Tucki Tucki vs Wyrallah

Wyrallah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 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. Houses cost more in Tucki Tucki: a median of $1.17 million, against $745,000 in Wyrallah, though rent is higher in Wyrallah. On these figures, Tucki Tucki tends to suit older residents, while Wyrallah suits 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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($745,000 vs $1,172,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 31%)
  • But Tucki Tucki has cheaper land ($195,000 vs $835,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tucki Tucki

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tucki Tucki

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (459 min vs 471 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (710.3 km vs 717.9 km)
  • But Wyrallah is more walkable (21/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Tucki Tucki has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)
  • Wyrallah is more walkable (21/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Wyrallah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs -23.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tucki Tucki 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.

Tucki Tucki 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.

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Walkability 10 / 21
Tucki Tucki — Walkability: 10/100 Wyrallah — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 85 / 89
Tucki Tucki — Safety: 85/100 Wyrallah — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 83 / 79
Tucki Tucki — Low fire risk: 83/100 Wyrallah — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Wyrallah has more residents (493 vs 128); Wyrallah has higher household incomes ($102,752 vs $71,500).

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Population 128 493
+285% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.4% +11.8%
Median age 50 43
Median household income $71,500/yr $102,752/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk $360/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
0-4 3.1% / 3.4%
Tucki Tucki — 0-4: 3.1% Wyrallah — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 17.2% / 17.4%
Tucki Tucki — 5-14: 17.2% Wyrallah — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 10.2% / 4.9%
Tucki Tucki — 15-19: 10.2% Wyrallah — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.3% / 6.7%
Tucki Tucki — 20-24: 2.3% Wyrallah — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 5.5% / 8.1%
Tucki Tucki — 25-34: 5.5% Wyrallah — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 7.0% / 12.6%
Tucki Tucki — 35-44: 7.0% Wyrallah — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.1% / 13.6%
Tucki Tucki — 45-54: 14.1% Wyrallah — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 10.2% / 16.8%
Tucki Tucki — 55-64: 10.2% Wyrallah — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 18.8% / 11.6%
Tucki Tucki — 65-74: 18.8% Wyrallah — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 10.2% / 6.1%
Tucki Tucki — 75-84: 10.2% Wyrallah — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.0%
Tucki Tucki — 85+: not among its largest Wyrallah — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tucki Tucki 65.5% couple families
Tucki Tucki — Couple Families: 65.5% Tucki Tucki — Lone Person: 24.1% Tucki Tucki — One Parent Families: 10.3% Tucki Tucki — 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.

Tucki Tucki 12.8% renting
Tucki Tucki — Owned Outright: 51.1% Tucki Tucki — Mortgage: 36.2% Tucki Tucki — Renting: 12.8%
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.

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 19.5%
Tucki Tucki — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Wyrallah — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 9.5%
Tucki Tucki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Wyrallah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 11.8%
Tucki Tucki — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Wyrallah — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Tucki Tucki — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wyrallah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Tucki Tucki — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wyrallah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

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.

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Indonesia 3.9% / —
Tucki Tucki — Indonesia: 3.9% Wyrallah — Indonesia: not among its largest
England — / 3.2%
Tucki Tucki — England: not among its largest Wyrallah — England: 3.2%
Zimbabwe — / 1.0%
Tucki Tucki — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Wyrallah — Zimbabwe: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Tucki Tucki — New Zealand: not among its largest Wyrallah — New Zealand: 0.8%
Italy — / 0.6%
Tucki Tucki — Italy: not among its largest Wyrallah — Italy: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Tucki Tucki — Germany: not among its largest Wyrallah — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tucki Tucki 93.2% houses
Tucki Tucki — Houses: 93.2% Tucki Tucki — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Wyrallah 99.4% houses
Wyrallah — Houses: 99.4% Wyrallah — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Median house price $1,172,500 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $195,000 $835,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Environmental 2% 3%
Other and special use 0% 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 Wyrallah
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Wyrallah is more walkable (21 vs 10).

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
15/100
 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

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
Lismore, 7.2 km

Schools in Tucki Tucki

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

Schools in Wyrallah

  • Wyrallah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Wyrallah sits further from the CBD (717.9 km vs 710.3 km).

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Walkability score 10/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 710.3 km 717.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 459 min 471 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.

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Car (driver) 75.0% / 82.7%
Tucki Tucki — Car (driver): 75.0% Wyrallah — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 12.6%
Tucki Tucki — Worked from Home: 19.2% Wyrallah — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 3.1%
Tucki Tucki — Car (passenger): 5.8% Wyrallah — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Tucki Tucki — Walked Only: not among its largest Wyrallah — Walked Only: 1.6%

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

Setting

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Elevation 10 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

Tucki Tucki Wyrallah
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
184 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tucki Tucki

Retirees Rural

Wyrallah

Acreage

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