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Tweed Shire Council

7,319 rural lots across 84 suburbs. Dominant land use: Residential and farm infrastructure.

7,319

Rural lots

81,111 ha

Rural land

Limited ag use

Typical capability (class 6)

n/a

Carbon not mapped here

Tweed Shire Council — rural suburbs

Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page. Toggle the Capability / Bushfire / Flood overlays in the top-left.

Suburb circles · sized by rural lots

10 500 5,000+

Overlays © NSW Government

Capability

Land & soil capability mix

Distribution of land-capability classes across the 7,319 rural lots in Tweed Shire Council.

Class 1–20%

Class 3–445%

Class 5–620%

Class 7–835%

NSW DPI Land & Soil Capability v4 — Class 1 is prime cropping land, Class 8 is conservation only. Polygon-intersect with each rural lot.

Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.

Annual rainfall

1,597 mm

Wet

Mean max temp

24.1 °C

annual average daily max

Extreme heat days

2 / year

Cool summers

Frost days

2 / year

Frost-free

Aridity index

1.10 P/PET

Humid

Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, drawn from Bureau of Meteorology 30-year normals.

Carbon

Carbon profile

Above-ground biomass — woody vegetation already on the land.

Above-ground biomass is not mapped across this council's rural lots — typical of small coastal or inner-urban councils outside the satellite biomass product's coverage.

Vegetation

Cover profile

Digital Earth Australia Fractional Cover, from Sentinel-2 imagery.

Green cover69%

Forest cover24%

Water

Surface water rights and groundwater

Water-sharing-plan coverage and bore proximity across rural lots.

Water access

Surface and groundwater

Water-sharing-plan coverage and bore proximity across rural lots.

100%

in a water sharing plan

with groundwater access

Nearest registered bore

0.6

km away

A bore is close — within walking distance for most lots.

Plan: Water Sharing Plan for the Tweed River Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2023

Source: NSW DCCEEW Water Sharing Plans · NSW DCCEEW Groundwater Bores Register.

Risks & constraints

Hazard exposure across rural lots

Share of rural lots in Tweed Shire Council intersecting each hazard or planning constraint.

Bushfire-prone 91%

Acid-sulfate soils 67%

Threatened ecological 21%

Coastal environment 19%

Heritage-listed 4%

No exposure

Flood-prone · Groundwater vulnerable · Salinity-prone · Landslide-prone · Mine subsidence · Contamination history · In mining title

Infrastructure

Access and grid connection

Mean distances from rural lots to roads, schools, hospitals, transmission and substations across Tweed Shire Council.

Connectivity

Roads, rail, schools

Classified road 2.6 km

Nearest school 3.0 km

Rail station 50.1 km

Energy

Grid + transmission

Substation 9.5 km · 132 kV

Transmission line 8.8 km · 132 kV

Transmission line a moderate distance — small-scale connection feasible.

Services

Health + water

Nearest hospital 10.0 km

Water treatment 4.7 km

Rural market

High confidence

Land sale activity

Registered rural-zoned sales across Tweed Shire Council, last 5 years.

$4.21M

per hectare (median)

216

sales (last 5 yrs)

Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the ABARES Catchment Scale Land Use classification.

Residential and farm infrastructure

The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Tweed Shire Council.

Market trends

Council-wide pulse

12-month price and volume movement, rent and yield. Reflects the broader market across Tweed Shire Council; the rural-only rate above is the rural benchmark.

Price change · 12 mo

+33.6% ↑

median price across all sales (residential + rural)

Price change · 3 mo

+17.8% ↑

Sales volume · 12 mo

+188.1% ↑

year-on-year change in sale count

Median weekly rent

$637

+9.2% y/y

Gross rental yield

2.74%

Days on market

38 days

4 active listings

Trend indicators reflect the broader suburb market (rural + residential). $/ha rural rate above is the rural-only benchmark.

Rural suburbs in Tweed Shire Council (82)

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Suburb	Rural lots↓	Hectares	Capability	Carbon t/ha	$/ha (5y)
Terranora 2486	487	257	Good grazing (3)	—	$10.60M H
Tyalgum 2484	301	2,241	Good grazing (4)	—	$6.43M H
Tumbulgum 2490	296	742	Limited ag use (6)	—	$15.79M H
Burringbar 2483	290	1,600	Good grazing (4)	—	$6.07M H
Stokers Siding 2484	275	2,608	Good grazing (4)	—	$525k M
Uki 2484	254	1,310	Conservation only (7)	—	$1.53M H
South Murwillumbah 2484	193	766	Limited ag use (6)	—	$13.84M H
Bilambil 2486	180	830	Conservation only (7)	—	$825k M
Cudgera Creek 2484	166	2,192	Good grazing (4)	—	$440k M
Crabbes Creek 2483	151	1,710	Conservation only (7)	—	$614k M
Eungella 2484	146	2,404	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Limpinwood 2484	139	2,192	Conservation only (7)	—	$84k L
Nobbys Creek 2484	137	1,723	Conservation only (7)	—	$309k M
Pumpenbil 2484	131	2,997	Good grazing (4)	—	$150k M
Piggabeen 2486	129	818	Conservation only (7)	—	$647k M
Duranbah 2487	127	726	Conservation only (6.5)	—	—
Fernvale 2484	127	1,284	Good grazing (4)	—	$53k M
Eviron 2484	125	1,353	Limited ag use (6)	—	$165k M
Clothiers Creek 2484	123	943	Conservation only (7)	—	$900k H
Cudgen 2487	115	823	Good grazing (3)	—	$956k M
Upper Burringbar 2484	115	1,399	Conservation only (7)	—	$154k M
Mount Burrell 2484	113	2,812	Limited ag use (6)	—	$29k L
Crystal Creek 2484	105	1,131	Good grazing (4)	—	$682k M
Doon Doon 2484	105	2,745	Good grazing (4)	—	$37k L
Chillingham 2484	104	510	Conservation only (7)	—	$2.17M M
Kielvale 2484	103	684	Good grazing (4)	—	$4.96M N
Kunghur 2484	102	2,190	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Byangum 2484	102	731	Good grazing (4)	—	$9k L
Wooyung 2483	101	1,616	Limited ag use (6)	—	$2.01M M
Mooball 2483	101	960	Good grazing (3)	—	$5.17M M
Dungay 2484	101	1,286	Good grazing (4)	—	$122k M
Upper Crystal Creek 2484	100	1,718	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Carool 2486	96	688	Conservation only (7)	—	$531k M
Smiths Creek 2484	89	1,133	Conservation only (7)	—	$3.50M M
Dulguigan 2484	84	1,021	Limited ag use (6)	—	$805k L
Urliup 2484	83	1,073	Conservation only (7)	—	$335k M
Dunbible 2484	81	1,215	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Reserve Creek 2484	78	1,588	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Tygalgah 2484	78	1,599	Limited ag use (6)	—	$2.18M M
Chinderah 2487	76	915	Limited ag use (6)	—	$4.13M L
Tyalgum Creek 2484	75	1,959	Limited ag use (6)	—	$366k M
North Tumbulgum 2490	74	770	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Numinbah 2484	68	1,503	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Murwillumbah 2484	66	479	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
North Arm 2449	65	489	Conservation only (7)	—	$650k L
Sleepy Hollow 2480	62	945	Good grazing (4)	—	$430k M
Terragon 2484	61	1,019	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Upper Duroby 2486	61	452	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Kynnumboon 2484	58	938	Limited ag use (6)	—	$2.43M M
Farrants Hill 2484	58	323	Conservation only (7)	—	$949k M
Round Mountain 2484	56	470	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Hopkins Creek 2484	55	1,084	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Dum Dum 2484	52	223	Limited ag use (5.5)	—	—
Cobaki 2485	50	523	Conservation only (7)	—	$1.55M L
Condong 2484	46	307	Limited ag use (6)	—	$871k M
Byrrill Creek 2484	45	2,100	Limited ag use (6)	—	$24k L
Brays Creek 2484	45	1,165	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Rowlands Creek 2484	44	912	Conservation only (7)	—	$70k L
Zara 2484	43	874	Good grazing (4)	—	$288k M
Bungalora 2486	38	342	Conservation only (7)	—	$797k L
Commissioners Creek 2484	37	1,152	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Midginbil 2484	37	928	Good grazing (4)	—	$39k L
Mount Warning 2484	36	649	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Wardrop Valley 2484	34	456	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Glengarrie 2486	27	374	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Palmvale 2484	26	600	Conservation only (7)	—	$130k L
Chowan Creek 2484	25	690	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Stotts Creek 2487	21	460	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Kunghur Creek 2484	21	647	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Nunderi 2484	20	176	Limited ag use (6)	—	$684k L
Cobaki Lakes 2486	17	78	Conservation only (7)	—	$368k L
Duroby 2486	16	152	Conservation only (7)	—	$56k L
Pottsville 2489	15	30	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Tomewin 2484	14	210	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Tanglewood 2488	10	240	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Bray Park 2484	8	11	Good grazing (3.5)	—	—
Tweed Heads West 2485	7	109	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Kingscliff 2487	6	28	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Bilambil Heights 2486	5	83	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Kings Forest 2487	2	0	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Banora Point 2486	1	11	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Fingal Head 2487	1	0	Conservation only (8)	—	—

Mining & resources

Subsurface activity nearby

Active mining titles, coal-mine proximity and critical-mineral occurrences across Tweed Shire Council.

In mining title

of rural lots

Nearest mine

9.3 km

mean across lots

Coal < 10 km

49%

of rural lots

Nearest critical mineral

156.0 km

Cu, Au (Ag, Zn, Pb, Co)

Land character

Geology New England Orogen Wine region Northern Rivers

Nearby councils in Northern Rivers

Other rural councils in the same region.

Clarence Valley Council

14,564 rural lots · Good grazing

Lismore City Council

8,341 rural lots · Limited ag use

Richmond Valley Council

8,226 rural lots · Good grazing

Kyogle Council

6,447 rural lots · Limited ag use

Byron Shire Council

3,516 rural lots · Limited ag use

Ballina Shire Council

3,355 rural lots · Limited ag use

About Tweed Shire Council

What's the dominant rural land use in Tweed Shire Council? ▾

Across 7,319 rural lots in Tweed Shire Council, the dominant land use is Residential and farm infrastructure. Typical land capability is limited ag use.

What's the climate of Tweed Shire Council's rural land? ▾

Rural lots in Tweed Shire Council average 1,597 mm annual rainfall, mean daily max temperature 24.1°C, and 2 frost days per year. Aridity index 1.10.

What's the rural land market like in Tweed Shire Council? ▾

The median rural rate across Tweed Shire Council is $4.21M/ha based on 216 registered rural-zoned sales in the last 5 years.

What data sources are used? ▾

Land capability comes from the NSW Land & Soil Capability mapping. Carbon stock is derived from the ESA Climate Change Initiative Biomass product. Vegetation cover is Digital Earth Australia Fractional Cover from Sentinel-2. Rural market activity is from registered NSW property sales on rural-zoned lots. Land use is the ABARES Catchment Scale Land Use category, and lot identity comes from the NSW Digital Cadastral Database.

Rural lots are those in a rural (RU) zone under the local environmental plan.