Hallidays Point vs Tallwoods Village

Hallidays Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Tallwoods Village. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hallidays Point, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hallidays Point: a median of $1.26 million, against $999,000 in Tallwoods Village, though rent is higher in Tallwoods Village. On these figures, Hallidays Point tends to suit couples, while Tallwoods Village 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

  • Hallidays Point is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 54%)
  • Tallwoods Village carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tallwoods Village

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($268,000 vs $575,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($999,000 vs $1,262,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hallidays Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hallidays Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 212 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (298 km vs 300.8 km)
  • But Tallwoods Village is more walkable (18/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tallwoods Village

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Tallwoods Village

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.9% vs 26.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
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.

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Walkability 8 / 18
Hallidays Point — Walkability: 8/100 Tallwoods Village — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 65 / 83
Hallidays Point — Safety: 65/100 Tallwoods Village — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 10 / 5
Hallidays Point — Low fire risk: 10/100 Tallwoods Village — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Tallwoods Village has more residents (993 vs 656); Tallwoods Village rents higher ($400/wk vs $300/wk).

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Population 656 993
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.6% +40.9%
Median age 51 60
Median household income $75,608/yr
+10% vs other
 $68,328/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
0-4 4.7% / 3.4%
Hallidays Point — 0-4: 4.7% Tallwoods Village — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.2% / 6.7%
Hallidays Point — 5-14: 12.2% Tallwoods Village — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 5.6% / 3.2%
Hallidays Point — 15-19: 5.6% Tallwoods Village — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 4.4% / 2.8%
Hallidays Point — 20-24: 4.4% Tallwoods Village — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 5.5% / 7.4%
Hallidays Point — 25-34: 5.5% Tallwoods Village — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 8.5% / 6.3%
Hallidays Point — 35-44: 8.5% Tallwoods Village — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 16.8% / 11.4%
Hallidays Point — 45-54: 16.8% Tallwoods Village — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 16.5% / 17.5%
Hallidays Point — 55-64: 16.5% Tallwoods Village — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 16.8% / 28.0%
Hallidays Point — 65-74: 16.8% Tallwoods Village — 65-74: 28.0%
75-84 9.8% / 11.5%
Hallidays Point — 75-84: 9.8% Tallwoods Village — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ 0.9% / 0.5%
Hallidays Point — 85+: 0.9% Tallwoods Village — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hallidays Point 56.4% couple families
Hallidays Point — Couple Families: 56.4% Hallidays Point — Lone Person: 24.8% Hallidays Point — One Parent Families: 16.5% Hallidays Point — Group Household: 2.3% Hallidays Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Tallwoods Village 40.4% couple families
Tallwoods Village — Couple Families: 40.4% Tallwoods Village — Lone Person: 40.9% Tallwoods Village — One Parent Families: 13.5% Tallwoods Village — Group Household: 3.6% Tallwoods Village — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hallidays Point 8.5% renting
Hallidays Point — Owned Outright: 55.6% Hallidays Point — Mortgage: 35.9% Hallidays Point — Renting: 8.5%
Tallwoods Village 8.9% renting
Tallwoods Village — Owned Outright: 60.9% Tallwoods Village — Mortgage: 30.2% Tallwoods Village — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 16.8%
Hallidays Point — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Tallwoods Village — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 12.8%
Hallidays Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% Tallwoods Village — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 11.0%
Hallidays Point — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Tallwoods Village — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.0%
Hallidays Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Tallwoods Village — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.0%
Hallidays Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Tallwoods Village — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
England 4.6% / 6.5%
Hallidays Point — England: 4.6% Tallwoods Village — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.5%
Hallidays Point — New Zealand: 1.5% Tallwoods Village — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 0.6% / 1.7%
Hallidays Point — Germany: 0.6% Tallwoods Village — Germany: 1.7%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.5%
Hallidays Point — Scotland: 0.8% Tallwoods Village — Scotland: 0.5%
Thailand — / 0.6%
Hallidays Point — Thailand: not among its largest Tallwoods Village — Thailand: 0.6%
Canada — / 0.6%
Hallidays Point — Canada: not among its largest Tallwoods Village — Canada: 0.6%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Hallidays Point — South Africa: 0.5% Tallwoods Village — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hallidays Point 90.2% houses
Hallidays Point — Houses: 90.2% Hallidays Point — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Tallwoods Village 98.8% houses
Tallwoods Village — Houses: 98.8% Tallwoods Village — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Median house price $1,262,000 $999,000
Median unit price — $615,000
Median land price $575,000 $268,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 8 sales
 56 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Hallidays Point has more rural and farming land (63% vs 1%).

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Rural and farming 63% 1%
Residential 22% 50%
Parks and recreation 0% 34%
Environmental 15%
same for both
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

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
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.

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Houses — 3.0%
$650/wk on $1.13M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Tallwoods Village is more walkable (18 vs 8); Tallwoods Village scores higher overall (35 vs 29).

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Grade D C
Score 29/100 35/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Hallidays Point carries more crime risk (35 vs 17).

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
35/100
 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
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

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Tallwoods Village sits further from the CBD (300.8 km vs 298 km).

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Walkability score 8/100 18/100
Distance to Sydney 298 km 300.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 207 min 212 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
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.

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Car (driver) 77.2% / 80.1%
Hallidays Point — Car (driver): 77.2% Tallwoods Village — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 18.4% / 15.3%
Hallidays Point — Worked from Home: 18.4% Tallwoods Village — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 3.7%
Hallidays Point — Car (passenger): 3.1% Tallwoods Village — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.9%
Hallidays Point — Walked Only: 1.3% Tallwoods Village — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach
 3.0 km
3.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Connectivity score 58/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
299 premises
 23%
581 premises

Climate

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hallidays Point Tallwoods Village
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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