Tregeagle vs Wyrallah

Wyrallah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Tregeagle. 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 Tregeagle: a median of $1.01 million, against $745,000 in Wyrallah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wyrallah 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Wyrallah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($745,000 vs $1,008,333)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wyrallah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tregeagle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Wyrallah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tregeagle Wyrallah
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.

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Walkability 25 / 21
Tregeagle — Walkability: 25/100 Wyrallah — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 80 / 89
Tregeagle — Safety: 80/100 Wyrallah — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Tregeagle — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wyrallah — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Tregeagle rents higher ($480/wk vs $360/wk); Tregeagle skews older (53 vs 43).

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Population 428 493
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +11.8%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $101,660/yr $102,752/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+25% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tregeagle Wyrallah
0-4 4.4% / 3.4%
Tregeagle — 0-4: 4.4% Wyrallah — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.4% / 17.4%
Tregeagle — 5-14: 11.4% Wyrallah — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 3.7% / 4.9%
Tregeagle — 15-19: 3.7% Wyrallah — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.8% / 6.7%
Tregeagle — 20-24: 2.8% Wyrallah — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 7.7% / 8.1%
Tregeagle — 25-34: 7.7% Wyrallah — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 8.4% / 12.6%
Tregeagle — 35-44: 8.4% Wyrallah — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.4% / 13.6%
Tregeagle — 45-54: 11.4% Wyrallah — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 22.9% / 16.8%
Tregeagle — 55-64: 22.9% Wyrallah — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 17.8% / 11.6%
Tregeagle — 65-74: 17.8% Wyrallah — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.1% / 6.1%
Tregeagle — 75-84: 5.1% Wyrallah — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.4% / 1.0%
Tregeagle — 85+: 1.4% Wyrallah — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tregeagle 59.8% couple families
Tregeagle — Couple Families: 59.8% Tregeagle — Lone Person: 26.1% Tregeagle — One Parent Families: 14.1% Tregeagle — Group Household: 0.0%
Wyrallah 59.8% couple families
Wyrallah — Couple Families: 59.8% Wyrallah — Lone Person: 18.7% Wyrallah — One Parent Families: 18.7% Wyrallah — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tregeagle 8.4% renting
Tregeagle — Owned Outright: 54.8% Tregeagle — Mortgage: 36.8% Tregeagle — Renting: 8.4%
Wyrallah 17.5% renting
Wyrallah — Owned Outright: 42.2% Wyrallah — Mortgage: 40.4% Wyrallah — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 19.5%
Tregeagle — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Wyrallah — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 11.8%
Tregeagle — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Wyrallah — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.5%
Tregeagle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Wyrallah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 2.6%
Tregeagle — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Wyrallah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 2.8%
Tregeagle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Wyrallah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Tregeagle Wyrallah
England 1.6% / 3.2%
Tregeagle — England: 1.6% Wyrallah — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.8% / 0.8%
Tregeagle — New Zealand: 2.8% Wyrallah — New Zealand: 0.8%
Zimbabwe — / 1.0%
Tregeagle — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Wyrallah — Zimbabwe: 1.0%
South Africa 0.9% / —
Tregeagle — South Africa: 0.9% Wyrallah — South Africa: not among its largest
Taiwan 0.7% / —
Tregeagle — Taiwan: 0.7% Wyrallah — Taiwan: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.6%
Tregeagle — Italy: not among its largest Wyrallah — Italy: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Tregeagle — Germany: not among its largest Wyrallah — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tregeagle 100.0% houses
Tregeagle — Houses: 100.0% Tregeagle — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wyrallah 99.4% houses
Wyrallah — Houses: 99.4% Wyrallah — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Median house price $1,008,333 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $835,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Rural and farming 95%
same for both
Other and special use 4% 1%
Environmental 1% 3%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Tregeagle Wyrallah
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wyrallah carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
11/100
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

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Lismore, 7.3 km
 1
Lismore, 7.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.0% 1.6%

Schools in Tregeagle

  • Tregeagle Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wyrallah

  • Wyrallah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Walkability score 25/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 719.2 km 717.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 469 min 471 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Car (driver) 56.7% / 82.7%
Tregeagle — Car (driver): 56.7% Wyrallah — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 31.4% / 12.6%
Tregeagle — Worked from Home: 31.4% Wyrallah — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Walked Only 8.2% / 1.6%
Tregeagle — Walked Only: 8.2% Wyrallah — Walked Only: 1.6%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.1%
Tregeagle — Car (passenger): 3.6% Wyrallah — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
181 premises
 0%
184 premises

Council rates

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tregeagle Wyrallah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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