Farrants Hill vs Nunderi

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Farrants Hill: a median of $1.71 million, against $1.38 million in Nunderi, though rent is higher in Nunderi. On these figures, Farrants Hill tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Nunderi suits 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

Nunderi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Nunderi

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,375,000 vs $1,712,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Farrants Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nunderi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Farrants Hill has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)
  • Nunderi is more walkable (20/100 vs 5/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Farrants Hill Nunderi
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.

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Walkability 5 / 20
Farrants Hill — Walkability: 5/100 Nunderi — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 85 / 83
Farrants Hill — Safety: 85/100 Nunderi — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Farrants Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nunderi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nunderi has more residents (696 vs 131); Nunderi rents higher ($460/wk vs $350/wk).

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Population 131 696
+431% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +6.1%
Median age 51 50
Median household income $71,500/yr $93,756/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $460/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Farrants Hill Nunderi
0-4 6.9% / 4.9%
Farrants Hill — 0-4: 6.9% Nunderi — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 6.9% / 9.9%
Farrants Hill — 5-14: 6.9% Nunderi — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 6.1% / 6.8%
Farrants Hill — 15-19: 6.1% Nunderi — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Farrants Hill — 20-24: not among its largest Nunderi — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 6.9% / 7.0%
Farrants Hill — 25-34: 6.9% Nunderi — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.5% / 8.9%
Farrants Hill — 35-44: 11.5% Nunderi — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 13.0% / 13.5%
Farrants Hill — 45-54: 13.0% Nunderi — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 15.3% / 19.8%
Farrants Hill — 55-64: 15.3% Nunderi — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 21.4% / 16.4%
Farrants Hill — 65-74: 21.4% Nunderi — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 9.9% / 5.5%
Farrants Hill — 75-84: 9.9% Nunderi — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.3% / 2.6%
Farrants Hill — 85+: 2.3% Nunderi — 85+: 2.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Farrants Hill 63.2% couple families
Farrants Hill — Couple Families: 63.2% Farrants Hill — Lone Person: 36.8% Farrants Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Nunderi 59.0% couple families
Nunderi — Couple Families: 59.0% Nunderi — Lone Person: 25.0% Nunderi — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Farrants Hill 7.7% renting
Farrants Hill — Owned Outright: 56.4% Farrants Hill — Mortgage: 35.9% Farrants Hill — Renting: 7.7%
Nunderi 7.0% renting
Nunderi — Owned Outright: 51.7% Nunderi — Mortgage: 41.3% Nunderi — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 19.5%
Farrants Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Nunderi — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 12.6%
Farrants Hill — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Nunderi — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.2%
Farrants Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Nunderi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 4.6%
Farrants Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Nunderi — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.2%
Farrants Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Nunderi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Farrants Hill Nunderi
England 4.6% / 3.6%
Farrants Hill — England: 4.6% Nunderi — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.3%
Farrants Hill — New Zealand: 3.1% Nunderi — New Zealand: 2.3%
Malaysia 2.3% / —
Farrants Hill — Malaysia: 2.3% Nunderi — Malaysia: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.9%
Farrants Hill — Canada: not among its largest Nunderi — Canada: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Farrants Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Nunderi — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Farrants Hill — Germany: not among its largest Nunderi — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Farrants Hill 95.6% houses
Farrants Hill — Houses: 95.6% Farrants Hill — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Nunderi 99.6% houses
Nunderi — Houses: 99.6% Nunderi — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Median house price $1,712,500 $1,375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Farrants Hill has more rural and farming land (95% vs 53%).

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Rural and farming 95% 53%
Residential 0% 47%
Other and special use 5% 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

Farrants Hill Nunderi
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Farrants Hill Nunderi
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Nunderi is more walkable (20 vs 5).

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
17/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Farrants Hill Nunderi
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

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Walkability score 5/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 798.5 km 798 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 513 min 511 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
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.

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Car (driver) 62.8% / 79.9%
Farrants Hill — Car (driver): 62.8% Nunderi — Car (driver): 79.9%
Worked from Home 37.2% / 14.7%
Farrants Hill — Worked from Home: 37.2% Nunderi — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Farrants Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nunderi — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only — / 1.8%
Farrants Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Nunderi — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Elevation 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.5 km 11.0 km

NBN connectivity

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
267 premises

Climate

Farrants Hill Nunderi
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

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Farrants Hill Nunderi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Farrants Hill

Professionals Retirees Rural

Nunderi

Acreage River

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