Lake Tabourie vs Termeil
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Tabourie, about half of households are people living alone. In Termeil, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lake Tabourie tends to suit people living alone, while Termeil suits 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
Termeil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 49%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Termeil
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 34%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)
- But Lake Tabourie has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lake Tabourie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 210 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (236.9 km vs 245.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lake Tabourie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 20%)
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
Lake Tabourie and Termeil 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
Lake Tabourie has more residents (689 vs 273); Termeil has higher household incomes ($72,280 vs $51,116).
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 689 +60% vs other | 273 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.8% | +8.3% |
| Median age | 53 same for both | |
| Median household income | $51,116/yr | $72,280/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +24% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $755,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 48 days from 8 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Termeil has more rural and farming land (70% vs 30%).
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 30% | 70% |
| Environmental | 34% | 28% |
| Parks and recreation | 27% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 1% |
| Planning zones cover 97% of Lake Tabourie and 100% of Termeil. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 33% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 16/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 10 |
Mobility
Termeil sits further from the CBD (245.1 km vs 236.9 km).
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 236.9 km | 245.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 198 min | 210 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 6.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2539 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2539 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 (84.8%).
Setting
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 150 m 1.1 km to a named beach | 3.5 km 3.7 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 450 premises | 0% 119 premises |
Climate
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,302 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lake Tabourie | Termeil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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