Tucki Tucki vs Tuckurimba
Tuckurimba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Tucki Tucki. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Tucki Tucki tends to suit older residents, while Tuckurimba suits families with children.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tucki Tucki
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $313/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tucki Tucki is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Tuckurimba sits closer to the CBD (706 km vs 710.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tucki Tucki
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tuckurimba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.8% vs -23.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tucki Tucki and Tuckurimba 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
Tucki Tucki skews older (50 vs 40); Tuckurimba has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $71,500).
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 128 +12% vs other | 112 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -23.4% | +9.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $87,724/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk | $313/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
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 (24.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,172,500 | $1,220,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $195,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Environmental | 2% | 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
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
Tucki Tucki is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tucki Tucki carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0).
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Tucki Tucki sits further from the CBD (710.3 km vs 706 km).
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 710.3 km | 706 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 459 min | 456 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).
Setting
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.8 km | 15.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Council rates
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tucki Tucki | Tuckurimba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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