Bithramere vs Winton
Winton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Bithramere. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Winton: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.3 million in Bithramere, though rent is higher in Bithramere. On these figures, Bithramere tends to suit 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
Bithramere
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 34/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bithramere
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,300,000 vs $1,700,000)
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
Bithramere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (298 min vs 314 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (412.3 km vs 423 km)
- But Winton is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bithramere
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 34/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)
- But Winton is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
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
Bithramere and Winton 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
Winton has more residents (209 vs 163); Bithramere skews older (51 vs 48).
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 163 | 209 +28% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.2% | -5.9% |
| Median age | 51 | 48 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $91,936/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +7% vs other | $325/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
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 (4.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | $1,700,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $4,500 |
Zoning mix
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
Winton is more walkable (14 vs 5).
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Winton carries more crime risk (34 vs 16).
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Winton sits further from the CBD (423 km vs 412.3 km).
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 412.3 km | 423 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 298 min | 314 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2340 | 0.0% postcode 2344 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2340 | 66 postcode 2344 |
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 (63.0%).
Setting
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 423 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 404 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 82 premises | 0% 98 premises |
Climate
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm | 626 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.6°C | 32.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.6°C | 6.0°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bithramere | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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