Urliup vs Carool

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Urliup, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carool: a median of $2 million, against $1.79 million in Urliup, though rent is higher in Urliup.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Urliup is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 61%)
  • Carool carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Urliup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,786,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carool

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $438/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

  • Urliup sits closer to the CBD (805.6 km vs 823.3 km)
  • Carool is more walkable (21/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carool

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Carool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.2% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Urliup Carool
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.

Urliup Carool
Walkability 8 / 21
Urliup — Walkability: 8/100 Carool — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 23 / 65
Urliup — Safety: 23/100 Carool — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Urliup — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carool — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Urliup rents higher ($438/wk vs $350/wk).

Urliup Carool
Population 193 204
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +17.2%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $76,648/yr $79,092/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $438/wk
+20% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Urliup Carool
0-4 2.6% / 3.4%
Urliup — 0-4: 2.6% Carool — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 9.3% / 5.9%
Urliup — 5-14: 9.3% Carool — 5-14: 5.9%
15-19 5.7% / 8.8%
Urliup — 15-19: 5.7% Carool — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 2.6% / 7.4%
Urliup — 20-24: 2.6% Carool — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 10.4% / 8.8%
Urliup — 25-34: 10.4% Carool — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 13.0% / 6.9%
Urliup — 35-44: 13.0% Carool — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 13.0% / 16.2%
Urliup — 45-54: 13.0% Carool — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 15.5% / 15.2%
Urliup — 55-64: 15.5% Carool — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 18.7% / 17.2%
Urliup — 65-74: 18.7% Carool — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 6.2% / 5.9%
Urliup — 75-84: 6.2% Carool — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 2.9%
Urliup — 85+: not among its largest Carool — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Urliup 46.8% couple families
Urliup — Couple Families: 46.8% Urliup — Lone Person: 27.7% Urliup — One Parent Families: 25.5% Urliup — Group Household: 0.0%
Carool 41.5% couple families
Carool — Couple Families: 41.5% Carool — Lone Person: 31.7% Carool — One Parent Families: 19.5% Carool — Group Household: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Urliup 10.7% renting
Urliup — Owned Outright: 56.0% Urliup — Mortgage: 33.3% Urliup — Renting: 10.7%
Carool 25.0% renting
Carool — Owned Outright: 46.2% Carool — Mortgage: 28.8% Carool — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Urliup Carool
England 1.6% / 4.4%
Urliup — England: 1.6% Carool — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.6% / —
Urliup — New Zealand: 3.6% Carool — New Zealand: not among its largest
Japan 1.6% / —
Urliup — Japan: 1.6% Carool — Japan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Urliup Carool
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 14.7%
Urliup — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Carool — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 8.3%
Urliup — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Carool — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 6.4%
Urliup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Carool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 3.4%
Urliup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Carool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.9%
Urliup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Carool — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Urliup 100.0% houses
Urliup — Houses: 100.0%
Carool 101.7% houses
Carool — Houses: 101.7%
Houses

Property market

Urliup Carool
Median house price $1,786,000 $2,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Carool has more rural and farming land (99% vs 69%).

Urliup Carool
Rural and farming 69% 99%
Other and special use 30% 0%
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

Urliup Carool
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Urliup Carool
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Carool is more walkable (21 vs 8).

Urliup Carool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Urliup carries more crime risk (77 vs 35).

Urliup Carool
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Low
35/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Urliup Carool
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Urliup

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

Schools in Carool

  • Carool Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Urliup Carool
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Carool sits further from the CBD (823.3 km vs 805.6 km).

Urliup Carool
Walkability score 8/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 805.6 km 823.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 534 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2484
 0.6%
postcode 2486
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 2484
 74
postcode 2486

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.

Urliup Carool
Car (driver) 62.3% / 61.5%
Urliup — Car (driver): 62.3% Carool — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 24.6%
Urliup — Worked from Home: 33.8% Carool — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Walked Only — / 13.8%
Urliup — Walked Only: not among its largest Carool — Walked Only: 13.8%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Urliup — Car (passenger): 3.9% Carool — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Urliup Carool
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Urliup Carool
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Urliup Carool
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm 1,637 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 28.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C 10.5°C

Council rates

Urliup Carool
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Urliup Carool
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Urliup Carool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Urliup

Rural

Carool

Premium Retirees River Rural

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