NSW · Tweed Council
Duranbah, 2487
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Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
In Tweed, Duranbah keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Strong public transport connections keep the wider area accessible.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space the main drags compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 226
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,850
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 90
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,232
- Employment rate
- 60.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $780
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,150
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $885
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 125
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 14
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 61.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 56 residents
- State safety percentile
- 39.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Fraud77
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment67
- Malicious Damage To Property87
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault75
- Steal From Motor Vehicle64
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,058
- Duranbah Public SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
26 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cudgen Rd At Mccollums Rd
- Cudgen Rd Before Mccollums Rd
- Duranbah PS, Duranbah Rd
- Duranbah Rd At Loders Rd
- Duranbah Rd Before Forest Hill Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
14 planning-related records
2025· 3 proposals
November 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure166 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
June 2025
- Subdivision551 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Withdrawn
February 2025
- Farm buildings; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Agriculture540 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
2024· 3 proposals
October 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers57A LODERS ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
July 2024
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Shipping containers540 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)57 LODERS ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
2023· 3 proposals
September 2023
- Shed469 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
August 2023
- Farm buildings; Other57 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
- Other540 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
2022· 2 proposals
August 2022
- Educational establishment105 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
January 2022
- Dual occupancy57 LODERS ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
2021· 3 proposals
July 2021
- Dwelling259 DURANBAH ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
April 2021
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing63 MELALEUCA ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
January 2021
- Dual occupancy57 LODERS ROAD DURANBAH 2487Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 26.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5833rd in Australia
- State rank
- 1825th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #299 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #828 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Fraudcrime77
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime67
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime87
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime75
- Steal From Motor Vehiclecrime64
- Cudgen Rd At Mccollums Rdtransport
- Cudgen Rd Before Mccollums Rdtransport
- Duranbah PS, Duranbah Rdtransport
- Duranbah Rd At Loders Rdtransport
- Duranbah Rd Before Forest Hill Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
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