Terania Creek vs Tuntable Creek

Tuntable Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Terania Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Terania Creek: a median of $1.26 million, against $800,000 in Tuntable Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Terania Creek tends to suit older residents, while Tuntable Creek suits 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

Terania Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Tuntable Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,265,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tuntable Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tuntable Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (753.5 km vs 755.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Terania Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Tuntable Creek is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)

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

Terania Creek and Tuntable 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.

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
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.

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Walkability 8 / 16
Terania Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Tuntable Creek — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 54 / 34
Terania Creek — Safety: 54/100 Tuntable Creek — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 28 / 64
Terania Creek — Low fire risk: 28/100 Tuntable Creek — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Terania Creek rents higher ($260/wk vs $213/wk); Tuntable Creek has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $49,348).

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Population 207 215
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.9% +12.6%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $49,348/yr $58,500/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+18% vs other
 $213/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
0-4 3.9% / 6.5%
Terania Creek — 0-4: 3.9% Tuntable Creek — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 8.2% / 13.5%
Terania Creek — 5-14: 8.2% Tuntable Creek — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 1.4% / 4.7%
Terania Creek — 15-19: 1.4% Tuntable Creek — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.3% / —
Terania Creek — 20-24: 4.3% Tuntable Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.2% / 7.9%
Terania Creek — 25-34: 8.2% Tuntable Creek — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 13.0% / 15.3%
Terania Creek — 35-44: 13.0% Tuntable Creek — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 16.9% / 15.3%
Terania Creek — 45-54: 16.9% Tuntable Creek — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 16.9% / 17.2%
Terania Creek — 55-64: 16.9% Tuntable Creek — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 19.3% / 15.8%
Terania Creek — 65-74: 19.3% Tuntable Creek — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 6.8% / 2.3%
Terania Creek — 75-84: 6.8% Tuntable Creek — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.4% / —
Terania Creek — 85+: 1.4% Tuntable Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek 40.0% lone person
Terania Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Terania Creek — One Parent Families: 21.5% Terania Creek — Couple Families: 27.7% Terania Creek — Group Household: 10.8%
Tuntable Creek 42.2% lone person
Tuntable Creek — Lone Person: 42.2% Tuntable Creek — One Parent Families: 26.6% Tuntable Creek — Couple Families: 17.2% Tuntable Creek — Group Household: 14.1%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek 17.1% renting
Terania Creek — Owned Outright: 64.6% Terania Creek — Mortgage: 18.3% Terania Creek — Renting: 17.1%
Tuntable Creek 21.6% renting
Tuntable Creek — Owned Outright: 56.8% Tuntable Creek — Mortgage: 21.6% Tuntable Creek — Renting: 21.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 15.8%
Terania Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Tuntable Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 15.3%
Terania Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Tuntable Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.8%
Terania Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Tuntable Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 7.9%
Terania Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Tuntable Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.8% / 3.7%
Terania Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.8% Tuntable Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
England 5.8% / 5.6%
Terania Creek — England: 5.8% Tuntable Creek — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.4%
Terania Creek — New Zealand: 2.4% Tuntable Creek — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany 2.4% / —
Terania Creek — Germany: 2.4% Tuntable Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Thailand — / 2.3%
Terania Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Thailand: 2.3%
Italy — / 1.4%
Terania Creek — Italy: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Italy: 1.4%
Canada — / 1.4%
Terania Creek — Canada: not among its largest Tuntable Creek — Canada: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Terania Creek 100.0% houses
Terania Creek — Houses: 100.0% Terania Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tuntable Creek 88.1% houses
Tuntable Creek — Houses: 88.1% Tuntable Creek — Flats / Apartments: 11.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Median house price $1,265,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $338,000

Zoning mix

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Environmental 2%
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

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income — Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Tuntable Creek is more walkable (16 vs 8).

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Terania Creek carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 36); Tuntable Creek carries more crime risk (66 vs 46).

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Bushfire High
72/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Terania Creek Tuntable 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

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Terania Creek sits further from the CBD (755.7 km vs 753.5 km).

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Walkability score 8/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 755.7 km 753.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 513 min 509 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.

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Car (driver) 68.9% / 59.0%
Terania Creek — Car (driver): 68.9% Tuntable Creek — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 33.3%
Terania Creek — Worked from Home: 26.2% Tuntable Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 7.7%
Terania Creek — Car (passenger): 4.9% Tuntable Creek — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.6 km 30.0 km

NBN connectivity

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
93 premises

Climate

Terania Creek Tuntable 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

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Terania Creek Tuntable Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Terania Creek

Professionals Retirees River Rural

Tuntable Creek

Rural

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