Terragon vs Uki

Terragon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Uki. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Terragon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Terragon tends to suit share households, families with children, and couples, while Uki suits people living alone.

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

Uki

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Terragon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Terragon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Uki

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (522 min vs 527 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (800.7 km vs 805.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Uki

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Terragon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.2% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Terragon Uki
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.

Terragon Uki
Walkability 8 / 34
Terragon — Walkability: 8/100 Uki — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 26 / 22
Terragon — Safety: 26/100 Uki — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 45 / 39
Terragon — Low fire risk: 45/100 Uki — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Uki has more residents (685 vs 98); Terragon has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $66,716).

Terragon Uki
Population 98 685
+599% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.2% -1.6%
Median age 44 48
Median household income $107,224/yr
+38% vs other
 $66,716/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Terragon Uki
0-4 10.2% / 2.8%
Terragon — 0-4: 10.2% Uki — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 11.2% / 14.6%
Terragon — 5-14: 11.2% Uki — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.1% / 5.1%
Terragon — 15-19: 6.1% Uki — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Terragon — 20-24: not among its largest Uki — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 10.2% / 9.1%
Terragon — 25-34: 10.2% Uki — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 10.2% / 12.1%
Terragon — 35-44: 10.2% Uki — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.3% / 13.9%
Terragon — 45-54: 13.3% Uki — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 24.5% / 17.8%
Terragon — 55-64: 24.5% Uki — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 5.1% / 16.5%
Terragon — 65-74: 5.1% Uki — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 10.2% / 3.9%
Terragon — 75-84: 10.2% Uki — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 1.6%
Terragon — 85+: not among its largest Uki — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Terragon 60.0% couple families
Terragon — Couple Families: 60.0% Terragon — Lone Person: 20.0% Terragon — Group Household: 20.0% Terragon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Uki 38.8% couple families
Uki — Couple Families: 38.8% Uki — Lone Person: 30.9% Uki — Group Household: 12.1% Uki — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Terragon 10.8% renting
Terragon — Owned Outright: 59.5% Terragon — Mortgage: 29.7% Terragon — Renting: 10.8%
Uki 18.1% renting
Uki — Owned Outright: 43.4% Uki — Mortgage: 38.5% Uki — Renting: 18.1%
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.

Terragon Uki
England 6.1% / 4.1%
Terragon — England: 6.1% Uki — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.9%
Terragon — New Zealand: 3.1% Uki — New Zealand: 2.9%
Germany — / 1.3%
Terragon — Germany: not among its largest Uki — Germany: 1.3%
Ireland — / 0.6%
Terragon — Ireland: not among its largest Uki — Ireland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Terragon — Netherlands: not among its largest Uki — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Terragon Uki
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 15.9%
Terragon — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Uki — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 13.4%
Terragon — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Uki — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.3%
Terragon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Uki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Terragon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Uki — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Terragon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Uki — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Terragon 100.0% houses
Terragon — Houses: 100.0% Terragon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Uki 99.6% houses
Uki — Houses: 99.6% Uki — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Terragon Uki
Median house price — $1,042,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $975,000

Zoning mix

Uki has more rural and farming land (83% vs 72%).

Terragon Uki
Rural and farming 72% 83%
Other and special use 26% 1%
Residential 0% 13%
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

Terragon Uki
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Terragon Uki
House price — Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Uki is more walkable (34 vs 8).

Terragon Uki
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Terragon Uki
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
78/100
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

Terragon Uki
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Terragon

  • Aetaomah School Independent · Combined

Schools in Uki

  • Uki Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Terragon Uki
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Terragon sits further from the CBD (805.8 km vs 800.7 km).

Terragon Uki
Walkability score 8/100 34/100
Distance to Sydney 805.8 km 800.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 527 min 522 min
Public transport score 19/100
Bus
 32/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 12.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Terragon Uki
Car (driver) 73.7% / 72.7%
Terragon — Car (driver): 73.7% Uki — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 20.0%
Terragon — Worked from Home: 15.8% Uki — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 10.5% / 1.8%
Terragon — Car (passenger): 10.5% Uki — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Terragon — Walked Only: not among its largest Uki — Walked Only: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Terragon Uki
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.9 km 22.6 km

NBN connectivity

Terragon Uki
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
309 premises

Climate

Terragon Uki
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

Terragon Uki
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Terragon Uki
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Terragon Uki
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Terragon

Rural Young Families

Uki

Acreage River

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