Limpinwood vs Tyalgum Creek

Limpinwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Tyalgum Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tyalgum Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tyalgum Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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 39%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Limpinwood sits closer to the CBD (821.9 km vs 824.8 km)
  • Tyalgum Creek has a shorter drive in (550 min vs 557 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tyalgum Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Tyalgum Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs 8.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
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.

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Walkability 5 / 5
Limpinwood — Walkability: 5/100 Tyalgum Creek — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 56 / 49
Limpinwood — Safety: 56/100 Tyalgum Creek — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 56 / 56
Limpinwood — Low fire risk: 56/100 Tyalgum Creek — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Limpinwood has more residents (234 vs 129); Tyalgum Creek skews older (60 vs 56).

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Population 234
+45% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +20.6%
Median age 56 60
Median household income $64,220/yr
+5% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
0-4 1.3% / —
Limpinwood — 0-4: 1.3% Tyalgum Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.0% / 8.5%
Limpinwood — 5-14: 12.0% Tyalgum Creek — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 8.5% / 3.1%
Limpinwood — 15-19: 8.5% Tyalgum Creek — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 2.6% / 7.8%
Limpinwood — 20-24: 2.6% Tyalgum Creek — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 3.4% / 4.7%
Limpinwood — 25-34: 3.4% Tyalgum Creek — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 9.4% / 10.9%
Limpinwood — 35-44: 9.4% Tyalgum Creek — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 13.2% / 4.7%
Limpinwood — 45-54: 13.2% Tyalgum Creek — 45-54: 4.7%
55-64 24.4% / 22.5%
Limpinwood — 55-64: 24.4% Tyalgum Creek — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 20.5% / 29.5%
Limpinwood — 65-74: 20.5% Tyalgum Creek — 65-74: 29.5%
75-84 5.1% / 6.2%
Limpinwood — 75-84: 5.1% Tyalgum Creek — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.3% / —
Limpinwood — 85+: 1.3% Tyalgum Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Limpinwood 43.4% lone person
Limpinwood — Lone Person: 43.4% Limpinwood — Couple Families: 34.0% Limpinwood — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Tyalgum Creek 61.3% lone person
Tyalgum Creek — Lone Person: 61.3% Tyalgum Creek — Couple Families: 29.0% Tyalgum Creek — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Limpinwood 19.1% renting
Limpinwood — Owned Outright: 45.6% Limpinwood — Mortgage: 35.3% Limpinwood — Renting: 19.1%
Tyalgum Creek 20.8% renting
Tyalgum Creek — Owned Outright: 52.8% Tyalgum Creek — Mortgage: 26.4% Tyalgum Creek — Renting: 20.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
England 3.8% / 6.2%
Limpinwood — England: 3.8% Tyalgum Creek — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 3.1%
Limpinwood — New Zealand: 2.6% Tyalgum Creek — New Zealand: 3.1%
Zimbabwe — / 3.9%
Limpinwood — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Tyalgum Creek — Zimbabwe: 3.9%
Scotland 1.3% / —
Limpinwood — Scotland: 1.3% Tyalgum Creek — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

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

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 20.9%
Limpinwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Tyalgum Creek — Bachelor Degree: 20.9%
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 11.6%
Limpinwood — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Tyalgum Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 7.8%
Limpinwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Tyalgum Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.4% / 2.3%
Limpinwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.4% Tyalgum Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.3%
Limpinwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Tyalgum Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limpinwood 96.3% houses
Limpinwood — Houses: 96.3% Limpinwood — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Tyalgum Creek 101.8% houses
Tyalgum Creek — Houses: 101.8% Tyalgum Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Median house price $1,375,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tyalgum Creek has more rural and farming land (62% vs 41%); Limpinwood has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 29%).

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Rural and farming 41% 62%
Environmental 49% 29%
Other and special use 10% 8%
Residential 0% 1%
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 Tyalgum Creek
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
House price Higher than 70% of NSW —
Income — Higher than 23% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
51/100
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 Tyalgum Creek
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 Tyalgum Creek
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Tyalgum Creek sits further from the CBD (824.8 km vs 821.9 km).

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 821.9 km 824.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 557 min 550 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.

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Car (driver) 62.8% / 50.0%
Limpinwood — Car (driver): 62.8% Tyalgum Creek — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 22.0%
Limpinwood — Worked from Home: 32.1% Tyalgum Creek — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only — / 20.0%
Limpinwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Tyalgum Creek — Walked Only: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 8.0%
Limpinwood — Car (passenger): 5.1% Tyalgum Creek — Car (passenger): 8.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Elevation 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.5 km 38.9 km

NBN connectivity

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
106 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
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 Tyalgum Creek
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Limpinwood Tyalgum Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Limpinwood

Retirees Rural

Tyalgum Creek

Retirees Rural

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