Marom Creek vs Tuckurimba
Tuckurimba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Marom Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tuckurimba: a median of $1.22 million, against $960,000 in Marom Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Marom Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Tuckurimba suits 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
Tuckurimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Marom Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)
- has cheaper houses ($960,000 vs $1,220,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Marom Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($264/wk vs $313/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tuckurimba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (456 min vs 479 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (706 km vs 720.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Marom Creek has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
- Tuckurimba carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marom Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.0% vs 9.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Marom Creek and Tuckurimba 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
Marom Creek has more residents (146 vs 112); Marom Creek skews older (51 vs 40).
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146 +23% vs other | 112 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.0% | +9.8% |
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Median household income | $98,748/yr +11% vs other | $87,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $264/wk | $313/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
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 (4.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $960,000 | $1,220,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 136 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 99% |
| Environmental | 7% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Marom Creek carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Marom Creek carries more crime risk (28 vs 16).
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
Marom Creek sits further from the CBD (720.5 km vs 706 km).
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 720.5 km +2% vs other | 706 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 479 min | 456 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).
Setting
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.2 km | 15.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Council rates
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marom Creek | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Marom Creek
Tuckurimba
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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