Tanglewood NSW 2488

Located in New South Wales, Tanglewood sits 792 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 25 minutes by car. The suburb has 104 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $97,500 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 7.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $463 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,345. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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Median Unit Price

Q4 2025

Tanglewood's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $780,000 in the December 2025 quarter, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only two 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 212% over the past decade — 12.1% per year on average.

Units

$780,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +9.1% year-on-year
↑ +212.0% over 2015–2025 (+12.1%/yr compound)

Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Houses

$1,585,000

last 3 quarters
↑ +120.9% over 2015–2025 (+8.2%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$955/wk
25 bonds
+38% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2488 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

61 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 49% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2488.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings (1 listed without a review in the past year).

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

Is Tanglewood safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Tanglewood sits in the low band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 400% on the prior year.

5 offences

400.0% since 2024
Disorderly Conduct 2 (40.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (20.0%)
Weapons Offences 1 (20.0%)
Theft 1 (20.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Clothiers Creek Road 3 (100.0%)

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

Tanglewood is very car-dependent on foot — at 14/100, nearly all errands require a car.

14
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 48
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

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tanglewood.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
62
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 92%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 8%

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
1 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
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Tweed: council population

The whole council area, not just Tanglewood · 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
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Tanglewood is home to 104 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $98,000 a year, with unemployment at 11.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

104

7.2% since 2016

Median Age

43

4.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$97,500/yr

46.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$463/wk

56.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,345/mo

5.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.2

18.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$44,200/yr

58.3% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

11.8%

1.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

25.6%

100.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

39

no change since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

79.1%

15.6% since 2016

Houses

110.3%

34.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

24.7%

7.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

16.6%

35.7% since 2016

Work From Home

30.4%

69.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 43 (110.3%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 20 (46.5%)
Owned Outright 14 (32.6%)
Renting 9 (20.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.6%
English Spoken at Home
92.3%
Employment Rate
66.3%
22.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
51.0%

Occupations

Professionals 22 (37.9%)
Managers 9 (15.5%)
Technicians & Trades 9 (15.5%)
Labourers 7 (12.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 6 (10.3%)
Sales 5 (8.6%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (5.2%)

Religion

No Religion 66 (63.5%)
Christianity 25 (24.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 4 (3.8%)
New Zealand 3 (2.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 3 (2.9%)
5-14 9 (8.7%)
20-24 7 (6.7%)
25-34 19 (18.3%)
35-44 13 (12.5%)
45-54 18 (17.3%)
55-64 17 (16.3%)
65-74 9 (8.7%)
75-84 3 (2.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 14 (56.0%)
Lone Person 11 (44.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 29 (63.0%)
Worked from Home 14 (30.4%)
Car (passenger) 3 (6.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 15 (14.4%)
Bachelor Degree 14 (13.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14 (13.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 9 (8.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (3.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 12 (30.0%)
2 cars 16 (40.0%)
3 cars 11 (27.5%)

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 Tanglewood's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Other and special use 31%
  • Parks and recreation 24%
  • Environmental 22%
  • Residential 12%
  • Rural and farming 9%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%

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 Tanglewood · 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 Murwillumbah (Bray Park), 15.1 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
3.7 km
3.7 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,569 mm
108 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
4 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.1°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

0.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 22% in NSW

In postcode 2488, 20 of 2,218 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.5% (78 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.14%
2023
0.23%
2024
0.55%
2025
0.90%

Rooftop solar

66
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

In postcode 2488, 956 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,460 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 40 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
82
2020
77
2021
106
2022
71
2023
64
2024
53
2025
35
2026
26

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
$4,068
Loan amount
$624,000
Total interest over 30 years
$840,485

6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2488.

Deposit
$156,000
Stamp duty
$29,287
Cash needed at settlement
$185,287

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 Tanglewood

Is Tanglewood a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Tanglewood is low (32/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Tanglewood?

Tanglewood has a high recorded bushfire history (71/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Tanglewood?

Tanglewood, NSW had a population of 104 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Tanglewood, NSW?

The postcode for Tanglewood, NSW is 2488.

How far is Tanglewood from Sydney?

Tanglewood is 792 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 504 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Tanglewood?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tanglewood was $97,500 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 Tanglewood?

There are too few current rental listings in Tanglewood for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $463, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Tanglewood?

The median age of residents in Tanglewood was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Tanglewood at risk of bushfire?

Tanglewood has a high recorded bushfire history (71/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Tanglewood walkable?

Tanglewood scores 14/100 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 Tanglewood?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tanglewood, Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (15.1 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 9.1°C, 1,569 mm of rain a year over 108 rainy days, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median unit price in Tanglewood?

The median sale price for units in Tanglewood was $780,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 2 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tanglewood?

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 Tanglewood belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Tanglewood?

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 Tanglewood?

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 Tanglewood in?

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

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