Tatham vs Mckees Hill
Tatham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in McKees Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McKees Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in McKees Hill: a median of $1.57 million, against $545,000 in Tatham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tatham tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while McKees Hill 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Tatham carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 33/100)
- Mckees Hill is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tatham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($545,000 vs $1,575,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tatham has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $290/wk)
- Mckees Hill has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 4%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tatham
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (468 min vs 474 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (722 km vs 727.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tatham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 33/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tatham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.7% vs -16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tatham and Mckees Hill 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
McKees Hill has more residents (295 vs 225); McKees Hill rents higher ($290/wk vs $245/wk).
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 225 | 295 +31% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.7% | -16.7% |
| Median age | 41 | 44 |
| Median household income | $81,900/yr | $89,856/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $290/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
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 (1.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $545,000 | $1,575,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 99% |
| Environmental | 3% | 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
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley | 138 across Lismore |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Tatham carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); McKees Hill carries more crime risk (33 vs 19).
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
McKees Hill sits further from the CBD (727.2 km vs 722 km).
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 722 km | 727.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 468 min | 474 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2471 | 0.6% postcode 2480 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 2471 | 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 (76.9%).
Setting
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.7 km | 30.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 93 premises | 0% 127 premises |
Council rates
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr | $1,487/yr |
| Council | Richmond Valley | Lismore |
Federal electorate
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tatham | Mckees Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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