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NSW · Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth, 2340

Est. population · Jun 2025

194

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.1%

Median age

49

Median income

$697/wk

Employment rate

32.9%

University qualified

13.4%

Work from home

12.7%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$637,000

Languages at home

19%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Nepali, Vietnamese

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • Arts precinct
  • Café precinct
  • Walkable
What Tamworth is known for: Excellent transport, Education hub, Arts precinct, Café precinct, Walkable

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Suburb profile

Tamworth is a major regional centre in New South Wales, in Tamworth Regional Council. The Peel River is part of the surrounding geography. It has a university campus. Notable landmarks include Big Golden Guitar.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Local amenities are a relative strength. Health access is an exceptional strength. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Green cover is an exceptional strength. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising schools and parks and walkability over socio-economic advantage.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in New South Wales (276)

Strengths

  • School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • University campus
  • Peel River
  • Big Golden Guitar

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Tamworth compares

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)

194

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

23.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

92nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

34th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

66%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

20th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

194(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +2.1% over 5 years · 34th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+2.1%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+4
Growth rank in NSW
34th 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 (~200), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
189
Median age
49
Median household income / week
$697
Dwelling vacancy
23.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
28 of 121
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$248
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
28.6% / 5.7% / 65.7%
Employment rate
32.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.7% / 0% / 72.7%
Walked or cycled to work
10.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
50 / 29 / 3 (+ 3 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

13.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 12.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.4% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified9.1% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational12.8% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below64.6% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce25.4%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services20.6%
  • Health15.9%
  • Education11.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies11.1%
  • Architecture and building7.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$56,461

52nd percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,660

47th percentile in NSW · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

20th percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$59,480

34th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

12th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2340 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
32,017
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,466
Median net rent
$906
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,596
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
-2%
Rental investment vs state median
-21%
Super vs state median
-15%
Business income vs state median
-20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

19% speak a language other than English at home; 22.5% born overseas

Language at home
128 English only · 30 other
Non-English at home
19%
Born overseas
34 (22.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
20 (10.6%)
Australian citizens
129
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
3

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin5 · 38.5%
  • Nepali5 · 38.5%
  • Vietnamese3 · 23.1%

Religion

48.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.1%, while 21.7% reported no religion. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion21.7%32.8%
Christianity48.1%47.6%
Hinduism6.9%3.4%
Other / not stated23.3%16.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican19.6%11.9%
Catholic15.9%22.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2340, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
29
Against the person
8
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
149.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 24 residents
State crime-rate percentile
92.3th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-3.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
52
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
268.04

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions4
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
  • Malicious Damage To Property3
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
936
Median ICSEA percentile
20th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • St Nicholas' Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1042 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 586 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Tamworth Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 997 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 891 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Tamworth West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 908 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 370 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1003 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 185 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Oxley High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 936 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 1,007 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Parry SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 753 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 20 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Bullimbal SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 870 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 70 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Oxley HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Tamworth HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Tamworth PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Tamworth WPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

41 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Marius At Hill St
  • Marius St After Darling St
  • Marius St After East St
  • Marius St At Murray St
  • Peel St Before Darling St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

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

226 mapped amenities

8 restaurants · 6 cafes · 3 pubs · 4 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 13 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Good local dining options — 31 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 41 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
31.75
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
164.02
Parks per 1,000 residents
15.87
Food & drink(31)
  • Tamworth Hot BakeBakery
  • Bean & The BaristaCafe
  • Cafe VivaldiCafe
  • Camp GroundsCafe

    322 Peel Street

  • Gloria Jean'sCafe
  • Inland CafeCafe

    405 Peel Street

  • Sonny's Bakery & CafeCafe
  • Donut KingFast food
  • Fitzroy MilkbarFast food
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • Ispa KebabsFast food
  • KFCFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • My ThaiFast food
  • OportoFast food

    279A Marius Street

  • Red RoosterFast food
  • Rice & Rolls Sushi BarFast food
  • Roast & GrillFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • SubwayFast food

    279A Marius Street

  • Central HotelPub
  • Post office hotelPub
  • Tamworth HotelPub
  • Big Fella Burgers & PizzaRestaurant

    266 Peel Street

  • Dragon PalaceRestaurant
  • Hopscotch Restaurant and BarRestaurant
  • Papa Luigi'sRestaurant
  • Pig & TinderboxRestaurant
  • Riviera Bar & GrillRestaurant
  • Tamworth Vietnamese RestaurantRestaurant

    15 Fitzroy Street

  • Zaya SushiRestaurant
Shopping(19)
  • Dan Murphy'sBottle shop
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Tamworth Hotel Bottle ShopBottle shop
  • FoodaryConvenience store

    21 White Street, Tamworth

  • KmartDepartment store
  • TargetDepartment store

    369 Peel Street

  • Tamworth Chainsaw & Mower CentreHardware store
  • Uniting Church Op-ShopOp shop

    146 Marius Street

  • VinniesOp shop
  • Centrepoint Shopping CentreShopping centre

    374 Peel Street

  • Tamworth EastpointShopping centre
  • Tamworth SquareShopping centre
  • The Atrium Shopping CentreShopping centre

    345 Peel Street

  • AldiSupermarket
  • AldiSupermarket

    194-196 Peel Street

  • ColesSupermarket

    432 Peel Street

  • WoolworthsSupermarket

    502-504 Peel Street, Tamworth

Everyday services(11)
  • BOQATM
  • WestpacATM
  • ANZBank

    479 Peel Street, Tamworth

  • BOQBank

    Unit 1 186 Marius Street, Tamworth

  • Greater BankBank

    364 Peel Street

  • SuncorpBank
  • WestpacBank

    336-338 Peel Street

  • Ampol Foodary Tamworth OranaPetrol station

    21 White Street, Tamworth

  • BPPetrol station
  • Transwest FuelsPetrol station
  • Tamworth Post OfficePost office
Community(5)
  • Cancer CouncilCommunity centre
  • Tamworth Community CentreCommunity centre
  • Tamworth City LibraryLibrary
  • Tamworth Regional CouncilTownhall

    437 Peel Street, Tamworth

  • Tamworth War Memorial Town HallTownhall

    26-28 Fitzroy Street

Health & services(5)
  • Counterpoint Dental CareDentist
  • Tamworth CardiologyHospital

    16 Darling Street, Tamworth

  • Tamworth General PracticeMedical clinic
  • BloomsPharmacy

    348 Peel Street

  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
Sport & outdoors(9)
  • Fitness station
  • Bicentennial ParkPark
  • Park
  • Tamworth Regional PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Tamworth VelodromeSports centre
  • No 1 ovalSports field
  • Tamworth Chess ClubSports field
  • Swimming pool
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Caravan park
  • Paradise Bridge Tourist ParkCaravan park
Places to stay(4)
  • Quality Hotel PowerhouseHotel
  • Sanctuary InnHotel
  • Tudor HotelHotel

    315 Peel Street

  • City Sider Tamworth CBDMotel

    237 Marius Street

Entertainment(4)
  • Forum 6 CinemasCinema
  • Powerhouse Motorcycle MuseumMuseum
  • Tamworth Powerstation MuseumMuseum

    216

  • Tamworth Capitol TheatreTheatre
Transport(11)

10 bus stops · 1 train stations

Other(86)
  • Chiropractic LifeAlternative

    7 Murray Street, Tamworth

  • OPH OsteopathyAlternative

    20 Murray Street, Tamworth

  • Australian Country Music Hall of FameAttraction

    561 Peel Street, Tamworth

  • BaxterBag
  • Laser ClinicsBeauty salon
  • Tamworth Nails & BeautyBeauty salon
  • AdairsBed
  • Bench (2)
  • Collins BooksellersBooks
  • Tamworth Bus InterchangeBus Station
  • BMWCar
  • BYDCar
  • FordCar
  • GWMCar
  • HondaCar
  • HyundaiCar
  • IsuzuCar
  • JACCar
  • KiaCar
  • MazdaCar
  • Mercedes-BenzCar
  • MGCar
  • MitsubishiCar
  • NissanCar
  • ŠkodaCar
  • SubaruCar
  • Tamworth GMSVCar
  • VolkswagenCar
  • VolvoCar
  • VolkswagenCar repair
  • Best & LessClothes
  • Black PepperClothes
  • Blue IllusionClothes
  • Bonds OutletClothes

    358 Peel Street

  • GazmanClothes
  • King-Wot T-ShirtsClothes
  • LowesClothes
  • RiversClothes
  • Shanda ClothingClothes

    356 Peel Street

  • SportscraftClothes
  • SportsgirlClothes

    354 Peel Street

  • StashhouseClothes
  • SussanClothes
  • Sweet Secrets LingerieClothes
  • HealthWISECommunity Health Worker

    213 Peel Street

  • TechnituneComputer

    Unit 2 13 Hill Street

  • Super Vape StoreE-Cigarette
  • JB Hi-FiElectronics
  • Tamworth Fishing Tackle and the Great OutdoorsFishing
  • Tamworth Regional GalleryGallery
  • Mery's Gift & GadgetGift
  • Bed Bath n TableHousehold Linen
  • HouseHouseware
  • Blue Cow GelatoIce Cream

    459 Peel Street

  • TumblIce Cream

    411 Peel Street

  • ProudsJewelry
  • Tamworth Services ClubLicensed Club

    199 Marius Street

  • Massage (2)
  • Tamworth Balance MassageMassage
  • Hunter Imaging TamworthMedical Imaging
  • Mobile Phone
  • OptusMobile Phone
  • SOS Phone RepairsMobile Phone
  • SpecsaversOptician
  • OPSMOptometrist
  • Parking

    374 Peel Street

  • Parking

    Byrnes Avenue, Tamworth

  • Parking (33)
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Centrepoint PatisseriePastry
  • St Nicholas Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
  • Tamworth Police StationPolice
  • Post Box
  • Douglass Hanly MoirSample Collection
  • Red Cross ShopSecond Hand

    498 Peel Street

  • Talking ThreadsSecond Hand

    529 Peel Street

  • MathersShoes
  • R.M.WilliamsShoes
  • RebelSports
  • OfficeworksStationery
  • ABC New England North WestStudio

    470 Peel Street, Tamworth

  • Honey InkTattoo
  • University of New England Tamworth CentreUniversity

    24

  • Stream UVacant
  • Vacant (6)
  • Waste Basket (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bicentennial ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
15.6%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St Nicholas Catholic Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
10
Nearest hospital
Tamworth Cardiology (0.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
3

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
  • Chiropractic LifeMurray StreetAlternative
  • Counterpoint Dental CareDentist
  • Douglass Hanly MoirSample_Collection
  • HealthWISEPeel StreetCommunity_Health_Worker
  • Hunter Imaging TamworthMedical_Imaging
  • OPH OsteopathyMurray StreetAlternative
  • OPSMOptometrist
  • Tamworth CardiologyDarling StreetHospital
  • Tamworth General PracticeGP
Aged-care services
  • Australian Unity Home Care Service - New EnglandTAMWORTHHome Care
  • HCP New EnglandTAMWORTHHome Care
  • LiveBetter Community Services - TamworthTAMWORTHHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
7
Participants per 1,000 residents
36.1

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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 12 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Pub; Temporary building, structure or use; Temporary structure; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    147 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340On Exhibition
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Respite day care centre
    513-515 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Additional Information Requested

  • August 2026

  • Business premises; Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Hours of operation and trading
    98 KABLE AVENUE TAMWORTH 2340Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Advertising and signage; Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    12A BOURKE STREET TAMWORTH 2340Under Assessment
  • Restaurant or cafe; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Take away food and drink
    1 395 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • June 2026

  • Signage; Advertising and signage; Business identification sign
    395-401 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Caravan park
    575 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Additional Information Requested

  • May 2026

  • Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure
    288-290 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor)
    480 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • March 2026

  • Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    336-338 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Advertising and signage; Retail Premise
    186 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • February 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Fences
    575 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
2025· 11 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Medical centre
    8 DARLING STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Subdivision
    545 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • August 2025

  • Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure
    4 DARLING STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • July 2025

  • Signage; Advertising and signage; Advertising structure
    186 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • June 2025

  • Commercial development; Advertising and signage
    3-5 BRISBANE STREET TAMWORTH 2340Additional Information Requested
  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    216 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Temporary building, structure or use; Camping ground
    575 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • May 2025

  • Place of public worship; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    156 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • April 2025

  • Signage; Advertising and signage; Business identification sign
    495 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • March 2025

  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Health services facility; Hours of operation and trading
    471-479 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • January 2025

  • Subdivision
    414 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
2024· 17 proposals

  • November 2024

  • Restaurant or cafe; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    22 Darling Street, North Tamworth NSW 2340Determined
  • Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    147 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • September 2024

  • Subdivision
    545 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • August 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development
    432-452 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Under Assessment
  • Restaurant or cafe; Hours of operation and trading
    318 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • July 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    17 BYRNES AVENUE TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Commercial development; Advertising and signage
    130 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor)
    108-109 KABLE AVENUE TAMWORTH 2340Additional Information Requested
  • Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Storage premises; Self storage units
    395-401 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • June 2024

  • Place of public worship; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    156 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • May 2024

  • Commercial development; Erection of a new structure
    432 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Withdrawn
  • Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    259 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Retail Premise
    239 Peel Street, Tamworth NSW 2340Determined
  • Subdivision
    288-290 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • March 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Co-living; Non-standard Housing
    242-244 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • February 2024

  • Demolition
    545 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Advertising and signage; Automotive/truck premises; Industrial retail outlet
    200 MARIUS STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
2023· 5 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise
    417-419 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Educational establishment; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Tertiary institution; Infrastructure
    545 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • November 2023

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    216 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined
  • Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    315 PEEL STREET TAMWORTH 2340Determined

  • October 2023

  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Take away food and drink
    22 Darling Street tamworth NSW 2340Determined

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • RoadworksScott Road, George Fielder Bridge06 Sep 2026 – 18 Dec 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • Dominican Roman Catholic ConventMarius Street, Tamworth (East)SHR
  • Tamworth Peel BarracksPeel Street (cnr), TamworthSHR
  • Tamworth Post OfficeFitzroy Street, TamworthSHR
  • Tamworth Railway Station and yard groupMain Northern railway, TamworthSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
10.7% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State 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 3.8 km away).

Coalition 60.8%Labor 39.2%

6.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.4 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • TamworthLabor 38.3% · Coalition 61.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Tamworth NorthLabor 38.7% · Coalition 61.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Tamworth EastLabor 41.7% · Coalition 58.3% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • Tamworth WestLabor 39.7% · Coalition 60.3% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Tamworth SouthLabor 39.5% · Coalition 60.5% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Tamworth Regional Council

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Comparable suburbs

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