Bundella vs Tambar Springs

Bundella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Tambar Springs. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bundella, about half of households rent. In Tambar Springs, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bundella tends to suit renters and share households, while Tambar Springs suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bundella carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 91/100)
  • Tambar Springs is already more of a family suburb (39% vs 31%)

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

Renters

Bundella

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $183/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 17%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Tambar Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (319 min vs 331 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bundella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 91/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Bundella Tambar Springs
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.

Bundella Tambar Springs
Walkability 0 / 0
Bundella — Walkability: 0/100 Tambar Springs — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 9
Bundella — Safety: 100/100 Tambar Springs — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 89 / 81
Bundella — Low fire risk: 89/100 Tambar Springs — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Tambar Springs rents higher ($183/wk vs $0/wk); Tambar Springs has more residents (273 vs 53).

Bundella Tambar Springs
Population 53 273
+415% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.2% —
Median age 47 50
Median household income $75,816/yr
+31% vs other
 $52,676/yr
Median weekly rent — $183/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundella Tambar Springs
0-4 7.5% / 3.3%
Bundella — 0-4: 7.5% Tambar Springs — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 7.5% / 12.8%
Bundella — 5-14: 7.5% Tambar Springs — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.5% / 3.3%
Bundella — 15-19: 7.5% Tambar Springs — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 — / 2.2%
Bundella — 20-24: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 17.0% / 11.4%
Bundella — 25-34: 17.0% Tambar Springs — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 11.3% / 9.5%
Bundella — 35-44: 11.3% Tambar Springs — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 26.4% / 12.1%
Bundella — 45-54: 26.4% Tambar Springs — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.2% / 19.4%
Bundella — 55-64: 13.2% Tambar Springs — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 22.6% / 16.8%
Bundella — 65-74: 22.6% Tambar Springs — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 5.7% / 6.6%
Bundella — 75-84: 5.7% Tambar Springs — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 3.3%
Bundella — 85+: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Bundella Tambar Springs
England 9.4% / 1.1%
Bundella — England: 9.4% Tambar Springs — England: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Bundella — New Zealand: not among its largest Tambar Springs — New Zealand: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundella 23.1% lone person
Bundella — Lone Person: 23.1% Bundella — Couple Families: 30.8% Bundella — Group Household: 46.2% Bundella — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tambar Springs 54.5% lone person
Tambar Springs — Lone Person: 54.5% Tambar Springs — Couple Families: 28.8% Tambar Springs — Group Household: 6.1% Tambar Springs — One Parent Families: 10.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundella 100.0% houses
Bundella — Houses: 100.0% Bundella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tambar Springs 96.1% houses
Tambar Springs — Houses: 96.1% Tambar Springs — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bundella Tambar Springs
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 9.9%
Bundella — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Tambar Springs — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 9.5%
Bundella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Tambar Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 6.2%
Bundella — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Tambar Springs — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Bundella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tambar Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundella 45.5% renting
Bundella — Owned Outright: 54.5% Bundella — Mortgage: 0.0% Bundella — Renting: 45.5%
Tambar Springs 16.9% renting
Tambar Springs — Owned Outright: 69.7% Tambar Springs — Mortgage: 13.5% Tambar Springs — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bundella Tambar Springs
Median house price — $165,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bundella Tambar Springs
Rural and farming 95% 90%
Environmental 5% 10%
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

Bundella Tambar Springs
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
 10
across Warrumbungle
Approvals change year on year +33% -75%

Ranking within NSW

Bundella Tambar Springs
House price — Higher than 3% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Bundella Tambar Springs
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tambar Springs carries more crime risk (91 vs 0).

Bundella Tambar Springs
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
19/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
91/100
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

Bundella Tambar Springs
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 Bundella

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

Schools in Tambar Springs

  • Tambar Springs Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bundella Tambar Springs
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 12 22

Mobility

Bundella Tambar Springs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 437.9 km 439.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 331 min 319 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2343
 0.3%
postcode 2381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2343
 54
postcode 2381

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.

Bundella Tambar Springs
Car (driver) 42.3% / 41.8%
Bundella — Car (driver): 42.3% Tambar Springs — Car (driver): 41.8%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 49.5%
Bundella — Worked from Home: 30.8% Tambar Springs — Worked from Home: 49.5%
Walked Only 26.9% / 5.5%
Bundella — Walked Only: 26.9% Tambar Springs — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Bundella — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tambar Springs — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.5%).

Setting

Bundella Tambar Springs
Elevation 511 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 383 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bundella Tambar Springs
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
65 premises

Council rates

Bundella Tambar Springs
Average residential rate $934/yr $671/yr
Council Liverpool Plains Warrumbungle

Federal electorate

Bundella Tambar Springs
Division New England Parkes
Member Barnaby Joyce Jamie Chaffey
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundella Tambar Springs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundella

Retirees Rural

Tambar Springs

Retirees Rural

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