Tea Gardens vs Nerong

Nerong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 59 against 69 in Tea Gardens. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tea Gardens, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tea Gardens: a median of $938,000, against $489,000 in Nerong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tea Gardens tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Nerong suits share households 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

Tea Gardens

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Nerong is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 32%)

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

First-home buyers

Nerong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($142,000 vs $530,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($488,750 vs $937,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nerong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nerong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 177 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tea Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (62% vs 35%)

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

Investors

Nerong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (60.0% vs 14.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tea Gardens Nerong
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.

Tea Gardens Nerong
Walkability 0 / 0
Tea Gardens — Walkability: 0/100 Nerong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 22
Tea Gardens — Safety: 58/100 Nerong — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 43 / 29
Tea Gardens — Low fire risk: 43/100 Nerong — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Tea Gardens has more residents (3,288 vs 168); Tea Gardens rents higher ($365/wk vs $310/wk).

Tea Gardens Nerong
Population 3,288
+95% vs other
 168
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.0% +60.0%
Median age 69 59
Median household income $51,532/yr
+13% vs other
 $44,824/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+15% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tea Gardens Nerong
0-4 1.4% / 4.8%
Tea Gardens — 0-4: 1.4% Nerong — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 4.5% / 3.0%
Tea Gardens — 5-14: 4.5% Nerong — 5-14: 3.0%
15-19 2.6% / 8.3%
Tea Gardens — 15-19: 2.6% Nerong — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 1.4% / —
Tea Gardens — 20-24: 1.4% Nerong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 2.8% / 4.2%
Tea Gardens — 25-34: 2.8% Nerong — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 4.9% / 9.5%
Tea Gardens — 35-44: 4.9% Nerong — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 6.1% / 8.9%
Tea Gardens — 45-54: 6.1% Nerong — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 14.4% / 26.2%
Tea Gardens — 55-64: 14.4% Nerong — 55-64: 26.2%
65-74 31.5% / 25.0%
Tea Gardens — 65-74: 31.5% Nerong — 65-74: 25.0%
75-84 23.6% / 10.1%
Tea Gardens — 75-84: 23.6% Nerong — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 7.3% / —
Tea Gardens — 85+: 7.3% Nerong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tea Gardens 61.9% lone person
Tea Gardens — Lone Person: 61.9% Tea Gardens — Couple Families: 20.2% Tea Gardens — One Parent Families: 11.8% Tea Gardens — Group Household: 4.6% Tea Gardens — Other Families: 1.6%
Nerong 34.1% lone person
Nerong — Lone Person: 34.1% Nerong — Couple Families: 34.1% Nerong — One Parent Families: 20.5% Nerong — Group Household: 11.4% Nerong — 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.

Tea Gardens 15.5% renting
Tea Gardens — Owned Outright: 66.7% Tea Gardens — Mortgage: 17.8% Tea Gardens — Renting: 15.5%
Nerong 12.3% renting
Nerong — Owned Outright: 47.7% Nerong — Mortgage: 40.0% Nerong — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Tea Gardens Nerong
England 6.6% / 4.2%
Tea Gardens — England: 6.6% Nerong — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.4%
Tea Gardens — New Zealand: 1.7% Nerong — New Zealand: 2.4%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Tea Gardens — Scotland: 0.9% Nerong — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Tea Gardens — South Africa: 0.5% Nerong — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Tea Gardens — Germany: 0.5% Nerong — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Tea Gardens Nerong
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 15.5%
Tea Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Nerong — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 8.9%
Tea Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Nerong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.0%
Tea Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Nerong — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Tea Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Nerong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Tea Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Nerong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tea Gardens 91.4% houses
Tea Gardens — Houses: 91.4% Tea Gardens — Townhouses: 6.7% Tea Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Nerong 100.0% houses
Nerong — Houses: 100.0% Nerong — Townhouses: 0.0% Nerong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tea Gardens Nerong
Median house price $937,500 $488,750
Median unit price $600,000 —
Median land price $530,000 $142,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 63 days
from 21 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Nerong has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 25%); Tea Gardens has more rural and farming land (70% vs 54%).

Tea Gardens Nerong
Rural and farming 70% 54%
Environmental 25% 45%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Tea Gardens Nerong
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
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.

Tea Gardens Nerong
Houses 3.0%
$630/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tea Gardens Nerong
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income — Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of NSW —

Liveability

Tea Gardens Nerong
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nerong carries more crime risk (78 vs 42); Nerong carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 57).

Tea Gardens Nerong
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
78/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
88/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Tea Gardens Nerong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tea Gardens

  • Tea Gardens Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Nerong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tea Gardens Nerong
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 13 23

Mobility

Tea Gardens Nerong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 221.4 km 221.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 177 min 157 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2324
 0.3%
postcode 2423
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2324
 61
postcode 2423

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.

Tea Gardens Nerong
Car (driver) 68.5% / 71.1%
Tea Gardens — Car (driver): 68.5% Nerong — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 18.4%
Tea Gardens — Worked from Home: 20.6% Nerong — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 10.5%
Tea Gardens — Car (passenger): 4.6% Nerong — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 5.1% / —
Tea Gardens — Walked Only: 5.1% Nerong — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.3% / —
Tea Gardens — Bicycle: 1.3% Nerong — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).

Setting

Tea Gardens Nerong
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 10.6 km

NBN connectivity

Tea Gardens Nerong
Connectivity score 79/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,855 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Tea Gardens Nerong
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Tea Gardens Nerong
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Tea Gardens Nerong
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tea Gardens Nerong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tea Gardens

Acreage Retirees River

Nerong

Retirees Rural

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