Nashua vs Clunes
Clunes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Nashua. 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 Nashua: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.2 million in Clunes, though rent is higher in Clunes. On these figures, Clunes tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Nashua
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 41/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Clunes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $2,500,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Nashua
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $500/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
- Nashua sits closer to the CBD (756.5 km vs 762.5 km)
- Clunes is more walkable (44/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nashua
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 41/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
- But Clunes is more walkable (44/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nashua
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs 4.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nashua and Clunes 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
Clunes has more residents (907 vs 267); Nashua skews older (48 vs 43).
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 267 | 907 +240% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.2% | +4.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Median household income | $105,300/yr +8% vs other | $96,460/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $500/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
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 (19.1%).
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 (4.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,500,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,185,300 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 38 days from 22 sales |
Zoning mix
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 97% |
| Environmental | 2% | 1% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron | 138 across Lismore |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
Clunes is more walkable (44 vs 16).
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Clunes carries more crime risk (41 vs 0).
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Nashua
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Clunes
- Clunes Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Clunes sits further from the CBD (762.5 km vs 756.5 km).
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 44/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 756.5 km | 762.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 488 min | 492 min |
| Public transport score | 25/100 Bus | 38/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 2479 | 0.6% postcode 2480 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 2479 | 69 postcode 2480 |
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 (61.5%).
Setting
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.7 km | 19.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 105 premises | 0% 390 premises |
Climate
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr | $1,487/yr |
| Council | Byron | Lismore |
Federal electorate
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond | Page |
| Member | Justine Elliot | Kevin Hogan |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nashua | Clunes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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