Mcleods Shoot vs Talofa
McLeods Shoot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Talofa. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McLeods Shoot, about half of households are people living alone. In Talofa, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, McLeods Shoot tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Talofa suits young adults.
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
McLeods Shoot
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 84/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 97%)
- But Talofa is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Talofa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 42%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Talofa
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $515/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Talofa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (749.1 km vs 753.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
McLeods Shoot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
McLeods Shoot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.8% vs -6.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mcleods Shoot and Talofa 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
McLeods Shoot rents higher ($515/wk vs $300/wk); Talofa has higher household incomes ($159,224 vs $114,400).
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 113 +9% vs other | 103 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.8% | -6.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 47 |
| Median household income | $114,400/yr | $159,224/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $515/wk +42% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
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 (10.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,368,750 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Talofa has more rural and farming land (93% vs 64%).
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 64% | 93% |
| Other and special use | 24% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 4% |
| Residential | 5% | 1% |
| Environmental | 2% | 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
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 95% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 6% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Talofa carries more crime risk (84 vs 0).
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
McLeods Shoot sits further from the CBD (753.2 km vs 749.1 km).
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 753.2 km | 749.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 482 min | 478 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 2479 | 1.9% postcode 2481 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 2479 | 61 postcode 2481 |
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 (52.6%).
Setting
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 103 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.2 km | 6.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Byron same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mcleods Shoot | Talofa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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