Duncans Creek vs Woolomin
Woolomin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Duncans Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Duncans Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woolomin: a median of $525,000, against $125,000 in Duncans Creek, though rent is higher in Duncans Creek. On these figures, Duncans Creek tends to suit couples 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
Woolomin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Duncans Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($125,000 vs $525,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Woolomin
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $400/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Woolomin
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
- has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 307 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (404.8 km vs 415.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Woolomin
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
- carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 96/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Duncans Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.8% vs -6.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Duncans Creek and Woolomin 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
Woolomin has more residents (260 vs 70); Duncans Creek rents higher ($400/wk vs $260/wk).
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 260 +271% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.8% | -6.8% |
| Median age | 51 | 42 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +16% vs other | $60,320/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +35% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (27.1%).
Property market
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $125,000 | $525,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 30 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 22% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 99% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
Woolomin is more walkable (19 vs 5).
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Duncans Creek carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 38); Duncans Creek carries more crime risk (96 vs 66).
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Duncans Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Woolomin
- Woolomin Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Duncans Creek sits further from the CBD (415.6 km vs 404.8 km).
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 415.6 km +3% vs other | 404.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 307 min | 293 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 (78.2%).
Setting
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 715 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 129 premises |
Climate
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 784 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Duncans Creek | Woolomin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Duncans Creek
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