Tumbulgum NSW 2490
209 addresses · 10 streets
Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Tumbulgum · 658 km from Sydney
Living Here
Tumbulgum is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 454 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,985 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Murwillumbah Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tumbulgum itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
2 Catholic churches
2 golf clubs
1 bakery
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 12.6 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 2.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 66.9%
Population by age in Tumbulgum
| 0-4 | 29 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 66 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 18 |
| 25-34 | 62 |
| 35-44 | 52 |
| 45-54 | 55 |
| 55-64 | 90 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Tumbulgum
| House | 155 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tumbulgum
| <$650 | 11 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 45 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 59 |
| $3,000+ | 27 |
Top ancestries in Tumbulgum
| Australian | 200 |
|---|---|
| English | 181 |
| Irish | 70 |
| Scottish | 52 |
| Ancestry NS | 46 |
| Other | 28 |
Housing tenure in Tumbulgum
| Owned | 54 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 80 |
| Rented | 28 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tumbulgum
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 37 |
| 2 | 67 |
| 3 | 29 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Tumbulgum
| Car | 145 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 27 |
Top countries of birth in Tumbulgum
| England | 22 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 8 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Tumbulgum
| German | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,847 bird observations recorded near Tumbulgum — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (328)
- Laughing Kookaburra (267)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (242)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (209)
- Australian White Ibis (205)
- Magpie-lark (196)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (187)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (184)
- Welcome Swallow (184)
- Eastern Whipbird (180)
- Australasian Figbird (175)
- Wonga Pigeon (174)
- Pied Currawong (162)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tumbulgum
- Brown-capped Emerald-dove (157)
- Pacific Black Duck (141)
- Willie Wagtail (140)
- Australian Magpie (139)
- Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (139)
- Southern Pale-yellow Robin (134)
- Spectacled Monarch (131)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (128)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (125)
- Varied Triller (123)
- Grey Fantail (117)
- White-eared Monarch (116)
- Noisy Miner (115)
- Australian Wood Duck (114)
- White-headed Pigeon (114)
- Brown Thornbill (111)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (110)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tumbulgum:
- North Tumbulgum (1.6 km)
- Bungalora (3.1 km)
- Upper Duroby (4 km)
- Eviron (4.1 km)
- Duroby (4.1 km)
- Condong (4.4 km)
- Stotts Creek (4.7 km)
- Dulguigan (4.7 km)
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Streets
- Bartletts Road (2)
- Bawden Lane (4)
- Bawden Street (60)
- Fawcett Street (16)
- Government Road (4)
- Gray Street (17)
- Irving Street (15)
- Pollards Road (4)
- Riverside Drive (61)
- Tweed Valley Way (26)
