Coffee Camp vs Tuntable Creek

Tuntable Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Coffee Camp. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coffee Camp, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Coffee Camp: a median of $1.07 million, against $800,000 in Tuntable Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coffee Camp tends to suit older residents, while Tuntable Creek suits families with children 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

Coffee Camp

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Tuntable Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,070,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tuntable Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coffee Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (498 min vs 509 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coffee Camp

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Tuntable Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.6% vs -7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
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.

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Walkability 16 / 16
Coffee Camp — Walkability: 16/100 Tuntable Creek — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 78 / 34
Coffee Camp — Safety: 78/100 Tuntable Creek — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 62 / 64
Coffee Camp — Low fire risk: 62/100 Tuntable Creek — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Tuntable Creek has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $43,836); Coffee Camp skews older (54 vs 45).

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Population 201 215
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.8% +12.6%
Median age 54 45
Median household income $43,836/yr $58,500/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+7% vs other
 $213/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
0-4 2.0% / 6.5%
Coffee Camp — 0-4: 2.0% Tuntable Creek — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 6.5% / 13.5%
Coffee Camp — 5-14: 6.5% Tuntable Creek — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.0% / 4.7%
Coffee Camp — 15-19: 6.0% Tuntable Creek — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 2.0% / —
Coffee Camp — 20-24: 2.0% Tuntable Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.5% / 7.9%
Coffee Camp — 25-34: 6.5% Tuntable Creek — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 10.9% / 15.3%
Coffee Camp — 35-44: 10.9% Tuntable Creek — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 18.4% / 15.3%
Coffee Camp — 45-54: 18.4% Tuntable Creek — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 18.4% / 17.2%
Coffee Camp — 55-64: 18.4% Tuntable Creek — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 21.4% / 15.8%
Coffee Camp — 65-74: 21.4% Tuntable Creek — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 7.5% / 2.3%
Coffee Camp — 75-84: 7.5% Tuntable Creek — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / —
Coffee Camp — 85+: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coffee Camp 46.3% lone person
Coffee Camp — Lone Person: 46.3% Coffee Camp — One Parent Families: 17.9% Coffee Camp — Couple Families: 23.9% Coffee Camp — Group Household: 11.9%
Tuntable Creek 42.2% lone person
Tuntable Creek — Lone Person: 42.2% Tuntable Creek — One Parent Families: 26.6% Tuntable Creek — Couple Families: 17.2% Tuntable Creek — Group Household: 14.1%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coffee Camp 13.9% renting
Coffee Camp — Owned Outright: 52.8% Coffee Camp — Mortgage: 33.3% Coffee Camp — Renting: 13.9%
Tuntable Creek 21.6% renting
Tuntable Creek — Owned Outright: 56.8% Tuntable Creek — Mortgage: 21.6% Tuntable Creek — Renting: 21.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 15.3%
Coffee Camp — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Tuntable Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 15.8%
Coffee Camp — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Tuntable Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.4% / 8.8%
Coffee Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4% Tuntable Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.9%
Coffee Camp — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.7%
Coffee Camp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Tuntable Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
England 1.5% / 5.6%
Coffee Camp — England: 1.5% Tuntable Creek — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.4%
Coffee Camp — New Zealand: 2.0% Tuntable Creek — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany 3.0% / —
Coffee Camp — Germany: 3.0% Tuntable Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Thailand — / 2.3%
Coffee Camp — Thailand: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Thailand: 2.3%
Philippines 1.5% / —
Coffee Camp — Philippines: 1.5% Tuntable Creek — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.5% / —
Coffee Camp — Netherlands: 1.5% Tuntable Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.4%
Coffee Camp — Italy: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Italy: 1.4%
Canada — / 1.4%
Coffee Camp — Canada: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Canada: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coffee Camp 100.0% houses
Coffee Camp — Houses: 100.0% Coffee Camp — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tuntable Creek 88.1% houses
Tuntable Creek — Houses: 88.1% Tuntable Creek — Flats / Apartments: 11.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Median house price $1,070,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $338,000

Zoning mix

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 1% 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

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
House price Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Tuntable Creek carries more crime risk (66 vs 22).

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Coffee Camp

  • Coffee Camp Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Tuntable Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Walkability score 16/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 751.8 km 753.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 498 min 509 min
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.

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Car (driver) 82.0% / 59.0%
Coffee Camp — Car (driver): 82.0% Tuntable Creek — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 18.0% / 33.3%
Coffee Camp — Worked from Home: 18.0% Tuntable Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Coffee Camp — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 30.0 km

NBN connectivity

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
100 premises
 0%
93 premises

Climate

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
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

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coffee Camp Tuntable Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coffee Camp

Retirees Rural

Tuntable Creek

Rural

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