Pumpenbil vs Tyalgum Creek
Pumpenbil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 60 in Tyalgum Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pumpenbil, about half of households are people living alone. In Tyalgum Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tyalgum Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Pumpenbil
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 39%)
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Pumpenbil carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 51/100)
- Tyalgum Creek has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 27%)
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
Pumpenbil and Tyalgum Creek 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
Pumpenbil has more residents (247 vs 129); Tyalgum Creek skews older (60 vs 54).
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 247 +48% vs other | 129 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.1% | +20.6% |
| Median age | 54 | 60 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr +1% vs other | $61,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
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 (6.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,395,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Pumpenbil has more rural and farming land (72% vs 62%).
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 72% | 62% |
| Environmental | 19% | 29% |
| Other and special use | 8% same for both | |
| 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
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 71% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 12% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tyalgum Creek carries more crime risk (51 vs 41).
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 825.8 km | 824.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 549 min | 550 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).
Setting
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.5 km | 38.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 121 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pumpenbil | Tyalgum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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