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New South Wales council

Tamworth

66,403 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 9,884 km², 70 suburbs. Council website: tamworth.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

66,403

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.5% in a year

Density

6.7/km²

9,884 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$510k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$214

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.0 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

70

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
39
Median household income
$1,416/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,517/month
Households renting
31.1%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Suburbs

70 suburbs where Tamworth holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
South Tamworth6,621All$470kDec 20254% / 5%1
Hillvue6,528All$666kDec 20259% / 31%5
North Tamworth6,273All$605kDec 20252% / 64%5
West Tamworth5,471All$420kDec 202528% / 28%1
East Tamworth5,417All$680kDec 202518% / 76%7
Calala4,577All$708kDec 20259% / 94%6
Oxley Vale3,935All$554kDec 20259% / 61%1
Westdale (Tamworth Regional - NSW)2,963All$559kDec 202518% / 75%2
Moore Creek2,868All$755kDec 20250% / 94%9
Manilla2,386All$405kDec 2025<1% / 96%1
Kootingal2,313All$583kDec 20250% / 97%2
Barraba1,32999%$272kDec 2025<1% / 100%1
Moonbi1,201All$624kDec 2025<1% / 99%3
Kingswood (Tamworth Regional - NSW)1,142All10% / 86%7
Daruka770All$950kDec 20250% / 99%9
Nemingha705All$503kDec 202517% / 98%5
Hallsville642All$890kDec 20250% / 95%7
Loomberah552All$1.0MDec 20250% / 100%9
Attunga542All$410kDec 20250% / 100%3
Bendemeer486All$460kDec 2025<1% / 100%2
Nundle482All$395kDec 20250% / 100%2
Duri463All$700kDec 20250% / 100%6
Warral445All$1.0MDec 2025<1% / 94%7
Tintinhull433All$912kDec 20250% / 98%4
Dungowan366All$515kDec 20230% / 100%7
Piallamore276All$894kDec 20250% / 99%8
Somerton (NSW)272All$270kDec 20240% / 100%8
Woolomin260All$493kDec 20251% / 100%3
Winton (NSW)209All0% / 100%9
Bective194All$1.1MDec 20250% / 100%8
Tamworth189All$540kDec 20259% / 10%1
Woolbrook18333%$335kDec 20250% / 100%3
Halls Creek (NSW)180All0% / 100%4
Kentucky17915%$610kDec 2025– / 60%6
Garthowen169All0% / 100%8
Bithramere163All0% / 100%6
Ogunbil152All0% / 100%7
Niangala14945%– / 100%8
Timbumburi122All0% / 100%9
Limbri113All0% / 100%5
Upper Manilla105All0% / 95%8
Hanging Rock98All$280kDec 20240% / 100%3
Rushes Creek98All0% / 98%8
Gowrie (Tamworth Regional - NSW)96All0% / 100%9
Watsons Creek (NSW)94All0% / 100%4
Garoo93All0% / 100%9
Gidley91All0% / 100%8
Mulla Creek87All0% / 100%5
Wallamore84All<1% / 100%8
Duncans Creek70All0% / 100%3
Namoi River61All0% / 100%5
New Mexico59All0% / 100%8
Woodsreef59All0% / 99%5
Taminda57All$945kDec 202562% / 59%4
Klori53All0% / 100%8
Crawney4882%0% / 100%3
Wongo Creek47All0% / 96%8
Retreat (NSW)45All0% / 100%4
Weabonga43All0% / 100%5
Goonoo Goonoo42All0% / 100%9
Lindesay38All0% / 100%4
Appleby35All0% / 100%8
Thirldene34All0% / 100%5
Red Hill (Tamworth Regional - NSW)30All0% / 97%8
Longarm23All0% / 100%8
Borah Creek22All0% / 100%8
Ironbark (NSW)22All0% / 100%5
Bowling Alley Point21All0% / 87%3
Banoon19All0% / 100%8
Mayvale19All0% / 100%4
Wimborne16All0% / 100%8
Warrabah5All0% / 100%5
Barry (Tamworth Regional - NSW)54%0% / 100%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

8%

Over 71 of 73 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

66%

Over 73 of 73 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 73 of 73 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 31 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$270k
Median of suburb medians
$583k
Highest suburb median
$1.1M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 10 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
2,281
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
348
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
2,691
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
5,341
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • New England · Barnaby JOYCE (NP)100%

State districts

  • Tamworth · Kevin Anderson (NAT)100%
  • Northern Tablelands · Brendan Moylan (NAT)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.