NSW · Tamworth Regional Council

Gidley, 2340

Est. population · Jun 2025

96

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.5%

Median age

43

Median income

$949/wk

Employment rate

61.6%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$637,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Gidley is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

In Tamworth Regional Council, Gidley keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. It is a long way from Sydney, so life orients around regional towns and local hubs rather than the metro area. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street.

Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.

Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average.

At a glance

Gidley snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$637k

+19% change

Median rent

$490/wk

Houses $525 · Units $390

Population (ERP)

96

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

91st

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

68th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$390
Houses (January to March 2026)
$525
All types (January to March 2026)
$490
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
551
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$637,000
Median price change
+19.1%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

96(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +5.5% over 5 years · 68th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+5.5%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in NSW
68th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
91
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$949
Dwelling vacancy
9.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 31
Median monthly mortgage
$1,700
Employment rate
61.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
26 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
14
Against the person
4
Against property
6
Rate per 1,000 residents
145.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 23 residents
State safety percentile
91.4th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-6.4%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order550
  • Breach Bail Conditions1095
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault695
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment697
  • Malicious Damage To Property790

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

26 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 219 Gidley Siding Rd
  • Gidley Siding Rd After Gidley Appleby Rd
  • Gidley Siding Rd Before Gidley Appleby Rd
  • Wallamore Rd Opp 1009
  • Wallamore Rd Opp 991

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0)Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital (11.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 15°
Rainfall
261 mm · ~33 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
132 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 3°
Rainfall
157 mm · ~20 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
209 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

1 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal
  • February 2022

  • Waste and resource management facilities
    GIDLEY-APPLEBY ROAD GIDLEY 2340Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
New England
Member of Parliament
Barnaby JOYCE (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
131,238
Turnout (2025)
91.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.9 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 13.4 km away).

Coalition 64.8%Labor 35.2%

2.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • AttungaLabor 24.5% · Coalition 75.5% TPP (2025)7.6 km away
  • Moore CreekLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)8.5 km away
  • Oxley ValeLabor 40.4% · Coalition 59.6% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
  • WestdaleLabor 34.8% · Coalition 65.2% TPP (2025)11.5 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 5Labor 46.5% · Coalition 53.5% TPP (2025)12.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

More in Tamworth Regional Council

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Comparable suburbs

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