Wooyung vs Yelgun
Wooyung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Yelgun. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yelgun, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wooyung: a median of $1.2 million, against $945,000 in Yelgun, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yelgun tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Wooyung is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 47%)
- Yelgun has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yelgun
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)
- has cheaper houses ($945,000 vs $1,200,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yelgun
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $315/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
- Wooyung is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- Yelgun sits closer to the CBD (772.5 km vs 777.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Wooyung is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- Yelgun has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wooyung
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.8% vs -14.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wooyung and Yelgun 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
Wooyung has more residents (139 vs 88); Wooyung rents higher ($315/wk vs $250/wk).
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139 +37% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.8% | -14.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 52 |
| Median household income | $56,836/yr | $69,836/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk +21% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,200,000 | $945,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $24,608 | — |
Zoning mix
Yelgun has more rural and farming land (77% vs 60%).
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 60% | 77% |
| Environmental | 25% | 18% |
| Other and special use | 14% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed | 129 across Byron |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% | -65% |
Ranking within NSW
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
Wooyung is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wooyung carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0).
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 92/100 | High 96/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 29/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 16 | 12 |
Mobility
Wooyung sits further from the CBD (777.3 km vs 772.5 km).
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 777.3 km | 772.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 497 min | 494 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 2483 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2483 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).
Setting
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.6 km | 5.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr | $1,577/yr |
| Council | Tweed | Byron |
Federal electorate
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wooyung | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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