Modanville vs Tullera
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tullera: a median of $1.15 million, against $1.01 million in Modanville.
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
Modanville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Modanville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,010,000 vs $1,150,000)
Weighs house prices and 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
- Modanville is more walkable (29/100 vs 12/100)
- Tullera sits closer to the CBD (738.5 km vs 741.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Modanville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 12/100)
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Modanville and Tullera 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
Modanville has more residents (614 vs 271); Modanville has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $76,336).
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 614 +56% vs other | 271 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | -2.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 49 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr +13% vs other | $76,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk +3% vs other | $330/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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 (2.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,010,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 67 days from 15 sales | 213 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Tullera has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%).
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 100% |
| Residential | 15% | 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
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Modanville is more walkable (29 vs 12).
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 54/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tullera carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Tullera carries more crime risk (52 vs 29).
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | None | 1 Lismore, 8.1 km |
Schools in Modanville
- Modanville Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Tullera
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Modanville sits further from the CBD (741.4 km vs 738.5 km).
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 741.4 km | 738.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 492 min | 490 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| 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 (74.0%).
Setting
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.3 km | 27.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 236 premises | 0% 109 premises |
Climate
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Modanville | Tullera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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