Tulloona vs North Star

North Star is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 54 in Tulloona. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tulloona, the large majority of households are couple families. In North Star, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tulloona tends to suit young adults and couples, while North Star 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

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 57%)

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

Renters

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $140/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Tulloona has a shorter drive in (489 min vs 504 min)
  • North Star sits closer to the CBD (680.9 km vs 699.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Tulloona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs -7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tulloona North Star
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.

Tulloona North Star
Walkability 0 / 0
Tulloona — Walkability: 0/100 North Star — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 39
Tulloona — Safety: 30/100 North Star — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 83 / 85
Tulloona — Low fire risk: 83/100 North Star — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

North Star rents higher ($140/wk vs $0/wk); North Star has more residents (214 vs 59).

Tulloona North Star
Population 59 214
+263% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% -7.0%
Median age 54 38
Median household income $77,948/yr $92,872/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent — $140/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tulloona North Star
0-4 — / 11.2%
Tulloona — 0-4: not among its largest North Star — 0-4: 11.2%
5-14 5.1% / 14.0%
Tulloona — 5-14: 5.1% North Star — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Tulloona — 15-19: not among its largest North Star — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 23.7% / 4.2%
Tulloona — 20-24: 23.7% North Star — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 6.8% / 13.6%
Tulloona — 25-34: 6.8% North Star — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 8.5% / 14.0%
Tulloona — 35-44: 8.5% North Star — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 27.1% / 15.4%
Tulloona — 45-54: 27.1% North Star — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 30.5% / 14.0%
Tulloona — 55-64: 30.5% North Star — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 5.1% / 8.4%
Tulloona — 65-74: 5.1% North Star — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 11.9% / 2.8%
Tulloona — 75-84: 11.9% North Star — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / —
Tulloona — 85+: not among its largest North Star — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 100.0% couple families
Tulloona — Couple Families: 100.0% Tulloona — Lone Person: 0.0% Tulloona — One Parent Families: 0.0%
North Star 45.5% couple families
North Star — Couple Families: 45.5% North Star — Lone Person: 43.2% North Star — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 0.0% renting
Tulloona — Owned Outright: 100.0% Tulloona — Mortgage: 0.0% Tulloona — Renting: 0.0%
North Star 39.5% renting
North Star — Owned Outright: 47.4% North Star — Mortgage: 13.2% North Star — Renting: 39.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tulloona 100.0% houses
Tulloona — Houses: 100.0% Tulloona — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
North Star 98.4% houses
North Star — Houses: 98.4% North Star — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tulloona North Star
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.6% / 5.6%
Tulloona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.6% North Star — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.9%
Tulloona — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest North Star — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Certificate III & IV — / 6.5%
Tulloona — Certificate III & IV: not among its largest North Star — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Tulloona — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest North Star — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Property market

Tulloona North Star
Median house price — $240,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tulloona North Star
Rural and farming 100%
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

Tulloona North Star
New dwellings approved 11
across Moree Plains
 15
across Gwydir
Approvals change year on year -100% -50%

Ranking within NSW

Tulloona North Star
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 98% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Tulloona North Star
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Tulloona North Star
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Tulloona North Star
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Tulloona

  • Tulloona Public School Government · Primary

Schools in North Star

  • North Star Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tulloona North Star
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Tulloona sits further from the CBD (699.2 km vs 680.9 km).

Tulloona North Star
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 699.2 km
+3% vs other
 680.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 489 min 504 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2400
 0.0%
postcode 2408
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 2400
 42
postcode 2408

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.

Tulloona North Star
Car (driver) 43.5% / 56.3%
Tulloona — Car (driver): 43.5% North Star — Car (driver): 56.3%
Worked from Home 56.5% / 29.9%
Tulloona — Worked from Home: 56.5% North Star — Worked from Home: 29.9%
Walked Only — / 10.3%
Tulloona — Walked Only: not among its largest North Star — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Tulloona — Car (passenger): not among its largest North Star — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.5%).

Setting

Tulloona North Star
Elevation 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tulloona North Star
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 0%
45 premises

Council rates

Tulloona North Star
Average residential rate $1,249/yr $825/yr
Council Moree Plains Gwydir

Federal electorate

Tulloona North Star
Division Parkes New England
Member Jamie Chaffey Barnaby Joyce
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tulloona North Star
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tulloona

Multicultural Rural Students

North Star

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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