Ruthven vs Tucki Tucki

Ruthven is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Tucki Tucki. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tucki Tucki: a median of $1.17 million, against $890,000 in Ruthven, though rent is higher in Ruthven. On these figures, Ruthven tends to suit families with children and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ruthven is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 76%)
  • Tucki Tucki carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ruthven

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,172,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Ruthven leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • Tucki Tucki has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $313/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tucki Tucki

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (459 min vs 466 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (710.3 km vs 716.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tucki Tucki

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Ruthven

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -23.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
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.

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Walkability 8 / 10
Ruthven — Walkability: 8/100 Tucki Tucki — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 42 / 85
Ruthven — Safety: 42/100 Tucki Tucki — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 83
Ruthven — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tucki Tucki — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Ruthven has higher household incomes ($114,816 vs $71,500); Tucki Tucki skews older (50 vs 40).

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Population 114 128
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% -23.4%
Median age 40 50
Median household income $114,816/yr
+38% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $313/wk
+12% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
0-4 11.4% / 3.1%
Ruthven — 0-4: 11.4% Tucki Tucki — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 14.9% / 17.2%
Ruthven — 5-14: 14.9% Tucki Tucki — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 2.6% / 10.2%
Ruthven — 15-19: 2.6% Tucki Tucki — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 6.1% / 2.3%
Ruthven — 20-24: 6.1% Tucki Tucki — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 12.3% / 5.5%
Ruthven — 25-34: 12.3% Tucki Tucki — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 13.2% / 7.0%
Ruthven — 35-44: 13.2% Tucki Tucki — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 5.3% / 14.1%
Ruthven — 45-54: 5.3% Tucki Tucki — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.9% / 10.2%
Ruthven — 55-64: 14.9% Tucki Tucki — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 13.2% / 18.8%
Ruthven — 65-74: 13.2% Tucki Tucki — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 3.5% / 10.2%
Ruthven — 75-84: 3.5% Tucki Tucki — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 4.4% / —
Ruthven — 85+: 4.4% Tucki Tucki — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ruthven 71.4% couple families
Ruthven — Couple Families: 71.4% Ruthven — Lone Person: 14.3% Ruthven — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Tucki Tucki 65.5% couple families
Tucki Tucki — Couple Families: 65.5% Tucki Tucki — Lone Person: 24.1% Tucki Tucki — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ruthven 12.0% renting
Ruthven — Owned Outright: 48.0% Ruthven — Mortgage: 40.0% Ruthven — Renting: 12.0%
Tucki Tucki 12.8% renting
Tucki Tucki — Owned Outright: 51.1% Tucki Tucki — Mortgage: 36.2% Tucki Tucki — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ruthven 100.0% houses
Ruthven — Houses: 100.0% Ruthven — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tucki Tucki 93.2% houses
Tucki Tucki — Houses: 93.2% Tucki Tucki — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 16.4%
Ruthven — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Tucki Tucki — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 12.5%
Ruthven — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Tucki Tucki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 6.2%
Ruthven — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Tucki Tucki — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / —
Ruthven — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Tucki Tucki — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Property market

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Median house price $890,000 $1,172,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $195,000

Zoning mix

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Rural and farming 97% 98%
Environmental 3% 2%
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

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
House price Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tucki Tucki carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Ruthven carries more crime risk (58 vs 15).

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
15/100
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

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
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

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Ruthven sits further from the CBD (716.2 km vs 710.3 km).

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Walkability score 8/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 716.2 km 710.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 466 min 459 min
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.

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Car (driver) 77.3% / 75.0%
Ruthven — Car (driver): 77.3% Tucki Tucki — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 19.2%
Ruthven — Worked from Home: 15.9% Tucki Tucki — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 6.8% / —
Ruthven — Walked Only: 6.8% Tucki Tucki — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Ruthven — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tucki Tucki — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.1 km 17.8 km

NBN connectivity

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
54 premises

Council rates

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ruthven Tucki Tucki
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ruthven

Family Rural Young Families

Tucki Tucki

Retirees Rural

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