Eungai Rail vs Tamban
Eungai Rail is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Tamban. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tamban, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tamban: a median of $700,000, against $551,000 in Eungai Rail, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eungai Rail tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tamban suits people living alone.
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
- Eungai Rail is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 42%)
- Tamban carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Eungai Rail
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($551,000 vs $700,000)
Weighs house prices and 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
Eungai Rail
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (302 min vs 329 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (456.1 km vs 468.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tamban
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tamban
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.2% vs -8.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eungai Rail and Tamban 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
Eungai Rail has more residents (208 vs 94); Tamban skews older (55 vs 45).
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 208 +55% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.4% | +2.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 55 |
| Median household income | $50,908/yr +3% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk | $270/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (18.3%).
Property market
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $551,000 | $700,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Eungai Rail has more rural and farming land (100% vs 67%); Tamban has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 0%).
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 67% |
| Environmental | 0% | 33% |
| 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
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Nambucca Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -64% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Eungai Rail carries more crime risk (83 vs 42); Eungai Rail carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 55).
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 71/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | High 83/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Tamban sits further from the CBD (468.1 km vs 456.1 km).
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 456.1 km | 468.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 302 min | 329 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2441 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2441 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 (75.7%).
Setting
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.4 km | 18.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 87 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Council rates
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Nambucca Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eungai Rail | Tamban | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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