Hallsville vs North Tamworth

North Tamworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Hallsville. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Hallsville, most households are couple families. In North Tamworth, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hallsville: a median of $850,000, against $702,000 in North Tamworth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hallsville tends to suit couples, while North Tamworth 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hallsville is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 44%)
  • North Tamworth has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

North Tamworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($242,500 vs $360,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($702,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Tamworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Tamworth

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (298 min vs 304 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (409.8 km vs 416.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Tamworth

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • But Hallsville carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 70/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hallsville North Tamworth
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.

Hallsville North Tamworth
Walkability 14 / 36
Hallsville — Walkability: 14/100 North Tamworth — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 54 / 30
Hallsville — Safety: 54/100 North Tamworth — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 75 / 80
Hallsville — Low fire risk: 75/100 North Tamworth — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

North Tamworth has more residents (6,273 vs 642); Hallsville has higher household incomes ($104,416 vs $76,076).

Hallsville North Tamworth
Population 642 6,273
+877% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.7% +22.0%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $104,416/yr
+27% vs other
 $76,076/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+24% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hallsville North Tamworth
0-4 4.8% / 6.7%
Hallsville — 0-4: 4.8% North Tamworth — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 16.0% / 11.6%
Hallsville — 5-14: 16.0% North Tamworth — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.2% / 5.1%
Hallsville — 15-19: 7.2% North Tamworth — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 2.8% / 5.1%
Hallsville — 20-24: 2.8% North Tamworth — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.7% / 16.2%
Hallsville — 25-34: 9.7% North Tamworth — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 11.4% / 12.5%
Hallsville — 35-44: 11.4% North Tamworth — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.6% / 10.1%
Hallsville — 45-54: 13.6% North Tamworth — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 14.6% / 9.0%
Hallsville — 55-64: 14.6% North Tamworth — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 12.3% / 8.4%
Hallsville — 65-74: 12.3% North Tamworth — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 4.0% / 9.5%
Hallsville — 75-84: 4.0% North Tamworth — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 2.2% / 5.9%
Hallsville — 85+: 2.2% North Tamworth — 85+: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hallsville 57.0% couple families
Hallsville — Couple Families: 57.0% Hallsville — Lone Person: 23.9% Hallsville — One Parent Families: 16.9% Hallsville — Group Household: 2.1% Hallsville — Other Families: 0.0%
North Tamworth 32.3% couple families
North Tamworth — Couple Families: 32.3% North Tamworth — Lone Person: 48.9% North Tamworth — One Parent Families: 12.1% North Tamworth — Group Household: 5.4% North Tamworth — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hallsville 7.7% renting
Hallsville — Owned Outright: 39.1% Hallsville — Mortgage: 53.2% Hallsville — Renting: 7.7%
North Tamworth 43.4% renting
North Tamworth — Owned Outright: 26.3% North Tamworth — Mortgage: 30.3% North Tamworth — Renting: 43.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hallsville North Tamworth
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 14.5%
Hallsville — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% North Tamworth — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 11.9%
Hallsville — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% North Tamworth — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.6%
Hallsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% North Tamworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 3.7%
Hallsville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% North Tamworth — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.8%
Hallsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% North Tamworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Hallsville North Tamworth
India 0.6% / 2.4%
Hallsville — India: 0.6% North Tamworth — India: 2.4%
England 1.4% / 1.5%
Hallsville — England: 1.4% North Tamworth — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.9%
Hallsville — New Zealand: 0.6% North Tamworth — New Zealand: 0.9%
Nepal — / 1.4%
Hallsville — Nepal: not among its largest North Tamworth — Nepal: 1.4%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Hallsville — Philippines: not among its largest North Tamworth — Philippines: 1.4%
Vietnam — / 0.9%
Hallsville — Vietnam: not among its largest North Tamworth — Vietnam: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hallsville 100.0% houses
Hallsville — Houses: 100.0% Hallsville — Townhouses: 0.0% Hallsville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
North Tamworth 68.7% houses
North Tamworth — Houses: 68.7% North Tamworth — Townhouses: 26.8% North Tamworth — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hallsville North Tamworth
Median house price $850,000 $702,000
Median unit price — $440,000
Median land price $360,000 $242,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 39 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Hallsville has more rural and farming land (65% vs 23%); North Tamworth has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 0%).

Hallsville North Tamworth
Rural and farming 65% 23%
Residential 35% 39%
Environmental 0% 33%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 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

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

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.

Hallsville North Tamworth
Houses — 4.5%
$560/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hallsville North Tamworth
House price Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 3% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

North Tamworth is more walkable (36 vs 14); Hallsville scores higher overall (45 vs 34).

Hallsville North Tamworth
Grade C
same for both
Score 45/100 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

North Tamworth carries more crime risk (70 vs 46).

Hallsville North Tamworth
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
70/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Hallsville North Tamworth
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Hallsville

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

Schools in North Tamworth

  • McCarthy Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Calrossy Anglican School Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Calrossy Anglican School - Simpson House Campus Independent · Secondary
  • Calrossy Anglican School - William Cowper Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Hallsville North Tamworth
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 2
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Hallsville sits further from the CBD (416.7 km vs 409.8 km).

Hallsville North Tamworth
Walkability score 14/100 36/100
Distance to Sydney 416.7 km
+2% vs other
 409.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 304 min 298 min
Public transport score 31/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 78.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
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.

Hallsville North Tamworth
Car (driver) 70.2% / 75.6%
Hallsville — Car (driver): 70.2% North Tamworth — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 13.1%
Hallsville — Worked from Home: 25.5% North Tamworth — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 6.3%
Hallsville — Car (passenger): 3.3% North Tamworth — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 4.0%
Hallsville — Walked Only: 1.1% North Tamworth — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Hallsville — Bicycle: not among its largest North Tamworth — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Hallsville North Tamworth
Elevation 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 439 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hallsville North Tamworth
Connectivity score 39/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
263 premises
 32%
3,476 premises

Climate

Hallsville North Tamworth
Annual rainfall 784 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hallsville North Tamworth
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

Hallsville North Tamworth
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Hallsville North Tamworth
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hallsville North Tamworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hallsville

Acreage

North Tamworth

Townhouses

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