Darawank vs Tuncurry
Darawank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 62 in Tuncurry. In both, most households own their home. In Darawank, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Tuncurry, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Darawank: a median of $1.15 million, against $805,000 in Tuncurry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Darawank tends to suit couples, while Tuncurry suits people living alone, older residents, 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Darawank carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 73/100)
- Tuncurry has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tuncurry
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($805,000 vs $1,150,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (36% vs 43%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tuncurry
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $335/wk)
- But Darawank leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 36%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tuncurry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tuncurry
ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 20%)
- But Darawank carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Darawank
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.2% vs 3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Darawank and Tuncurry drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tuncurry has more residents (6,376 vs 451); Darawank has higher household incomes ($66,820 vs $44,408).
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 451 | 6,376 +1314% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.2% | +3.1% |
| Median age | 52 | 62 |
| Median household income | $66,820/yr +34% vs other | $44,408/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $335/wk +7% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | $805,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $477,500 |
| Median land price | $1,469,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 38 days from 4 sales | 32 days from 52 sales |
Zoning mix
Darawank has more rural and farming land (25% vs 5%); Darawank has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 46%).
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 60% | 46% |
| Residential | 7% | 30% |
| Rural and farming | 25% | 5% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 14% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 2% |
| Industrial | 0% | 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
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.0% $615/wk on $799K |
| Units | — | 4.6% $465/wk on $530K |
Ranking within NSW
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
Tuncurry is more walkable (38 vs 0).
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 15/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Tuncurry carries more crime risk (73 vs 43).
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | High 73/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 18/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 5 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Darawank
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tuncurry
- Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus Government · Secondary at peers
- Tuncurry Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Great Lakes College Senior Campus Government · Secondary
- Alesco Secondary College - Coast Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school
- Margaret Jurd College Tuncurry Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 5 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 | 5 |
Mobility
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 38/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 302.2 km | 302.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 214 min | 213 min |
| Public transport score | 30/100 Bus | 74/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 9.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 41.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2428 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2428 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).
Setting
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.0 km 2.9 km to a named beach | 1.9 km 2.5 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 33/100 | 59/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 178 premises | 26% 4,353 premises |
Climate
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Darawank | Tuncurry | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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