Mount Warning vs Terragon

Terragon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Mount Warning. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Warning, most households are people living alone. In Terragon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Warning tends to suit people living alone, while Terragon 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

Terragon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 32%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 65%)
  • But Mount Warning carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Terragon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 55%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Mount Warning has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Terragon leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Terragon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (527 min vs 541 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (805.8 km vs 809.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Warning

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)
  • But Terragon is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mount Warning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.0% vs 34.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Warning Terragon
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.

Mount Warning Terragon
Walkability 0 / 8
Mount Warning — Walkability: 0/100 Terragon — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 77 / 26
Mount Warning — Safety: 77/100 Terragon — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 52 / 45
Mount Warning — Low fire risk: 52/100 Terragon — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Terragon has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $43,316); Mount Warning has more residents (148 vs 98).

Mount Warning Terragon
Population 148
+34% vs other
 98
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +48.0% +34.2%
Median age 54 44
Median household income $43,316/yr $107,224/yr
+148% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $300/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Warning Terragon
0-4 5.4% / 10.2%
Mount Warning — 0-4: 5.4% Terragon — 0-4: 10.2%
5-14 10.8% / 11.2%
Mount Warning — 5-14: 10.8% Terragon — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 3.4% / 6.1%
Mount Warning — 15-19: 3.4% Terragon — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 7.4% / —
Mount Warning — 20-24: 7.4% Terragon — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.1% / 10.2%
Mount Warning — 25-34: 4.1% Terragon — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 6.1% / 10.2%
Mount Warning — 35-44: 6.1% Terragon — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 15.5% / 13.3%
Mount Warning — 45-54: 15.5% Terragon — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 25.7% / 24.5%
Mount Warning — 55-64: 25.7% Terragon — 55-64: 24.5%
65-74 13.5% / 5.1%
Mount Warning — 65-74: 13.5% Terragon — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 7.4% / 10.2%
Mount Warning — 75-84: 7.4% Terragon — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / —
Mount Warning — 85+: not among its largest Terragon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Warning 67.7% lone person
Mount Warning — Lone Person: 67.7% Mount Warning — Couple Families: 22.6% Mount Warning — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Warning — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Terragon 20.0% lone person
Terragon — Lone Person: 20.0% Terragon — Couple Families: 60.0% Terragon — Group Household: 20.0% Terragon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Warning 20.0% renting
Mount Warning — Owned Outright: 56.0% Mount Warning — Mortgage: 24.0% Mount Warning — Renting: 20.0%
Terragon 10.8% renting
Terragon — Owned Outright: 59.5% Terragon — Mortgage: 29.7% Terragon — Renting: 10.8%
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.

Mount Warning Terragon
England 2.0% / 6.1%
Mount Warning — England: 2.0% Terragon — England: 6.1%
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.1%
Mount Warning — New Zealand: 2.7% Terragon — New Zealand: 3.1%
Vietnam 2.0% / —
Mount Warning — Vietnam: 2.0% Terragon — Vietnam: not among its largest
South Africa 2.0% / —
Mount Warning — South Africa: 2.0% Terragon — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Warning Terragon
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 12.2%
Mount Warning — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Terragon — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 17.3%
Mount Warning — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Terragon — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.1%
Mount Warning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Terragon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / —
Mount Warning — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Terragon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Mount Warning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Terragon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Warning 65.2% houses
Mount Warning — Houses: 65.2% Mount Warning — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Terragon 100.0% houses
Terragon — Houses: 100.0% Terragon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Warning Terragon
Median house price $1,212,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Warning has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 2%); Terragon has more rural and farming land (72% vs 12%).

Mount Warning Terragon
Rural and farming 12% 72%
Environmental 66% 2%
Other and special use 21% 26%
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

Mount Warning Terragon
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Warning Terragon
House price Higher than 63% of NSW —
Income Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Terragon is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Mount Warning Terragon
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

Terragon carries more crime risk (74 vs 23).

Mount Warning Terragon
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
23/100
 High
74/100
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

Mount Warning Terragon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Warning

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

Schools in Terragon

  • Aetaomah School Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Warning Terragon
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 17 1

Mobility

Mount Warning sits further from the CBD (809.4 km vs 805.8 km).

Mount Warning Terragon
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 809.4 km 805.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 541 min 527 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.

Mount Warning Terragon
Car (driver) 50.0% / 73.7%
Mount Warning — Car (driver): 50.0% Terragon — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 15.8%
Mount Warning — Worked from Home: 50.0% Terragon — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Car (passenger) — / 10.5%
Mount Warning — Car (passenger): not among its largest Terragon — Car (passenger): 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Mount Warning Terragon
Elevation 528 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.1 km 25.9 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Warning Terragon
Connectivity score 22/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Mount Warning Terragon
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

Mount Warning Terragon
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Warning Terragon
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Warning Terragon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Warning

Multicultural Professionals River Rural

Terragon

Rural Young Families

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