Limpinwood vs Numinbah
Numinbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Limpinwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Numinbah, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Limpinwood: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.11 million in Numinbah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Limpinwood tends to suit older residents, while Numinbah suits people living alone 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
Limpinwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 43%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Limpinwood leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 39%)
- Numinbah has cheaper houses ($1,110,000 vs $1,375,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Numinbah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $350/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 28%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Numinbah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (551 min vs 557 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (819.1 km vs 821.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Limpinwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Limpinwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.8% vs -31.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Limpinwood and Numinbah 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
Limpinwood rents higher ($350/wk vs $100/wk); Limpinwood has more residents (234 vs 89).
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 234 +62% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | -31.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 50 |
| Median household income | $64,220/yr +9% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +71% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).
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 (9.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,375,000 | $1,110,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Numinbah has more rural and farming land (59% vs 41%); Limpinwood has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 32%).
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 41% | 59% |
| Environmental | 49% | 32% |
| Other and special use | 10% | 9% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Limpinwood and 99% of Numinbah. 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
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
Liveability
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Low 35/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 9 same for both | |
Mobility
Limpinwood sits further from the CBD (821.9 km vs 819.1 km).
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 821.9 km | 819.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 557 min | 551 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 (82.1%).
Setting
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 215 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 259 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 33.5 km | 25.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 106 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Limpinwood | Numinbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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