Gloucester vs Tugrabakh

Tugrabakh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Gloucester. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gloucester, about half of households are people living alone. In Tugrabakh, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gloucester tends to suit people living alone, while Tugrabakh suits families with children and couples.

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

Gloucester

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Tugrabakh carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gloucester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tugrabakh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gloucester

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (202 min vs 216 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (263.8 km vs 271.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gloucester

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Tugrabakh carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs 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

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

Gloucester Tugrabakh
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.

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Walkability 58 / 0
Gloucester — Walkability: 58/100 Tugrabakh — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 80
Gloucester — Safety: 41/100 Tugrabakh — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 53 / 55
Gloucester — Low fire risk: 53/100 Tugrabakh — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Gloucester has more residents (3,133 vs 81); Gloucester rents higher ($275/wk vs $195/wk).

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Population 3,133
+97% vs other
 81
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +8.0%
Median age 55 48
Median household income $51,220/yr $66,040/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+29% vs other
 $195/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gloucester Tugrabakh
0-4 3.8% / 3.7%
Gloucester — 0-4: 3.8% Tugrabakh — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.0% / 18.5%
Gloucester — 5-14: 11.0% Tugrabakh — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 4.6% / 3.7%
Gloucester — 15-19: 4.6% Tugrabakh — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 3.2% / —
Gloucester — 20-24: 3.2% Tugrabakh — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.5% / 6.2%
Gloucester — 25-34: 7.5% Tugrabakh — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 9.3% / 8.6%
Gloucester — 35-44: 9.3% Tugrabakh — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 10.4% / 16.0%
Gloucester — 45-54: 10.4% Tugrabakh — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 15.1% / 18.5%
Gloucester — 55-64: 15.1% Tugrabakh — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 18.3% / 21.0%
Gloucester — 65-74: 18.3% Tugrabakh — 65-74: 21.0%
75-84 11.1% / 11.1%
Gloucester — 75-84: 11.1% Tugrabakh — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ 5.6% / —
Gloucester — 85+: 5.6% Tugrabakh — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gloucester 26.8% couple families
Gloucester — Couple Families: 26.8% Gloucester — Lone Person: 51.8% Gloucester — One Parent Families: 16.0% Gloucester — Group Household: 3.5% Gloucester — Other Families: 1.9%
Tugrabakh 52.6% couple families
Tugrabakh — Couple Families: 52.6% Tugrabakh — Lone Person: 26.3% Tugrabakh — One Parent Families: 21.1% Tugrabakh — Group Household: 0.0% Tugrabakh — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gloucester 26.5% renting
Gloucester — Owned Outright: 51.8% Gloucester — Mortgage: 21.7% Gloucester — Renting: 26.5%
Tugrabakh 18.5% renting
Tugrabakh — Owned Outright: 63.0% Tugrabakh — Mortgage: 18.5% Tugrabakh — Renting: 18.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gloucester 90.8% houses
Gloucester — Houses: 90.8% Gloucester — Townhouses: 5.5% Gloucester — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Tugrabakh 100.0% houses
Tugrabakh — Houses: 100.0% Tugrabakh — Townhouses: 0.0% Tugrabakh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 14.8%
Gloucester — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Tugrabakh — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 18.5%
Gloucester — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Tugrabakh — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.4%
Gloucester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Tugrabakh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 4.9%
Gloucester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Tugrabakh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Gloucester — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Tugrabakh — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Property market

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Median house price $600,000 —
Median unit price $550,000 —
Median land price $440,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 49 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tugrabakh has more rural and farming land (100% vs 12%); Gloucester has more land zoned for conservation (75% vs 0%).

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Rural and farming 12% 100%
Environmental 75% 0%
Residential 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Gloucester Tugrabakh
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
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.

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Houses 3.3%
$430/wk on $678K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gloucester Tugrabakh
House price Higher than 19% of NSW —
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools Higher than 92% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 55% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 41% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of NSW —

Liveability

Gloucester is more walkable (58 vs 0).

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Gloucester carries more crime risk (59 vs 20).

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
20/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gloucester

  • Gloucester High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Gloucester Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Tugrabakh

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 11 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 8 17

Mobility

Tugrabakh sits further from the CBD (271.1 km vs 263.8 km).

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Walkability score 58/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 263.8 km 271.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 202 min 216 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2422
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2422
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.

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Car (driver) 75.1% / 71.4%
Gloucester — Car (driver): 75.1% Tugrabakh — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 28.6%
Gloucester — Worked from Home: 11.0% Tugrabakh — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only 7.9% / —
Gloucester — Walked Only: 7.9% Tugrabakh — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.0% / —
Gloucester — Car (passenger): 5.0% Tugrabakh — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Gloucester — Bicycle: 0.6% Tugrabakh — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Connectivity score 53/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
1,902 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Annual rainfall 1,327 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gloucester Tugrabakh
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gloucester

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees

Tugrabakh

Family Retirees Rural
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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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