Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

All of my children have been born and raised in this wonderful town. Like many other places it has had it share of negatives, but I have never felt safer in any place than I do here. 19 years of living in this part of the world and I everyday feel blessed.

When l moved here 4 years ago for work l was skeptical as l was coming from a much larger city. The people here are very welcoming, the area breathtaking in scenery, only 35mins to the international airport with beaches, mountains & rivers galore l quickly began to see what others were saying about this quaint little town. Since 2017 there has been quite an influx of people moving here from the city’s and busier areas. 2 families in our street are from Sydney this past year, with our friends st on the west side having 6 new interstate families move in within the last 12 months. This increase in diversity & population in the community has kicked off some new bars, eateries and now fine dining, with some great coffee venues now also present. As the population here has now surpassed Byron Bay, the low cost of living, affordable housing and excellent facilities and the natural beauty of Murwillumbah is creating a very unique and interesting vibe within the town and its surrounds. My family and l leave to Brisbane for work in 6 months time and will leave behind a wonderful experience that we won’t soon forget. Thank you Murwillumbah, we will be back.

Nestled within the caldera of Mt Warning is the picturesque little town of Murwillumbah. Take a walk around this hilly little neighbourhood and you will find breath taking vistas of Mt Warning, Springbrook, the Cougals and the Tweed River. The centre of town is blossoming into a hub of art galleries, cafes and boutique gift stores with a nightlife starting to develop at some recently opened cocktail and wine bars.
There is a wonderful choice of top quality schools to choose from. I cannot say enough good things about Sathya Sai College, if you get the opportunity, check it out. And Murwillumbah High School is constantly turning out wonderfully creative, talented, amazing young adults thanks to the strong music and performing arts focus of the school, definitely a stand out of the region.
The Murwillumbah community has proven itself to be one which 'looks out for its own', constantly rallying to lend a hand during difficult times. We moved to this town 10 years ago, not knowing a soul, and have chosen to raise our 3 children here with no plans of leaving.
The climate is beautiful, there is no shortage of surrounding villages to be explored on bike or by car, national parks and waterholes to exllore on foot. Every day I wake up and and feel blessed to live in this town.

Positives:
Schools
Hospital/ED is second to none
Proximity to Gold Coast Airport
Council swimming pool
RedBox gym
Location/natural environment
Safety, peaceful neighbourhoods
Plenty of doctors surgeries

Negatives:
Parking
House prices
Flooding
Homelessness
Smokers
Knox park attracts the wrong types

I'm not going to repeat what others have already said. I've lived in the town for two and a half years and whilst I'm happy enough living in this country town, driving can be painful. I'm always keen to do at least the speed limit but there are many in the area who can't help but dawdle at 20-30km/h under the limit, especially where overtaking is difficult or impossible. So if you're a bit of a lead foot, take my advice. Don't live in or around Murwillumbah. It will only cause aggravation. And don't get me started on the atrocious quality of the roads.

Get the best of both worlds with beautiful Murwillumbah, small country town (or as some same a City!!) with one traffic light and 6 Pubs!

Not too far from the beach with great swimming spots and just a car trip away from the famous Gold Coast.

Experience the coastal life and the Rural life with diverse entertainment and lifestyle

Being a Murwillumbah Home town girl I definitely understand the love and pull that this strong town has on the people in it, having recently moved away due to family circumstances I definitely miss the people and amazing views of mt warning as you come over the bridge into the heart of Murwillumbah

A beauitful town with lots of friendly locals. Plenty of good schools, community evens, sporting fields etc. Close to beaches, major shopping centres. A great place to live :-)

There are plusses and minuses to every place. We can leave our backdoor open by accident and never have a problem. There are more and more people moving here to get away from choking cities and there’s so many great cafes and restaurants opening all the time. We’ve lived in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, but here we’ve found the serenity. Love it.

Now that most of the red-necks are moving out and the educated artist-types are moving in, M'Bah is fantastic!

Murwillumbah itself is a delightful art deco country town - far more attractive and sophisticated (in recent years) than most Australian country towns. As the population of M'bah and surrounding villages has become "gentrified" with an influx of Brisbane, Goldcoast and Sydney "tree changers" in recent years, the town has kept pace with pavement cafes, speciality shops and delis to match any larger town - although on a smaller scale obviously.

Plenty of Doctors surgeries, dentists and Murwillumbah hospital take care of medical needs and there are all kinds of schools from RC to alternative. Nightlife is pretty much in one of the 5 or so pubs and many restaurants - although special dinner dances are a monthly feature of one such eatery and there's an active local drama group who stage regular events.

There's everything you really need for day to day living in M'bah itself, but for a "big shop", South Tweed Heads has a huge shopping centre (20 mins drive), Goldcoast is only 35 mins or so and Brissie less than an hour and a half - so within a day trip for something different.

I wouldn't choose to live in M'bah itself - why move to the country and live in town after all? Visit the surrounding villages and take a look at them - Crystal Creek (and Upper Crystal Creek in particular as it's stunningly beautiful) is only 10mins (12mins for Upper CC) from the town centre and has room to breathe, move and get a family pony. Uki is closer to Mt Warning so has more of a rainforest feel, Stokers is south and flatter but still very pretty. If you want to go further out then Tyalgum is charming, but it's a 25-30 minute drive to M'bah, so be aware you could get fed up with that after a while.

All in all a fantastic place to live - but don't only look at Murwillumbah central if you're thinking of moving here.

Such a pretty little town full of good honest working class people. Only 25 mins to the big smoke and 15 mins to the gorgeous beaches of the Tweed Coast. Big thumbs up!!!

Honestly, Murwillumbah is a gang filled soon to be ghetto slum town !
- pub brawls almost every night
- want to be gangsta's bashing people in the streets
and i can keep going on but it would fill this page!

Murwillumbah is on the far north coast of NSW as is only a short 30 min drive to the Gold Coast and is a major centre for many small towns around the area. There are Heritage buildings in the town that have been restored and there are galleries and museums to visit. There are plenty of places to eat and accommodation is plentiful but to be warned that in summer and school holidays it is best to book. Murwillumbah is on the Tweed River so boating and fishing is popular with good catches in some of the estuaries. The hinterland provides some ideal bushwalking and bird watching and visiting some of the small towns in the area which offer arts and crafts as well as fresh local produce is a great day out.