates

Codrington Tatham
Average residential rate $1,282/yr
same for both
Council Richmond Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Codrington Tatham
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Codrington Tatham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Codrington

Rural

Tatham

Affordable Rural

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