NSW · Tamworth Regional Council
Garthowen, NSW, 2345
Suburb snapshot
Garthowen is a small locality in the Tamworth Regional area, home to around 169 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 20 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-23%), roughly 118.3 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 169
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,094
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 68
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 68.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 20
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 15
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 118.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 84 residents
- State safety percentile
- 10.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -23.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions2
- Break And Enter Non-Dwelling2
- Fraud2
- Malicious Damage To Property3
- Motor Vehicle Theft3
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
36 public transport stops in this suburb
- 320 Wisemans Arm Rd
- Garthowen Rd After Wisemans Arm Rd
- Garthowen Rd Opp 633
- Kilmarnock Rd At Wisemans Arm Rd
- Wisemans Arm Rd Opp 21
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
April 2023
- Retaining walls, protection of treesDP1280009Determined
2022· 6 proposals
November 2022
- Retaining walls, protection of treesDP1280009Determined
February 2022
- DwellingLot 324Determined
- DwellingLot 314Determined
- Dwelling; ShedLot 337 DP 1258950Determined
January 2022
- DwellingLot 336Determined
- DwellingLot 312Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2023 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- 320 Wisemans Arm Rdtransport
- Garthowen Rd After Wisemans Arm Rdtransport
- Garthowen Rd Opp 633transport
- Kilmarnock Rd At Wisemans Arm Rdtransport
- Wisemans Arm Rd Opp 21transport
- DwellingplanningLot 324Lodged 24 Feb 2022 · Determined
- DwellingplanningLot 314Lodged 23 Feb 2022 · Determined
- DwellingplanningLot 336Lodged 27 Jan 2022 · Determined
- DwellingplanningLot 312Lodged 20 Jan 2022 · Determined
- Dwelling; ShedplanningLot 337 DP 1258950Lodged 17 Feb 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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