Narooma vs Tilba Tilba

Tilba Tilba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Narooma. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Narooma, most households are people living alone. In Tilba Tilba, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tilba Tilba: a median of $6.25 million, against $840,000 in Narooma, though rent is higher in Narooma. On these figures, Narooma tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tilba Tilba suits 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

Tilba Tilba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 34%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 68%)
  • But Narooma has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Narooma has cheaper houses ($840,000 vs $6,250,000)
  • Tilba Tilba leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tilba Tilba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)

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

  • Narooma sits closer to the CBD (358.2 km vs 367 km)
  • Tilba Tilba has a shorter drive in (303 min vs 311 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Narooma

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 24%)
  • But Tilba Tilba carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 86/100)

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

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

Narooma Tilba Tilba
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.

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Walkability 7 / 14
Narooma — Walkability: 7/100 Tilba Tilba — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 14 / 77
Narooma — Safety: 14/100 Tilba Tilba — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 33 / 35
Narooma — Low fire risk: 33/100 Tilba Tilba — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Narooma has more residents (2,731 vs 102); Narooma rents higher ($260/wk vs $200/wk).

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Population 2,731
+96% vs other
 102
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% +7.4%
Median age 58 51
Median household income $48,152/yr $58,500/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+23% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narooma Tilba Tilba
0-4 3.4% / 2.9%
Narooma — 0-4: 3.4% Tilba Tilba — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 8.5% / 5.9%
Narooma — 5-14: 8.5% Tilba Tilba — 5-14: 5.9%
15-19 4.3% / 4.9%
Narooma — 15-19: 4.3% Tilba Tilba — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.7% / 4.9%
Narooma — 20-24: 2.7% Tilba Tilba — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.0% / 8.8%
Narooma — 25-34: 7.0% Tilba Tilba — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 7.4% / 4.9%
Narooma — 35-44: 7.4% Tilba Tilba — 35-44: 4.9%
45-54 11.4% / 17.6%
Narooma — 45-54: 11.4% Tilba Tilba — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 17.1% / 24.5%
Narooma — 55-64: 17.1% Tilba Tilba — 55-64: 24.5%
65-74 24.8% / 11.8%
Narooma — 65-74: 24.8% Tilba Tilba — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 9.9% / 11.8%
Narooma — 75-84: 9.9% Tilba Tilba — 75-84: 11.8%
85+ 3.6% / —
Narooma — 85+: 3.6% Tilba Tilba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narooma 61.3% lone person
Narooma — Lone Person: 61.3% Narooma — Couple Families: 20.1% Narooma — One Parent Families: 14.2% Narooma — Group Household: 3.9% Narooma — Other Families: 0.6%
Tilba Tilba 33.3% lone person
Tilba Tilba — Lone Person: 33.3% Tilba Tilba — Couple Families: 52.4% Tilba Tilba — One Parent Families: 14.3% Tilba Tilba — Group Household: 0.0% Tilba Tilba — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narooma 25.5% renting
Narooma — Owned Outright: 55.1% Narooma — Mortgage: 19.4% Narooma — Renting: 25.5%
Tilba Tilba 22.9% renting
Tilba Tilba — Owned Outright: 54.3% Tilba Tilba — Mortgage: 22.9% Tilba Tilba — Renting: 22.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narooma 68.4% houses
Narooma — Houses: 68.4% Narooma — Townhouses: 16.1% Narooma — Flats / Apartments: 15.5%
Tilba Tilba 100.0% houses
Tilba Tilba — Houses: 100.0% Tilba Tilba — Townhouses: 0.0% Tilba Tilba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 21.6%
Narooma — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Tilba Tilba — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 14.7%
Narooma — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Tilba Tilba — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 13.7%
Narooma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Tilba Tilba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 3.9%
Narooma — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Tilba Tilba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Narooma — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Tilba Tilba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Property market

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Median house price $840,000 $6,250,000
Median unit price $450,000 —
Median land price $500,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tilba Tilba has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 16%).

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Rural and farming 80% 71%
Environmental 16% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Residential 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

Narooma Tilba Tilba
New dwellings approved 211
across Eurobodalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Houses 3.7%
$675/wk on $960K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Narooma Tilba Tilba
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of NSW —

Liveability

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Grade D —
Score 14/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Narooma carries more crime risk (86 vs 23).

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime High
86/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Narooma

  • Narooma Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Narooma High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Tilba Tilba

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

Amenities in the suburb

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 1
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 2 1
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 8 0
Waterways 18 6

Mobility

Tilba Tilba sits further from the CBD (367 km vs 358.2 km).

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Walkability score 7/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 358.2 km 367 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 311 min 303 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2546
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2546
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.

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Car (driver) 73.0% / 71.4%
Narooma — Car (driver): 73.0% Tilba Tilba — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 28.6%
Narooma — Worked from Home: 13.6% Tilba Tilba — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only 7.0% / —
Narooma — Walked Only: 7.0% Tilba Tilba — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.5% / —
Narooma — Car (passenger): 5.5% Tilba Tilba — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.5% / —
Narooma — Bus: 0.5% Tilba Tilba — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.1 km 4.0 km

NBN connectivity

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Connectivity score 65/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
2,155 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Annual rainfall 948 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Average residential rate $1,246/yr
same for both
Council Eurobodalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Narooma Tilba Tilba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narooma

Retirees Rural

Tilba Tilba

Luxury River Rural

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