Lindendale vs Tregeagle

Lindendale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Tregeagle. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tregeagle, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lindendale: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.01 million in Tregeagle, though rent is higher in Tregeagle. On these figures, Tregeagle tends to suit couples 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

Tregeagle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Tregeagle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,008,333 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lindendale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $480/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tregeagle

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 16/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (469 min vs 475 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (719.2 km vs 724.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tregeagle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 16/100)

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

Investors

Lindendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.3% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lindendale Tregeagle
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.

Lindendale Tregeagle
Walkability 16 / 25
Lindendale — Walkability: 16/100 Tregeagle — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 78 / 80
Lindendale — Safety: 78/100 Tregeagle — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lindendale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tregeagle — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tregeagle rents higher ($480/wk vs $273/wk); Tregeagle has more residents (428 vs 263).

Lindendale Tregeagle
Population 263 428
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% -6.1%
Median age 49 53
Median household income $92,092/yr $101,660/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $273/wk $480/wk
+76% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lindendale Tregeagle
0-4 4.2% / 4.4%
Lindendale — 0-4: 4.2% Tregeagle — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.5% / 11.4%
Lindendale — 5-14: 12.5% Tregeagle — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.1% / 3.7%
Lindendale — 15-19: 6.1% Tregeagle — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.6% / 2.8%
Lindendale — 20-24: 4.6% Tregeagle — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 6.8% / 7.7%
Lindendale — 25-34: 6.8% Tregeagle — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 14.1% / 8.4%
Lindendale — 35-44: 14.1% Tregeagle — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 10.3% / 11.4%
Lindendale — 45-54: 10.3% Tregeagle — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 17.5% / 22.9%
Lindendale — 55-64: 17.5% Tregeagle — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 15.2% / 17.8%
Lindendale — 65-74: 15.2% Tregeagle — 65-74: 17.8%
75-84 6.5% / 5.1%
Lindendale — 75-84: 6.5% Tregeagle — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 3.4% / 1.4%
Lindendale — 85+: 3.4% Tregeagle — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lindendale 40.3% couple families
Lindendale — Couple Families: 40.3% Lindendale — Lone Person: 31.3% Lindendale — One Parent Families: 22.4% Lindendale — Group Household: 6.0%
Tregeagle 59.8% couple families
Tregeagle — Couple Families: 59.8% Tregeagle — Lone Person: 26.1% Tregeagle — One Parent Families: 14.1% Tregeagle — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lindendale 14.3% renting
Lindendale — Owned Outright: 51.6% Lindendale — Mortgage: 34.1% Lindendale — Renting: 14.3%
Tregeagle 8.4% renting
Tregeagle — Owned Outright: 54.8% Tregeagle — Mortgage: 36.8% Tregeagle — Renting: 8.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lindendale Tregeagle
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 15.0%
Lindendale — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Tregeagle — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 15.7%
Lindendale — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Tregeagle — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 8.9%
Lindendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Tregeagle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 4.7%
Lindendale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Tregeagle — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 4.0%
Lindendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Tregeagle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Lindendale Tregeagle
England 3.4% / 1.6%
Lindendale — England: 3.4% Tregeagle — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.8%
Lindendale — New Zealand: 1.9% Tregeagle — New Zealand: 2.8%
India 3.0% / —
Lindendale — India: 3.0% Tregeagle — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Lindendale — Netherlands: 1.1% Tregeagle — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Lindendale — South Africa: not among its largest Tregeagle — South Africa: 0.9%
Taiwan — / 0.7%
Lindendale — Taiwan: not among its largest Tregeagle — Taiwan: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lindendale 103.2% houses
Lindendale — Houses: 103.2%
Tregeagle 100.0% houses
Tregeagle — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Lindendale Tregeagle
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,008,333
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $275,000 —

Zoning mix

Lindendale Tregeagle
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Other and special use 2% 4%
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

Lindendale Tregeagle
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lindendale Tregeagle
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income — Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Tregeagle is more walkable (25 vs 16).

Lindendale Tregeagle
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Lindendale Tregeagle
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
20/100
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

Lindendale Tregeagle
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Lismore, 8.4 km
 1
Lismore, 7.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 0.0%

Schools in Lindendale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tregeagle

  • Tregeagle Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lindendale Tregeagle
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Lindendale sits further from the CBD (724.2 km vs 719.2 km).

Lindendale Tregeagle
Walkability score 16/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 724.2 km 719.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 475 min 469 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
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.

Lindendale Tregeagle
Car (driver) 52.1% / 56.7%
Lindendale — Car (driver): 52.1% Tregeagle — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 42.1% / 31.4%
Lindendale — Worked from Home: 42.1% Tregeagle — Worked from Home: 31.4%
Walked Only 5.8% / 8.2%
Lindendale — Walked Only: 5.8% Tregeagle — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Lindendale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tregeagle — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.7%).

Setting

Lindendale Tregeagle
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.2 km 17.8 km

NBN connectivity

Lindendale Tregeagle
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
181 premises

Council rates

Lindendale Tregeagle
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Lindendale Tregeagle
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lindendale Tregeagle
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lindendale

Retirees Rural

Tregeagle

Acreage

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