Hanging Rock vs Ogunbil
Ogunbil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 58 in Hanging Rock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hanging Rock, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Hanging Rock tends to suit 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
Ogunbil
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 18%)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 42/100)
- But Hanging Rock has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hanging Rock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Hanging Rock has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
- Ogunbil leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 29%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Hanging Rock has a shorter drive in (306 min vs 317 min)
- Ogunbil sits closer to the CBD (398.3 km vs 406.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hanging Rock has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 15%)
- Ogunbil carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 42/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ogunbil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.7% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hanging Rock and Ogunbil 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
Ogunbil has more residents (152 vs 98); Ogunbil has higher household incomes ($64,012 vs $44,148).
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 98 | 152 +55% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.7% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 58 | 52 |
| Median household income | $44,148/yr | $64,012/yr +45% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $300/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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 (8.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $475,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 100% |
| Environmental | 9% | 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
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 14% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 59% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
Liveability
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Hanging Rock carries more crime risk (42 vs 17).
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 3 |
Mobility
Hanging Rock sits further from the CBD (406.6 km vs 398.3 km).
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 406.6 km +2% vs other | 398.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 306 min | 317 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).
Setting
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 631 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 70 premises |
Council rates
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hanging Rock | Ogunbil | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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