Garoo vs Loomberah
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Garoo, about half of households are couple families. In Loomberah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Loomberah tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Loomberah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Loomberah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Garoo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($266/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Garoo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (268 min vs 292 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (372.6 km vs 404.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Garoo has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)
- Loomberah carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Loomberah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.4% vs -10.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Garoo and Loomberah 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
Loomberah has more residents (552 vs 93); Loomberah has higher household incomes ($108,472 vs $84,448).
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 93 | 552 +494% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.6% | +8.4% |
| Median age | 40 same for both | |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr | $108,472/yr +28% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $266/wk | $300/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
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 (4.3%).
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 (19.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $817,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 52% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 57/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Garoo carries more crime risk (73 vs 12).
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Loomberah sits further from the CBD (404.7 km vs 372.6 km).
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 372.6 km | 404.7 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 268 min | 292 min |
| Public transport score | 21/100 Bus | 33/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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 (61.0%).
Setting
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 515 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 642 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 206 premises |
Climate
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Garoo | Loomberah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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