Hexham vs Tarro

Hexham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Tarro. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tarro: a median of $730,000, against $430,000 in Hexham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hexham tends to suit share households 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

Tarro

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 99/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 32%)
  • But Hexham has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 93%)

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

First-home buyers

Hexham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($430,000 vs $730,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hexham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tarro

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 135 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tarro

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 4/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 99/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Hexham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.8% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hexham Tarro
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.

Hexham Tarro
Walkability 4 / 28
Hexham — Walkability: 4/100 Tarro — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 1 / 46
Hexham — Safety: 1/100 Tarro — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 47 / 100
Hexham — Low fire risk: 47/100 Tarro — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tarro has more residents (1,703 vs 157); Tarro skews older (45 vs 35).

Hexham Tarro
Population 157 1,703
+985% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.8% +3.5%
Median age 35 45
Median household income $48,256/yr $60,684/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk $340/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hexham Tarro
0-4 3.2% / 5.2%
Hexham — 0-4: 3.2% Tarro — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 14.0% / 10.6%
Hexham — 5-14: 14.0% Tarro — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.7% / 4.2%
Hexham — 15-19: 5.7% Tarro — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 8.9% / 5.9%
Hexham — 20-24: 8.9% Tarro — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 16.6% / 12.9%
Hexham — 25-34: 16.6% Tarro — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 13.4% / 10.5%
Hexham — 35-44: 13.4% Tarro — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 7.0% / 11.2%
Hexham — 45-54: 7.0% Tarro — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 12.1% / 12.7%
Hexham — 55-64: 12.1% Tarro — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 11.5% / 14.9%
Hexham — 65-74: 11.5% Tarro — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 5.7% / 9.6%
Hexham — 75-84: 5.7% Tarro — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 3.2% / 2.5%
Hexham — 85+: 3.2% Tarro — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hexham 48.2% lone person
Hexham — Lone Person: 48.2% Hexham — One Parent Families: 23.2% Hexham — Couple Families: 8.9% Hexham — Group Household: 12.5% Hexham — Other Families: 7.1%
Tarro 47.0% lone person
Tarro — Lone Person: 47.0% Tarro — One Parent Families: 16.6% Tarro — Couple Families: 30.3% Tarro — Group Household: 4.8% Tarro — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hexham 38.2% renting
Hexham — Owned Outright: 32.7% Hexham — Mortgage: 29.1% Hexham — Renting: 38.2%
Tarro 22.1% renting
Tarro — Owned Outright: 46.5% Tarro — Mortgage: 31.3% Tarro — Renting: 22.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hexham 103.4% houses
Hexham — Houses: 103.4% Hexham — Townhouses: 0.0% Hexham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tarro 93.3% houses
Tarro — Houses: 93.3% Tarro — Townhouses: 6.5% Tarro — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hexham Tarro
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 19.3%
Hexham — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Tarro — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 4.9%
Hexham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Tarro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 1.9% / 5.2%
Hexham — Bachelor Degree: 1.9% Tarro — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Hexham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tarro — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Hexham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tarro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Hexham Tarro
Median house price $430,000 $730,000
Median unit price — $380,000
Median land price $1,280,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Hexham Tarro
Environmental 88% 84%
Residential 0% 10%
Industrial 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
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

Hexham Tarro
New dwellings approved 912
across Newcastle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +77%
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.

Hexham Tarro
Houses — 4.7%
$665/wk on $729K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hexham Tarro
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW —
Schools — Higher than 30% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of NSW

Liveability

Tarro is more walkable (28 vs 4).

Hexham Tarro
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Hexham carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Hexham carries more crime risk (99 vs 54).

Hexham Tarro
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
99/100
 Moderate
54/100
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 5
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Hexham Tarro
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 5.4 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 9.6 km

Schools in Hexham

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

Schools in Tarro

  • Tarro Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Aspect Hunter School, Tarro Satellite Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Hexham Tarro
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Hexham Tarro
Walkability score 4/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 159.9 km 159.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 116 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 63/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2322
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2322
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.

Hexham Tarro
Car (driver) 80.0% / 81.6%
Hexham — Car (driver): 80.0% Tarro — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 10.4%
Hexham — Worked from Home: 10.0% Tarro — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 4.9%
Hexham — Car (passenger): 10.0% Tarro — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train — / 1.9%
Hexham — Train: not among its largest Tarro — Train: 1.9%
Walked Only — / 1.2%
Hexham — Walked Only: not among its largest Tarro — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Hexham Tarro
Elevation 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Hexham Tarro
Connectivity score 47/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
154 premises
 32%
790 premises

Climate

Hexham Tarro
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm 1,181 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C 7.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Hexham Tarro
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.3 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 17.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.72 pphm

Council rates

Hexham Tarro
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Hexham Tarro
Division Newcastle Paterson
Member Sharon Claydon Meryl Swanson
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hexham Tarro
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hexham

Affordable Rural

Tarro

Acreage Retirees Trains

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