Tyagarah NSW 2481
130 addresses · 12 streets
Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Tyagarah · 627 km from Sydney
Living Here
Tyagarah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 194 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,374 a week, with median rent near $337 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tyagarah itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 service station
1 hardware store
2 mechanics
Getting around. Train station: North Beach, 4.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Greyhound Bus Stop Byron Bay, 7.7 km south-east · Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 26.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 55.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 55.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 51.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 52.2%
Population by age in Tyagarah
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 12 |
| 25-34 | 41 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 21 |
| 55-64 | 39 |
| 65-74 | 32 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Tyagarah
| House | 56 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tyagarah
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 14 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Tyagarah
| English | 68 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 42 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| Ancestry NS | 27 |
| German | 26 |
| Irish | 24 |
Housing tenure in Tyagarah
| Owned | 24 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tyagarah
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Tyagarah
| Car | 48 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 30 |
Top countries of birth in Tyagarah
| England | 13 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 7 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| United States | 4 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Tyagarah
| Spanish | 8 |
|---|---|
| German | 4 |
| Portuguese | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
40,041 bird observations recorded near Tyagarah — most often seen:
- White-cheeked Honeyeater (2,148)
- Australian White Ibis (2,084)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (1,786)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,731)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,660)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,571)
- Willie Wagtail (1,562)
- White-faced Heron (1,497)
- Welcome Swallow (1,491)
- Silvereye (1,433)
- Masked Lapwing (1,366)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,334)
- Australasian Grebe (1,317)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tyagarah
- Australasian Figbird (1,316)
- Australian Magpie (1,305)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,297)
- Brown Honeyeater (1,221)
- Magpie-lark (1,206)
- Torresian Crow (1,201)
- Black Swan (1,172)
- Pied Currawong (1,124)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,106)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (1,104)
- Grey Fantail (1,041)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,025)
- Restless Flycatcher (1,018)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,000)
- Royal Spoonbill (998)
- Laughing Kookaburra (970)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (957)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tyagarah:
- Myocum (4.1 km)
- Ewingsdale (4.6 km)
- Mcleods Shoot (6.2 km)
- Brunswick Heads (6.2 km)
- Coorabell (7 km)
- Byron Bay (7.4 km)
- Mullumbimby (7.5 km)
- Skinners Shoot (7.7 km)
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Streets
- Buckleys Road (8)
- Foxs Lane (13)
- Grays Lane (32)
- Mcinnes Lane (10)
- Pacific Highway (18)
- Prestons Lane (27)
- Staceys Way (1)
- Tandys Lane (1)
- Tanner Lane (5)
- The Old Brunswick Road (1)
- Tyagarah Road (11)
- Yarun Road (3)
