Yorklea vs Tatham

Tatham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Yorklea. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yorklea, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yorklea: a median of $730,000, against $545,000 in Tatham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yorklea tends to suit families with children, while Tatham suits 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

Tatham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tatham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($545,000 vs $730,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tatham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $280/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

  • Yorklea sits closer to the CBD (716.4 km vs 722 km)
  • Tatham has a shorter drive in (468 min vs 477 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Yorklea has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • Tatham carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 33/100)

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

Investors

Tatham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs -14.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yorklea Tatham
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.

Yorklea Tatham
Walkability 8 / 8
Yorklea — Walkability: 8/100 Tatham — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 67 / 81
Yorklea — Safety: 67/100 Tatham — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 64 / 47
Yorklea — Low fire risk: 64/100 Tatham — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Yorklea has more residents (349 vs 225); Yorklea skews older (47 vs 41).

Yorklea Tatham
Population 349
+36% vs other
 225
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.7% +8.7%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $72,020/yr $81,900/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+12% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yorklea Tatham
0-4 3.7% / —
Yorklea — 0-4: 3.7% Tatham — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.3% / 16.0%
Yorklea — 5-14: 18.3% Tatham — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 2.3% / 9.3%
Yorklea — 15-19: 2.3% Tatham — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 6.3% / 5.3%
Yorklea — 20-24: 6.3% Tatham — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 8.9% / 9.3%
Yorklea — 25-34: 8.9% Tatham — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 5.2% / 16.0%
Yorklea — 35-44: 5.2% Tatham — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 13.8% / 10.7%
Yorklea — 45-54: 13.8% Tatham — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 18.3% / 13.8%
Yorklea — 55-64: 18.3% Tatham — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 15.8% / 11.6%
Yorklea — 65-74: 15.8% Tatham — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 4.6% / 5.3%
Yorklea — 75-84: 4.6% Tatham — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 3.2% / —
Yorklea — 85+: 3.2% Tatham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yorklea 46.4% couple families
Yorklea — Couple Families: 46.4% Yorklea — Lone Person: 26.1% Yorklea — One Parent Families: 21.7% Yorklea — Other Families: 0.0% Yorklea — Group Household: 5.8%
Tatham 44.4% couple families
Tatham — Couple Families: 44.4% Tatham — Lone Person: 31.5% Tatham — One Parent Families: 16.7% Tatham — Other Families: 7.4% Tatham — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yorklea 8.8% renting
Yorklea — Owned Outright: 51.2% Yorklea — Mortgage: 40.0% Yorklea — Renting: 8.8%
Tatham 4.1% renting
Tatham — Owned Outright: 46.6% Tatham — Mortgage: 49.3% Tatham — Renting: 4.1%
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.

Yorklea Tatham
England 2.6% / —
Yorklea — England: 2.6% Tatham — England: not among its largest
Philippines 1.1% / 1.3%
Yorklea — Philippines: 1.1% Tatham — Philippines: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Yorklea — New Zealand: not among its largest Tatham — New Zealand: 1.8%
Germany 1.4% / —
Yorklea — Germany: 1.4% Tatham — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Yorklea Tatham
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 18.7%
Yorklea — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Tatham — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 9.8%
Yorklea — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Tatham — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.1%
Yorklea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Tatham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 3.1%
Yorklea — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Tatham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Yorklea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Tatham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yorklea 100.0% houses
Yorklea — Houses: 100.0%
Tatham 100.0% houses
Tatham — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Yorklea Tatham
Median house price $730,000 $545,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 85 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Yorklea Tatham
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Environmental 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Yorklea Tatham
New dwellings approved 24
across Richmond Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Yorklea Tatham
House price Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Yorklea Tatham
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Yorklea carries more crime risk (33 vs 19); Tatham carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 36).

Yorklea Tatham
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
19/100
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

Yorklea Tatham
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

Yorklea Tatham
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Tatham sits further from the CBD (722 km vs 716.4 km).

Yorklea Tatham
Walkability score 8/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 716.4 km 722 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 477 min 468 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
 0.0%
postcode 2471
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
 73
postcode 2471

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.

Yorklea Tatham
Car (driver) 78.9% / 69.5%
Yorklea — Car (driver): 78.9% Tatham — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 27.6%
Yorklea — Worked from Home: 14.9% Tatham — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 2.9%
Yorklea — Car (passenger): 6.1% Tatham — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Yorklea Tatham
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.9 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Yorklea Tatham
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
140 premises
 0%
93 premises

Council rates

Yorklea Tatham
Average residential rate $1,282/yr
same for both
Council Richmond Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Yorklea Tatham
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yorklea Tatham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yorklea

Family Rural

Tatham

Affordable Rural

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