Halls Creek vs Klori
Klori is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Halls Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Halls Creek tends to suit families with children, while Klori suits young adults, couples, 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Halls Creek carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 81/100)
- Klori is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Klori
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Halls Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $480/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Klori
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 350 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (442.1 km vs 449.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Halls Creek carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 81/100)
- Klori has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Halls Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.6% vs 3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Halls Creek and Klori 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
Halls Creek has more residents (180 vs 53); Klori rents higher ($480/wk vs $200/wk).
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 180 +71% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +40.6% | +3.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 38 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $132,184/yr +77% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $480/wk +140% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
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 (11.3%).
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 (15.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $925,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $340,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 48% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Halls Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 26); Klori carries more crime risk (81 vs 48).
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 46/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Halls Creek sits further from the CBD (449.6 km vs 442.1 km).
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 449.6 km +2% vs other | 442.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 350 min | 325 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2346 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2346 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 (76.9%).
Setting
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 547 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 425 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 79 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Council rates
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Halls Creek | Klori | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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