Gidley vs Hallsville

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gidley tends to suit 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

Hallsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hallsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gidley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $410/wk)
  • But Hallsville leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Hallsville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 311 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (416.7 km vs 423.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hallsville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Hallsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.7% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gidley Hallsville
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.

Gidley Hallsville
Walkability 0 / 14
Gidley — Walkability: 0/100 Hallsville — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 20 / 54
Gidley — Safety: 20/100 Hallsville — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 71 / 75
Gidley — Low fire risk: 71/100 Hallsville — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Hallsville has more residents (642 vs 91); Hallsville has higher household incomes ($104,416 vs $49,348).

Gidley Hallsville
Population 91 642
+605% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +20.7%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $49,348/yr $104,416/yr
+112% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $410/wk
+64% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gidley Hallsville
0-4 — / 4.8%
Gidley — 0-4: not among its largest Hallsville — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 18.7% / 16.0%
Gidley — 5-14: 18.7% Hallsville — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 17.6% / 7.2%
Gidley — 15-19: 17.6% Hallsville — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Gidley — 20-24: not among its largest Hallsville — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 4.4% / 9.7%
Gidley — 25-34: 4.4% Hallsville — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 12.1% / 11.4%
Gidley — 35-44: 12.1% Hallsville — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 15.4% / 13.6%
Gidley — 45-54: 15.4% Hallsville — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 12.1% / 14.6%
Gidley — 55-64: 12.1% Hallsville — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 14.3% / 12.3%
Gidley — 65-74: 14.3% Hallsville — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 — / 4.0%
Gidley — 75-84: not among its largest Hallsville — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 2.2%
Gidley — 85+: not among its largest Hallsville — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gidley 68.4% couple families
Gidley — Couple Families: 68.4% Gidley — Lone Person: 31.6% Gidley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gidley — Group Household: 0.0%
Hallsville 57.0% couple families
Hallsville — Couple Families: 57.0% Hallsville — Lone Person: 23.9% Hallsville — One Parent Families: 16.9% Hallsville — Group Household: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gidley 27.3% renting
Gidley — Owned Outright: 36.4% Gidley — Mortgage: 36.4% Gidley — Renting: 27.3%
Hallsville 7.7% renting
Hallsville — Owned Outright: 39.1% Hallsville — Mortgage: 53.2% Hallsville — Renting: 7.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gidley 100.0% houses
Gidley — Houses: 100.0%
Hallsville 100.0% houses
Hallsville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gidley Hallsville
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 22.0%
Gidley — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Hallsville — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 9.5%
Gidley — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Hallsville — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.5%
Gidley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Hallsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Gidley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hallsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Gidley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hallsville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Property market

Gidley Hallsville
Median house price — $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $360,000

Zoning mix

Gidley has more rural and farming land (100% vs 65%).

Gidley Hallsville
Rural and farming 100% 65%
Residential 0% 35%
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

Gidley Hallsville
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gidley Hallsville
House price — Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Hallsville is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Gidley Hallsville
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Gidley carries more crime risk (80 vs 46).

Gidley Hallsville
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
25/100
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gidley Hallsville
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

Gidley Hallsville
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Gidley sits further from the CBD (423.4 km vs 416.7 km).

Gidley Hallsville
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 423.4 km
+2% vs other
 416.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 311 min 304 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.

Gidley Hallsville
Car (driver) 67.6% / 70.2%
Gidley — Car (driver): 67.6% Hallsville — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 25.5%
Gidley — Worked from Home: 32.4% Hallsville — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Gidley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Hallsville — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Gidley — Walked Only: not among its largest Hallsville — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Gidley Hallsville
Elevation 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gidley Hallsville
Connectivity score 30/100 39/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 13%
263 premises

Climate

Gidley Hallsville
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Gidley Hallsville
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

Gidley Hallsville
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Gidley Hallsville
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gidley Hallsville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gidley

Rural

Hallsville

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