Bithramere vs Westdale
Westdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 51 in Bithramere. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bithramere, most households are couple families. In Westdale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bithramere: a median of $1.3 million, against $630,000 in Westdale. On these figures, Bithramere tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Westdale suits families with children 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
Westdale
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Westdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $1,300,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Westdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Westdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bithramere has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 9%)
- Westdale is more walkable (22/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Westdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.5% vs -5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bithramere and Westdale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Westdale has more residents (2,963 vs 163); Bithramere skews older (51 vs 30).
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 163 | 2,963 +1718% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.2% | +7.5% |
| Median age | 51 | 30 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $88,608/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | $630,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $290,000 |
Zoning mix
Bithramere has more rural and farming land (100% vs 74%).
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 74% |
| Industrial | 0% | 10% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 10% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 53% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
Liveability
Westdale is more walkable (22 vs 5).
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 13/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Westdale carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 19).
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | High 95/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | — |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km | 11 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bithramere
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Westdale
- Westdale Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 13 |
Mobility
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 22/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 412.3 km | 411.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 298 min | 300 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).
Setting
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 423 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 408 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 69/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 82 premises | 43% 1,352 premises |
Climate
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.6°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bithramere | Westdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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