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west tamworth

New South Wales · Census 2021

$417k

+14.9% yr · median house · Dec 2025

West Tamworth is a dense inner suburb of Tamworth.

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Median house price

People

Population
5,471
Median age
34 yrs
Income / person / wk
$624
Household income / wk
$1,053

Housing

Median rent / wk
$275
Mortgage / month
$1,300

Culture & community

Dominant religion
No religion · 35%
Top language at home
Mandarin · 1%
No religion
35%
Born overseas
12%
English only at home
90%

Local amenities

Amenity score
73/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
3
Parks
22
Libraries
0
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.8 km
Nearest train
1.0 km
Nearest hospital
2.9 km
Distance to coast
186 km
NBN
Fixed Line

Grocery mix: 1 Woolworths. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
2
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
1.0 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Tamworth
Council population
63,106
Council area
9,884 km²
Density
6/km²
Federal grants
$14.24M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$226/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
New England
Federal MP
Barnaby Joyce (NP)
Two-party-preferred
Coalition 67% 2PP
State electorate
Tamworth
State MP
Kevin Anderson (NAT)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
5,086/100k
100th percentile
Car theft
713/100k
98th percentile
property damage
8,255/100k
100th percentile
Violent crime
13,795/100k
100th percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price-67% vs AU
Suburb
$417k
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$1,053
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643