Gowrie vs Werris Creek

Gowrie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Werris Creek. 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 Werris Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Gowrie: a median of $1.02 million, against $340,000 in Werris Creek, though rent is higher in Werris Creek. On these figures, Gowrie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Werris Creek suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Werris Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Gowrie is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Werris Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($340,000 vs $1,025,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gowrie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
  • But Werris Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Werris Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (372.7 km vs 384.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (273 min vs 280 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Werris Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% 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 -6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gowrie and Werris Creek 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 Werris Creek
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 Werris Creek
Walkability 0 / 14
Gowrie — Walkability: 0/100 Werris Creek — Walkability: 14/100
Low fire risk 64 / 76
Gowrie — Low fire risk: 64/100 Werris Creek — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Werris Creek has more residents (1,478 vs 96); Gowrie has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $48,932).

Gowrie Werris Creek
Population 96 1,478
+1440% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% -6.0%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $95,316/yr
+49% vs other
 $48,932/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $220/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Werris Creek
0-4 4.2% / 4.8%
Gowrie — 0-4: 4.2% Werris Creek — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.7% / 11.7%
Gowrie — 5-14: 16.7% Werris Creek — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 7.3% / 5.0%
Gowrie — 15-19: 7.3% Werris Creek — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.2% / 4.5%
Gowrie — 20-24: 5.2% Werris Creek — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.3% / 9.2%
Gowrie — 25-34: 7.3% Werris Creek — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 16.7% / 9.3%
Gowrie — 35-44: 16.7% Werris Creek — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 8.3% / 11.0%
Gowrie — 45-54: 8.3% Werris Creek — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 14.6% / 15.4%
Gowrie — 55-64: 14.6% Werris Creek — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 8.3% / 16.1%
Gowrie — 65-74: 8.3% Werris Creek — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 6.2% / 9.9%
Gowrie — 75-84: 6.2% Werris Creek — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ — / 3.0%
Gowrie — 85+: not among its largest Werris Creek — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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 — Other Families: 0.0% Gowrie — Group Household: 0.0%
Werris Creek 24.9% couple families
Werris Creek — Couple Families: 24.9% Werris Creek — Lone Person: 47.8% Werris Creek — One Parent Families: 20.3% Werris Creek — Other Families: 3.7% Werris Creek — Group Household: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other 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%
Werris Creek 24.6% renting
Werris Creek — Owned Outright: 50.7% Werris Creek — Mortgage: 24.7% Werris Creek — Renting: 24.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 100.0% houses
Gowrie — Houses: 100.0% Gowrie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Gowrie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Werris Creek 95.6% houses
Werris Creek — Houses: 95.6% Werris Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Werris Creek — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gowrie Werris Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 16.0%
Gowrie — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Werris Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 3.0%
Gowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Werris Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 3.2%
Gowrie — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Werris Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.2% / 0.3%
Gowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2% Werris Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Gowrie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Werris Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Property market

Gowrie Werris Creek
Median house price $1,025,000 $340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $376,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Gowrie Werris Creek
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Werris Creek
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
 12
across Liverpool Plains
Approvals change year on year -35% +33%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gowrie Werris Creek
Houses — 5.2%
$420/wk on $420K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gowrie Werris Creek
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of NSW

Liveability

Werris Creek is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Gowrie Werris Creek
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gowrie carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 24).

Gowrie Werris Creek
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
24/100
Crime — High
86/100
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 Werris Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Werris Creek

  • Werris Creek Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gowrie Werris Creek
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 17

Mobility

Gowrie sits further from the CBD (384.8 km vs 372.7 km).

Gowrie Werris Creek
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 384.8 km
+3% vs other
 372.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 280 min 273 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.0%
postcode 2341
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 53
postcode 2341

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 Werris Creek
Car (driver) 55.6% / 73.7%
Gowrie — Car (driver): 55.6% Werris Creek — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 12.8%
Gowrie — Worked from Home: 44.4% Werris Creek — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Walked Only — / 8.8%
Gowrie — Walked Only: not among its largest Werris Creek — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
Gowrie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Werris Creek — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bus — / 2.3%
Gowrie — Bus: not among its largest Werris Creek — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Gowrie Werris Creek
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 362 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gowrie Werris Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 20%
871 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gowrie

Rural

Werris Creek

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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