Dundurrabin vs Tyringham
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dundurrabin, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tyringham: a median of $1.85 million, against $235,000 in Dundurrabin, though rent is higher in Dundurrabin. On these figures, Dundurrabin tends to suit people living alone 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
Dundurrabin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 82/100)
- But Tyringham is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 32%)
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
- Dundurrabin has cheaper houses ($235,000 vs $1,851,225)
- Tyringham leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 41%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tyringham
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 36%)
- has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tyringham
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (405 min vs 425 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (575.6 km vs 591.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dundurrabin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dundurrabin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.7% vs 9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dundurrabin and Tyringham 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
Tyringham has higher household incomes ($43,316 vs $25,584); Dundurrabin rents higher ($175/wk vs $133/wk).
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 121 +10% vs other | 109 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.7% | +9.0% |
| Median age | 48 | 50 |
| Median household income | $25,584/yr | $43,316/yr +69% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk +24% vs other | $133/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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 (3.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $235,000 | $1,851,225 |
| Median unit price | $184,000 | — |
| Median land price | $82,500 | — |
Zoning mix
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 97% |
| Environmental | 7% | 3% |
| 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
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Tyringham carries more crime risk (82 vs 72).
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dundurrabin
- Dundurrabin Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Tyringham
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 36 | 17 |
Mobility
Dundurrabin sits further from the CBD (591.4 km vs 575.6 km).
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 591.4 km +3% vs other | 575.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 425 min | 405 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2453 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 2453 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 (55.0%).
Setting
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 931 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 939 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 67 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Council rates
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dundurrabin | Tyringham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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