Kynnumboon vs Tygalgah
Tygalgah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 54 in Kynnumboon. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kynnumboon, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Tygalgah, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kynnumboon tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tygalgah suits renters, 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Kynnumboon carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 63/100)
- Tygalgah is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tygalgah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tygalgah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (49% vs 18%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
- But Kynnumboon has cheaper rent ($298/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kynnumboon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (799.5 km vs 806.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kynnumboon
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 17%)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tygalgah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-7.9% vs -18.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kynnumboon and Tygalgah 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
Tygalgah has higher household incomes ($119,548 vs $61,724); Kynnumboon skews older (54 vs 39).
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 109 | 116 +6% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -18.7% | -7.9% |
| Median age | 54 | 39 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $119,548/yr +94% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $298/wk | $400/wk +34% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,405,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 92% |
| Environmental | 2% | 6% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 72% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 11% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
Liveability
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Tygalgah carries more crime risk (63 vs 38).
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kynnumboon
- Dungay Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Tygalgah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Tygalgah sits further from the CBD (806.1 km vs 799.5 km).
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 26/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 799.5 km | 806.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 523 min | 522 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).
Setting
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.4 km | 14.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kynnumboon | Tygalgah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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