Urliup vs Upper Duroby

Urliup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Upper Duroby. 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. In Upper Duroby, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Urliup tends to suit couples, while Upper Duroby suits people living alone.

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

Urliup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Duroby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Urliup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (30% vs 53%)
  • has cheaper rent ($438/wk vs $725/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Duroby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (522 min vs 534 min)
  • But Urliup sits closer to the CBD (805.6 km vs 812.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Upper Duroby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)

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

Investors

Upper Duroby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Urliup and Upper Duroby 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 Upper Duroby
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 Upper Duroby
Walkability 8 / 22
Urliup — Walkability: 8/100 Upper Duroby — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 23 / 19
Urliup — Safety: 23/100 Upper Duroby — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Urliup — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Duroby — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Upper Duroby rents higher ($725/wk vs $438/wk); Urliup has more residents (193 vs 118).

Urliup Upper Duroby
Population 193
+39% vs other
 118
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +13.5%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $76,648/yr
+7% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $438/wk $725/wk
+66% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Urliup Upper Duroby
0-4 2.6% / —
Urliup — 0-4: 2.6% Upper Duroby — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.3% / 12.7%
Urliup — 5-14: 9.3% Upper Duroby — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.7% / 11.0%
Urliup — 15-19: 5.7% Upper Duroby — 15-19: 11.0%
20-24 2.6% / —
Urliup — 20-24: 2.6% Upper Duroby — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.4% / 3.4%
Urliup — 25-34: 10.4% Upper Duroby — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 13.0% / 7.6%
Urliup — 35-44: 13.0% Upper Duroby — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 13.0% / 17.8%
Urliup — 45-54: 13.0% Upper Duroby — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 15.5% / 22.0%
Urliup — 55-64: 15.5% Upper Duroby — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 18.7% / 17.8%
Urliup — 65-74: 18.7% Upper Duroby — 65-74: 17.8%
75-84 6.2% / 8.5%
Urliup — 75-84: 6.2% Upper Duroby — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / 3.4%
Urliup — 85+: not among its largest Upper Duroby — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Urliup 27.7% lone person
Urliup — Lone Person: 27.7% Urliup — Couple Families: 46.8% Urliup — One Parent Families: 25.5%
Upper Duroby 50.0% lone person
Upper Duroby — Lone Person: 50.0% Upper Duroby — Couple Families: 25.0% Upper Duroby — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Upper Duroby 9.5% renting
Upper Duroby — Owned Outright: 50.0% Upper Duroby — Mortgage: 40.5% Upper Duroby — Renting: 9.5%
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 Upper Duroby
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.5%
Urliup — New Zealand: 3.6% Upper Duroby — New Zealand: 2.5%
England 1.6% / 4.2%
Urliup — England: 1.6% Upper Duroby — England: 4.2%
South Africa — / 3.4%
Urliup — South Africa: not among its largest Upper Duroby — South Africa: 3.4%
Indonesia — / 3.4%
Urliup — Indonesia: not among its largest Upper Duroby — Indonesia: 3.4%
Japan 1.6% / —
Urliup — Japan: 1.6% Upper Duroby — Japan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Urliup Upper Duroby
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 12.7%
Urliup — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Upper Duroby — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 14.4%
Urliup — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Upper Duroby — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.6%
Urliup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Upper Duroby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 4.2%
Urliup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Upper Duroby — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Urliup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Upper Duroby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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%
Upper Duroby 100.0% houses
Upper Duroby — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Urliup Upper Duroby
Median house price $1,786,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Upper Duroby has more rural and farming land (85% vs 69%).

Urliup Upper Duroby
Rural and farming 69% 85%
Other and special use 30% 9%
Environmental 1% 6%
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 Upper Duroby
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Urliup Upper Duroby
House price Higher than 77% of NSW —
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Upper Duroby is more walkable (22 vs 8).

Urliup Upper Duroby
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 Upper Duroby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
81/100
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
same for both

Schools

Urliup Upper Duroby
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

Urliup Upper Duroby
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Upper Duroby sits further from the CBD (812.6 km vs 805.6 km).

Urliup Upper Duroby
Walkability score 8/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 805.6 km 812.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 534 min 522 min
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 Upper Duroby
Car (driver) 62.3% / 64.7%
Urliup — Car (driver): 62.3% Upper Duroby — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 20.6%
Urliup — Worked from Home: 33.8% Upper Duroby — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 14.7%
Urliup — Car (passenger): 3.9% Upper Duroby — Car (passenger): 14.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Urliup Upper Duroby
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Urliup Upper Duroby
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Urliup

Rural

Upper Duroby

Retirees River Rural

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