Gowrie vs Quipolly

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 Quipolly, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gowrie tends to suit couples, while Quipolly suits people living alone and older residents.

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 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Quipolly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Quipolly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (364.7 km vs 384.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 280 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Quipolly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Quipolly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gowrie and Quipolly 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 Quipolly
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 Quipolly
Walkability 0 / 0
Gowrie — Walkability: 0/100 Quipolly — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 64 / 65
Gowrie — Low fire risk: 64/100 Quipolly — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Quipolly has more residents (215 vs 96); Quipolly rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Gowrie Quipolly
Population 96 215
+124% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +21.5%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $95,316/yr $104,884/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Quipolly
0-4 4.2% / 4.2%
Gowrie — 0-4: 4.2% Quipolly — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 16.7% / 13.5%
Gowrie — 5-14: 16.7% Quipolly — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 7.3% / 7.0%
Gowrie — 15-19: 7.3% Quipolly — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.2% / 2.8%
Gowrie — 20-24: 5.2% Quipolly — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 7.3% / 8.4%
Gowrie — 25-34: 7.3% Quipolly — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 16.7% / 9.3%
Gowrie — 35-44: 16.7% Quipolly — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 8.3% / 11.2%
Gowrie — 45-54: 8.3% Quipolly — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 14.6% / 10.7%
Gowrie — 55-64: 14.6% Quipolly — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 8.3% / 18.1%
Gowrie — 65-74: 8.3% Quipolly — 65-74: 18.1%
75-84 6.2% / 7.4%
Gowrie — 75-84: 6.2% Quipolly — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / —
Gowrie — 85+: not among its largest Quipolly — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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%
Quipolly 51.0% couple families
Quipolly — Couple Families: 51.0% Quipolly — Lone Person: 30.6% Quipolly — One Parent Families: 18.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Quipolly 17.5% renting
Quipolly — Owned Outright: 49.1% Quipolly — Mortgage: 33.3% Quipolly — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 100.0% houses
Gowrie — Houses: 100.0%
Quipolly 100.0% houses
Quipolly — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gowrie Quipolly
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 20.9%
Gowrie — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Quipolly — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.5%
Gowrie — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Quipolly — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 3.7%
Gowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Quipolly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.2% / —
Gowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2% Quipolly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Gowrie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Quipolly — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Property market

Gowrie Quipolly
Median house price $1,025,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $376,000 $352,000

Zoning mix

Gowrie Quipolly
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 Quipolly
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
 12
across Liverpool Plains
Approvals change year on year -35% +33%

Ranking within NSW

Gowrie Quipolly
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Gowrie Quipolly
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Gowrie Quipolly
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
35/100
Crime — Low
39/100
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

Gowrie Quipolly
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

Gowrie Quipolly
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Gowrie sits further from the CBD (384.8 km vs 364.7 km).

Gowrie Quipolly
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 384.8 km
+5% vs other
 364.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 280 min 271 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.1%
postcode 2343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 47
postcode 2343

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 Quipolly
Car (driver) 55.6% / 70.7%
Gowrie — Car (driver): 55.6% Quipolly — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 29.3%
Gowrie — Worked from Home: 44.4% Quipolly — Worked from Home: 29.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Gowrie Quipolly
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gowrie Quipolly
Connectivity score 29/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

Gowrie Quipolly
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

Gowrie Quipolly
Average residential rate $1,397/yr $934/yr
Council Tamworth Liverpool Plains

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gowrie

Rural

Quipolly

Retirees Rural

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