Bective vs Attunga

Attunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Bective. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bective, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bective: a median of $710,000, against $570,000 in Attunga. On these figures, Bective tends to suit couples, while Attunga suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bective

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 56%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Attunga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $710,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bective

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bective and Attunga drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bective Attunga
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bective Attunga
Walkability 0 / 5
Bective — Walkability: 0/100 Attunga — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 66 / 54
Bective — Safety: 66/100 Attunga — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 82 / 73
Bective — Low fire risk: 82/100 Attunga — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Attunga has more residents (542 vs 194); Bective skews older (49 vs 43).

Bective Attunga
Population 194 542
+179% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.8% -5.1%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $81,900/yr
+9% vs other
 $74,256/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+2% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bective Attunga
0-4 4.6% / 6.3%
Bective — 0-4: 4.6% Attunga — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 15.5% / 12.9%
Bective — 5-14: 15.5% Attunga — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 3.6% / 5.9%
Bective — 15-19: 3.6% Attunga — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.1% / 3.0%
Bective — 20-24: 3.1% Attunga — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 12.4% / 10.3%
Bective — 25-34: 12.4% Attunga — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 9.8% / 13.7%
Bective — 35-44: 9.8% Attunga — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.9% / 14.6%
Bective — 45-54: 13.9% Attunga — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 20.1% / 13.5%
Bective — 55-64: 20.1% Attunga — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 9.3% / 13.7%
Bective — 65-74: 9.3% Attunga — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.7% / 4.4%
Bective — 75-84: 6.7% Attunga — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.1% / 0.9%
Bective — 85+: 2.1% Attunga — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bective 53.7% couple families
Bective — Couple Families: 53.7% Bective — Lone Person: 24.4% Bective — One Parent Families: 22.0% Bective — Group Household: 0.0%
Attunga 43.7% couple families
Attunga — Couple Families: 43.7% Attunga — Lone Person: 40.1% Attunga — One Parent Families: 12.7% Attunga — Group Household: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bective 19.4% renting
Bective — Owned Outright: 37.3% Bective — Mortgage: 43.3% Bective — Renting: 19.4%
Attunga 12.8% renting
Attunga — Owned Outright: 41.9% Attunga — Mortgage: 45.3% Attunga — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bective 100.0% houses
Bective — Houses: 100.0% Bective — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Attunga 96.7% houses
Attunga — Houses: 96.7% Attunga — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bective Attunga
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 20.5%
Bective — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Attunga — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 6.5%
Bective — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Attunga — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.1%
Bective — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Attunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 0.9%
Bective — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Attunga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.6%
Bective — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Attunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Property market

Bective Attunga
Median house price $710,000 $570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bective Attunga
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bective Attunga
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bective Attunga
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Bective Attunga
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Attunga carries more crime risk (46 vs 34).

Bective Attunga
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bective Attunga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bective

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Attunga

  • Attunga Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bective Attunga
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Bective Attunga
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 429.2 km 429.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 314 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.0%
postcode 2345
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 62
postcode 2345

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bective Attunga
Car (driver) 71.3% / 71.9%
Bective — Car (driver): 71.3% Attunga — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 21.7%
Bective — Worked from Home: 28.7% Attunga — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Bective — Car (passenger): not among its largest Attunga — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 1.3%
Bective — Walked Only: not among its largest Attunga — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Bective Attunga
Elevation 387 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 411 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bective Attunga
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
92 premises
 0%
232 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Bective Attunga
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bective Attunga
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Bective Attunga
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bective Attunga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bective

Rural

Attunga

Affordable Rural

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