Emmaville vs Torrington
Emmaville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 58 against 64 in Torrington. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Emmaville: a median of $297,000, against $184,000 in Torrington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Torrington tends to suit people living alone 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
Emmaville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Emmaville has cheaper land ($96,000 vs $185,000)
- Torrington has cheaper houses ($183,500 vs $297,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Torrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Emmaville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (623.6 km vs 644.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (484 min vs 494 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Emmaville carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)
- Torrington has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 33%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Emmaville and Torrington 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
Emmaville rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Emmaville has more residents (505 vs 77).
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 505 +85% vs other | 77 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.7% | -4.9% |
| Median age | 58 | 64 |
| Median household income | $38,896/yr +18% vs other | $31,824/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $297,000 | $183,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $96,000 | $185,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 112 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Torrington has more land zoned for conservation (54% vs 13%); Emmaville has more rural and farming land (87% vs 46%).
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 46% |
| Environmental | 13% | 54% |
| 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
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn | 48 across Tenterfield |
| Approvals change year on year | — | -75% |
Ranking within NSW
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
Liveability
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 7/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Torrington carries more crime risk (89 vs 72); Torrington carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 66).
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | High 89/100 |
| 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
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Emmaville
- Emmaville Central School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Torrington
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 36 |
Mobility
Torrington sits further from the CBD (644.5 km vs 623.6 km).
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 623.6 km | 644.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 484 min | 494 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2371 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2371 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 (62.8%).
Setting
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 939 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 111 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 675 mm | 798 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C | 26.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.8°C | 1.0°C |
Council rates
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr | $922/yr |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn | Tenterfield |
Federal electorate
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Emmaville | Torrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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