Bective vs Wallamore

Wallamore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Bective. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bective, about half of households are couple families. In Wallamore, most households are couple families.

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

Wallamore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wallamore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs 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

Wallamore

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (306 min vs 318 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (418.1 km vs 429.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallamore

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 34/100)
  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bective

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.8% vs -30.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bective and Wallamore 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 Wallamore
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 Wallamore
Walkability 0 / 23
Bective — Walkability: 0/100 Wallamore — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 66 / 100
Bective — Safety: 66/100 Wallamore — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 82 / 100
Bective — Low fire risk: 82/100 Wallamore — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bective has more residents (194 vs 84); Bective skews older (49 vs 40).

Bective Wallamore
Population 194
+57% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.8% -30.6%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $81,900/yr $97,500/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+3% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bective Wallamore
0-4 4.6% / 4.8%
Bective — 0-4: 4.6% Wallamore — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 15.5% / 13.1%
Bective — 5-14: 15.5% Wallamore — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 3.6% / 3.6%
Bective — 15-19: 3.6% Wallamore — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.1% / —
Bective — 20-24: 3.1% Wallamore — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.4% / 19.0%
Bective — 25-34: 12.4% Wallamore — 25-34: 19.0%
35-44 9.8% / 15.5%
Bective — 35-44: 9.8% Wallamore — 35-44: 15.5%
45-54 13.9% / 11.9%
Bective — 45-54: 13.9% Wallamore — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 20.1% / 8.3%
Bective — 55-64: 20.1% Wallamore — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 9.3% / 10.7%
Bective — 65-74: 9.3% Wallamore — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 6.7% / 9.5%
Bective — 75-84: 6.7% Wallamore — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 2.1% / —
Bective — 85+: 2.1% Wallamore — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Wallamore 62.5% couple families
Wallamore — Couple Families: 62.5% Wallamore — Lone Person: 18.8% Wallamore — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Wallamore 28.0% renting
Wallamore — Owned Outright: 36.0% Wallamore — Mortgage: 36.0% Wallamore — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bective 100.0% houses
Bective — Houses: 100.0%
Wallamore 100.0% houses
Wallamore — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bective Wallamore
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 26.2%
Bective — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Wallamore — Certificate III & IV: 26.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 10.7%
Bective — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Wallamore — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 10.7%
Bective — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wallamore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Bective — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Wallamore — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Bective — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wallamore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Bective Wallamore
House price Higher than 27% of NSW —
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Wallamore is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Bective Wallamore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bective carries more crime risk (34 vs 0); Bective carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0).

Bective Wallamore
Bushfire Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
34/100
 None
0/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Bective

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

Schools in Wallamore

  • Calrossy Anglican School - Tangara Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bective Wallamore
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Bective sits further from the CBD (429.2 km vs 418.1 km).

Bective Wallamore
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 429.2 km
+3% vs other
 418.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 306 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 20/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
same for both

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 Wallamore
Car (driver) 71.3% / 69.0%
Bective — Car (driver): 71.3% Wallamore — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 19.0%
Bective — Worked from Home: 28.7% Wallamore — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only — / 11.9%
Bective — Walked Only: not among its largest Wallamore — Walked Only: 11.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Bective Wallamore
Elevation 387 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bective Wallamore
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
92 premises
 0%
41 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bective

Rural

Wallamore

Rural

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