Gowrie vs Duri

Gowrie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Duri. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gowrie, most households are couple families. In Duri, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gowrie: a median of $1.02 million, against $515,000 in Duri, though rent is higher in Duri. On these figures, Gowrie tends to suit couples, while Duri suits 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

Gowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Duri

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($515,000 vs $1,025,000)
  • has cheaper land ($207,500 vs $376,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gowrie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gowrie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (384.8 km vs 399.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (280 min vs 286 min)
  • But Duri is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Duri

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Gowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.3% vs -13.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gowrie Duri
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.

Gowrie Duri
Walkability 0 / 8
Gowrie — Walkability: 0/100 Duri — Walkability: 8/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Gowrie — Low fire risk: 64/100 Duri — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Duri has more residents (463 vs 96); Duri rents higher ($320/wk vs $200/wk).

Gowrie Duri
Population 96 463
+382% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% -13.0%
Median age 41 47
Median household income $95,316/yr
+7% vs other
 $88,192/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $320/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Duri
0-4 4.2% / 6.7%
Gowrie — 0-4: 4.2% Duri — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 16.7% / 10.4%
Gowrie — 5-14: 16.7% Duri — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 7.3% / 6.3%
Gowrie — 15-19: 7.3% Duri — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.2% / 5.2%
Gowrie — 20-24: 5.2% Duri — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.3% / 6.7%
Gowrie — 25-34: 7.3% Duri — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 16.7% / 10.6%
Gowrie — 35-44: 16.7% Duri — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 8.3% / 15.1%
Gowrie — 45-54: 8.3% Duri — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 14.6% / 19.0%
Gowrie — 55-64: 14.6% Duri — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 8.3% / 13.8%
Gowrie — 65-74: 8.3% Duri — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.2% / 5.4%
Gowrie — 75-84: 6.2% Duri — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ — / 1.3%
Gowrie — 85+: not among its largest Duri — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 61.9% couple families
Gowrie — Couple Families: 61.9% Gowrie — Lone Person: 19.0% Gowrie — One Parent Families: 19.0% Gowrie — Group Household: 0.0%
Duri 49.5% couple families
Duri — Couple Families: 49.5% Duri — Lone Person: 33.6% Duri — One Parent Families: 14.0% Duri — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 11.1% renting
Gowrie — Owned Outright: 48.1% Gowrie — Mortgage: 40.7% Gowrie — Renting: 11.1%
Duri 16.1% renting
Duri — Owned Outright: 41.0% Duri — Mortgage: 42.9% Duri — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 100.0% houses
Gowrie — Houses: 100.0%
Duri 100.0% houses
Duri — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gowrie Duri
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 18.6%
Gowrie — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Duri — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 8.9%
Gowrie — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Duri — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.8%
Gowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Duri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.2% / 1.1%
Gowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2% Duri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Gowrie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Duri — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Property market

Gowrie Duri
Median house price $1,025,000 $515,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $376,000 $207,500

Zoning mix

Gowrie Duri
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Gowrie Duri
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Duri is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Gowrie Duri
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Gowrie carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Gowrie Duri
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime — Moderate
58/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gowrie Duri
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gowrie

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

Schools in Duri

  • Duri Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gowrie Duri
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Duri sits further from the CBD (399.8 km vs 384.8 km).

Gowrie Duri
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 384.8 km 399.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 280 min 286 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.0%
postcode 2344
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 66
postcode 2344

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.

Gowrie Duri
Car (driver) 55.6% / 67.7%
Gowrie — Car (driver): 55.6% Duri — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 24.5%
Gowrie — Worked from Home: 44.4% Duri — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Gowrie — Walked Only: not among its largest Duri — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 1.4%
Gowrie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Duri — Car (passenger): 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Gowrie Duri
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 463 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gowrie Duri
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
212 premises

Climate

Gowrie Duri
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Gowrie Duri
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

Gowrie Duri
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Gowrie Duri
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gowrie Duri
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gowrie

Rural

Duri

Rural

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