Tullakool vs Niemur
Niemur is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Tullakool. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families.
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
Tullakool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Niemur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $115/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Niemur
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (510 min vs 527 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (781.6 km vs 799.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tullakool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Niemur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (94.7% vs -10.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tullakool and Niemur 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
Tullakool rents higher ($115/wk vs $100/wk); Tullakool skews older (40 vs 36).
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 | 74 +9% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.5% | +94.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 36 |
| Median household income | $95,316/yr +1% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $115/wk +13% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (25.0%).
Property market
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $3,800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $338,576 | — |
Zoning mix
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Environmental | 1% 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
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Murray River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -16% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Niemur carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Niemur carries more crime risk (59 vs 45).
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 29 | 74 |
Mobility
Tullakool sits further from the CBD (799.1 km vs 781.6 km).
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 799.1 km +2% vs other | 781.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 527 min | 510 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2732 | 0.0% postcode 2733 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 2732 | 62 postcode 2733 |
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 (80.8%).
Setting
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 9 premises |
Council rates
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $996/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tullakool | Niemur | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.