Halls Creek vs Namoi River
Halls Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Namoi River. 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, Namoi River tends to suit 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
Namoi River
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Halls Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 35%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Halls Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (350 min vs 395 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (449.6 km vs 479.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Namoi River
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% 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 1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Halls Creek and Namoi River 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 61); Namoi River rents higher ($370/wk vs $200/wk).
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 180 +66% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +40.6% | +1.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 49 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +26% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $370/wk +85% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (16.4%).
Property market
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $925,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $340,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 45% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 6% 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 3% of NSW |
Liveability
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Halls Creek carries more crime risk (48 vs 26).
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 46/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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 | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Namoi River sits further from the CBD (479.2 km vs 449.6 km).
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 449.6 km | 479.2 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 350 min | 395 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 (53.8%).
Setting
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 547 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 578 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 79 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 784 mm | 679 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C | 32.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.1°C | 0.9°C |
Council rates
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Halls Creek | Namoi River | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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