Cudgera Creek vs Pottsville

Pottsville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Cudgera Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cudgera Creek, most households are couple families. In Pottsville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cudgera Creek: a median of $2.23 million, against $1.49 million in Pottsville, though rent is higher in Pottsville. On these figures, Pottsville tends to suit 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

Pottsville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Cudgera Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Pottsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,492,500 vs $2,225,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cudgera Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($460/wk vs $500/wk)

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

  • Cudgera Creek sits closer to the CBD (783.4 km vs 786.3 km)
  • Pottsville is more walkable (80/100 vs 16/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pottsville

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 16/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Pottsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
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.

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Walkability 16 / 80
Cudgera Creek — Walkability: 16/100 Pottsville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 34 / 66
Cudgera Creek — Safety: 34/100 Pottsville — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 53 / 63
Cudgera Creek — Low fire risk: 53/100 Pottsville — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Pottsville has more residents (7,238 vs 339); Cudgera Creek has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $80,912).

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Population 339 7,238
+2035% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +8.0%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $93,600/yr
+14% vs other
 $80,912/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk $500/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
0-4 4.7% / 6.3%
Cudgera Creek — 0-4: 4.7% Pottsville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 16.5% / 17.0%
Cudgera Creek — 5-14: 16.5% Pottsville — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 4.1% / 5.4%
Cudgera Creek — 15-19: 4.1% Pottsville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.2% / 2.9%
Cudgera Creek — 20-24: 3.2% Pottsville — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.5% / 7.5%
Cudgera Creek — 25-34: 6.5% Pottsville — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 14.2% / 15.2%
Cudgera Creek — 35-44: 14.2% Pottsville — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 15.9% / 12.8%
Cudgera Creek — 45-54: 15.9% Pottsville — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 13.9% / 11.7%
Cudgera Creek — 55-64: 13.9% Pottsville — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 16.5% / 11.9%
Cudgera Creek — 65-74: 16.5% Pottsville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.8% / 6.2%
Cudgera Creek — 75-84: 3.8% Pottsville — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.8% / 2.7%
Cudgera Creek — 85+: 1.8% Pottsville — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cudgera Creek 55.6% couple families
Cudgera Creek — Couple Families: 55.6% Cudgera Creek — Lone Person: 23.6% Cudgera Creek — One Parent Families: 13.9% Cudgera Creek — Group Household: 6.9% Cudgera Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Pottsville 50.7% couple families
Pottsville — Couple Families: 50.7% Pottsville — Lone Person: 28.8% Pottsville — One Parent Families: 16.8% Pottsville — Group Household: 2.7% Pottsville — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cudgera Creek 18.8% renting
Cudgera Creek — Owned Outright: 44.6% Cudgera Creek — Mortgage: 36.6% Cudgera Creek — Renting: 18.8%
Pottsville 23.2% renting
Pottsville — Owned Outright: 37.9% Pottsville — Mortgage: 38.9% Pottsville — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 16.1%
Cudgera Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Pottsville — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 12.2%
Cudgera Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Pottsville — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.8%
Cudgera Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Pottsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.0%
Cudgera Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Pottsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 2.9%
Cudgera Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Pottsville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
England 2.9% / 5.1%
Cudgera Creek — England: 2.9% Pottsville — England: 5.1%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Cudgera Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Pottsville — New Zealand: 2.4%
Japan 0.9% / 0.3%
Cudgera Creek — Japan: 0.9% Pottsville — Japan: 0.3%
Ireland 0.9% / —
Cudgera Creek — Ireland: 0.9% Pottsville — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Cudgera Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Pottsville — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Cudgera Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Pottsville — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Cudgera Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Pottsville — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cudgera Creek 100.0% houses
Cudgera Creek — Houses: 100.0% Cudgera Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Cudgera Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pottsville 76.3% houses
Pottsville — Houses: 76.3% Pottsville — Townhouses: 17.7% Pottsville — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Median house price $2,225,000 $1,492,500
Median unit price — $740,000
Median land price — $1,025,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 69 sales

Zoning mix

Cudgera Creek has more rural and farming land (88% vs 5%).

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Rural and farming 88% 5%
Other and special use 9% 64%
Residential 0% 21%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Environmental 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Houses — 3.4%
$1,040/wk on $1.59M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Pottsville is more walkable (80 vs 16).

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cudgera Creek carries more crime risk (66 vs 34); Cudgera Creek carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 37).

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cudgera Creek

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

Schools in Pottsville

  • Pottsville Beach Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Pottsville sits further from the CBD (786.3 km vs 783.4 km).

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Walkability score 16/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 783.4 km 786.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 498 min 501 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 93.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
 1.2%
postcode 2489
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
 78
postcode 2489

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.

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Car (driver) 67.7% / 73.0%
Cudgera Creek — Car (driver): 67.7% Pottsville — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 19.9%
Cudgera Creek — Worked from Home: 22.8% Pottsville — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Walked Only 7.1% / 1.9%
Cudgera Creek — Walked Only: 7.1% Pottsville — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.7%
Cudgera Creek — Car (passenger): 2.4% Pottsville — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Cudgera Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Pottsville — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.0 km 827 m
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Connectivity score 30/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
129 premises
 46%
3,092 premises

Climate

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
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

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Cudgera Creek Pottsville
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cudgera Creek

Premium Rural

Pottsville

Coastal Family Parks

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