North Tumbulgum NSW 2490

North Tumbulgum is a suburb in New South Wales, 808 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 35 minutes by car. Population is 238; the median age is 39 and the median household income is $106,132 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population fell 7.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $275 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,253. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

North Tumbulgum's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.31 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 32% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only three sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 108% over the past decade — 7.6% per year on average.

$1,311,000

last 5 quarters
↓ −32.4% year-on-year
↑ +108.1% over 2015–2025 (+7.6%/yr compound)

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Is North Tumbulgum safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in North Tumbulgum sits in the moderate band, with 8 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 14% on the prior year.

8 offences

14.3% since 2024
Theft 5 (62.5%)
Assault 1 (12.5%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (12.5%)
Weapons Offences 1 (12.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Tweed Shire Council has published 8 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 8 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

North Tumbulgum is very car-dependent on foot — at 8/100, nearly all errands require a car.

8
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 27
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside North Tumbulgum.

32
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
6.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
2.4 arrivals/hr
Saturday
2.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
3 min
Span of service
15.3 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in North Tumbulgum.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
91
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
4 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in suburb
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Tweed: council population

The whole council area, not just North Tumbulgum · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
101,044
+0.7% in a year
Change
+716
people since 2024
Density
77
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-131
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+427
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+420
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
7/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
5/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

North Tumbulgum is home to 238 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $106,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

238

7.0% since 2016

Median Age

39

15.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$106,132/yr

43.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$275/wk

25.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,253/mo

12.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.9

11.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$37,960/yr

40.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

40.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.1%

64.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

79

13.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.3%

12.9% since 2016

Houses

91.1%

8.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

13.5%

12.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.5%

21.5% since 2016

Work From Home

24.2%

171.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 72 (91.1%)
Flats / Apartments 7 (8.9%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 33 (45.8%)
Owned Outright 27 (37.5%)
Renting 12 (16.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
84.0%
English Spoken at Home
94.1%
Employment Rate
59.4%
6.8% since 2016
Completed Year 12
39.9%

Occupations

Professionals 23 (20.9%)
Technicians & Trades 19 (17.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 18 (16.4%)
Managers 14 (12.7%)
Labourers 11 (10.0%)
Community & Personal Service 7 (6.4%)
Sales 7 (6.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 5 (4.5%)

Religion

No Religion 116 (48.7%)
Christianity 104 (43.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 8 (3.4%)
New Zealand 5 (2.1%)
Scotland 5 (2.1%)
Philippines 3 (1.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 15 (6.3%)
5-14 33 (13.9%)
15-19 16 (6.7%)
20-24 11 (4.6%)
25-34 27 (11.3%)
35-44 29 (12.2%)
45-54 30 (12.6%)
55-64 34 (14.3%)
65-74 30 (12.6%)
75-84 10 (4.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 34 (68.0%)
Lone Person 9 (18.0%)
One Parent Families 7 (14.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 66 (69.5%)
Worked from Home 23 (24.2%)
Walked Only 6 (6.3%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 49 (20.6%)
Bachelor Degree 30 (12.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 17 (7.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6 (2.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (1.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 12 (15.2%)
2 cars 29 (36.7%)
3 cars 23 (29.1%)
4+ cars 13 (16.5%)

Council Rates

Tweed
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,745 a year through Tweed based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,745/yr
42% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of North Tumbulgum's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 58%
  • Other and special use 33%
  • Environmental 9%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Tweed

The whole council area, not just North Tumbulgum · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 331 new dwellings were approved across Tweed. That mix is 187 houses and 144 units. Approvals are down 49.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
331dwellings
-49.7% YoY
Houses
187
detached dwellings
Units
144
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Coolangatta, 10.9 km

High rainfall — mild summers, mild winters.

Elevation
60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
10.0 km
Annual rainfall
1,637 mm
113 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
28.6°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
10.5°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

1.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.2 points this year
Top 19% in NSW

In postcode 2490, 5 of 492 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.6% (13 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.60%
2023
0.79%
2024
0.82%
2025
1.02%

Rooftop solar

86
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

In postcode 2490, 212 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 248 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 6 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
20
2020
21
2021
21
2022
11
2023
13
2024
7
2025
10
2026
2

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$6,837
Loan amount
$1,048,800
Total interest over 30 years
$1,412,661
Deposit
$262,200
Stamp duty
$53,392
Cash needed at settlement
$315,592

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Richmond

Currently held by Justine Elliot Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Justine Elliot 60.0% 40.0% +1.8
2022 Justine Elliot 58.2% 41.8% -4.2
2019 Justine Elliot 54.1% 45.9% -0.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Tweed District

Currently held by Geoff Provest The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Geoff Provest NP 53.6%
2019 Geoff Provest NP 55.0%
2015 Geoff Provest NP 53.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about North Tumbulgum

Is North Tumbulgum a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in North Tumbulgum is moderate (45/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect North Tumbulgum?

North Tumbulgum has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of North Tumbulgum?

North Tumbulgum, NSW had a population of 238 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for North Tumbulgum, NSW?

The postcode for North Tumbulgum, NSW is 2490.

How far is North Tumbulgum from Sydney?

North Tumbulgum is 808 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 514 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in North Tumbulgum?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in North Tumbulgum was $106,132 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in North Tumbulgum?

There are too few current rental listings in North Tumbulgum for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $275, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in North Tumbulgum?

The median age of residents in North Tumbulgum was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is North Tumbulgum walkable?

North Tumbulgum scores 8/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in North Tumbulgum?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to North Tumbulgum, Coolangatta (10.9 km away), summer days average 28.6°C, winter nights 10.5°C, 1,637 mm of rain a year over 113 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in North Tumbulgum?

The median sale price for houses in North Tumbulgum was $1,311,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 3 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in North Tumbulgum?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does North Tumbulgum belong to?

North Tumbulgum sits within the Tweed local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in North Tumbulgum?

The average residential rates bill through Tweed is $1,745 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near North Tumbulgum?

Across Tweed, 331 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 49.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is North Tumbulgum in?

North Tumbulgum sits within the federal Division of Richmond, currently held by Justine Elliot (Australian Labor Party).

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