Hillvue vs South Tamworth

South Tamworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Hillvue. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hillvue, the large majority of households own their home. In South Tamworth, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hillvue: a median of $697,000, against $510,000 in South Tamworth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, South Tamworth tends to suit renters, 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

Hillvue

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 43%)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 96/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 78%)
  • But South Tamworth has more childcare (9 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Hillvue leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)
  • South Tamworth has cheaper houses ($510,000 vs $697,300)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Tamworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Tamworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Tamworth

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 18/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 7%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Hillvue carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 96/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Hillvue and South 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.

Hillvue South 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.

Hillvue South Tamworth
Walkability 18 / 80
Hillvue — Walkability: 18/100 South Tamworth — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 21 / 4
Hillvue — Safety: 21/100 South Tamworth — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 68 / 100
Hillvue — Low fire risk: 68/100 South Tamworth — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hillvue has higher household incomes ($88,452 vs $53,508); Hillvue rents higher ($350/wk vs $260/wk).

Hillvue South Tamworth
Population 6,528 6,621
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +0.9%
Median age 42 37
Median household income $88,452/yr
+40% vs other
 $53,508/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+26% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hillvue South Tamworth
0-4 4.9% / 6.6%
Hillvue — 0-4: 4.9% South Tamworth — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 13.7% / 13.0%
Hillvue — 5-14: 13.7% South Tamworth — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.8% / 6.0%
Hillvue — 15-19: 6.8% South Tamworth — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.4% / 6.5%
Hillvue — 20-24: 5.4% South Tamworth — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 11.3% / 14.8%
Hillvue — 25-34: 11.3% South Tamworth — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 10.4% / 11.2%
Hillvue — 35-44: 10.4% South Tamworth — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.3% / 10.5%
Hillvue — 45-54: 12.3% South Tamworth — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 14.1% / 11.7%
Hillvue — 55-64: 14.1% South Tamworth — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 12.1% / 10.2%
Hillvue — 65-74: 12.1% South Tamworth — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 7.2% / 6.8%
Hillvue — 75-84: 7.2% South Tamworth — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.9% / 2.8%
Hillvue — 85+: 1.9% South Tamworth — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hillvue 33.3% lone person
Hillvue — Lone Person: 33.3% Hillvue — Couple Families: 42.0% Hillvue — One Parent Families: 19.3% Hillvue — Group Household: 3.9% Hillvue — Other Families: 1.4%
South Tamworth 48.6% lone person
South Tamworth — Lone Person: 48.6% South Tamworth — Couple Families: 21.6% South Tamworth — One Parent Families: 21.7% South Tamworth — Group Household: 5.9% South Tamworth — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hillvue 23.7% renting
Hillvue — Owned Outright: 40.4% Hillvue — Mortgage: 35.9% Hillvue — Renting: 23.7%
South Tamworth 50.5% renting
South Tamworth — Owned Outright: 28.1% South Tamworth — Mortgage: 21.5% South Tamworth — Renting: 50.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hillvue South Tamworth
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 16.8%
Hillvue — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% South Tamworth — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 4.5%
Hillvue — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% South Tamworth — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.2%
Hillvue — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% South Tamworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 0.9%
Hillvue — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% South Tamworth — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.5%
Hillvue — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% South Tamworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Hillvue South Tamworth
England 0.9% / 0.8%
Hillvue — England: 0.9% South Tamworth — England: 0.8%
Vietnam 0.4% / 1.0%
Hillvue — Vietnam: 0.4% South Tamworth — Vietnam: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.6%
Hillvue — New Zealand: 0.6% South Tamworth — New Zealand: 0.6%
India 0.6% / 0.6%
Hillvue — India: 0.6% South Tamworth — India: 0.6%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.9%
Hillvue — Philippines: 0.3% South Tamworth — Philippines: 0.9%
China 0.4% / 0.7%
Hillvue — China: 0.4% South Tamworth — China: 0.7%
Taiwan 0.5% / 0.3%
Hillvue — Taiwan: 0.5% South Tamworth — Taiwan: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hillvue 93.3% houses
Hillvue — Houses: 93.3% Hillvue — Townhouses: 5.5% Hillvue — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
South Tamworth 78.2% houses
South Tamworth — Houses: 78.2% South Tamworth — Townhouses: 17.4% South Tamworth — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hillvue South Tamworth
Median house price $697,300 $510,000
Median unit price — $341,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 9 sales
 41 days
from 19 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hillvue South Tamworth
3 bed $570K / $498K
Hillvue — 3 bed: $570K (21 sales) South Tamworth — 3 bed: $498K (44 sales)

21 vs 44 sales

4 bed $728K / $535K
Hillvue — 4 bed: $728K (32 sales) South Tamworth — 4 bed: $535K (12 sales)

32 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Hillvue has more rural and farming land (29% vs 5%).

Hillvue South Tamworth
Residential 49% 88%
Rural and farming 29% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 8% 5%
Industrial 6% 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

Hillvue South 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.

Hillvue South Tamworth
Houses — 3.9%
$490/wk on $660K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hillvue South Tamworth
House price Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 39% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

South Tamworth is more walkable (80 vs 18).

Hillvue South Tamworth
Grade C
same for both
Score 31/100 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Hillvue carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); South Tamworth carries more crime risk (96 vs 79).

Hillvue South Tamworth
Bushfire Low
32/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
96/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Hillvue South Tamworth
Inside the suburb 2 6
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hillvue

  • Liberty College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Hillvue Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in South Tamworth

  • St Edward's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Tamworth High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Tamworth South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Edward's Primary School, Robert Street campus Catholic · Primary
  • Bullimbal School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Parry School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Hillvue South Tamworth
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 4
same for both
Parks & reserves 12 14
Childcare 2 9
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 4
same for both
Waterways 17 2

Mobility

Hillvue South Tamworth
Walkability score 18/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 404 km 403.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 291 min 289 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 80.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 112.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Hillvue South Tamworth
Car (driver) 76.3% / 79.6%
Hillvue — Car (driver): 76.3% South Tamworth — Car (driver): 79.6%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 6.9%
Hillvue — Worked from Home: 15.5% South Tamworth — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 9.6%
Hillvue — Car (passenger): 6.9% South Tamworth — Car (passenger): 9.6%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.4%
Hillvue — Walked Only: 0.7% South Tamworth — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle 0.4% / 0.7%
Hillvue — Bicycle: 0.4% South Tamworth — Bicycle: 0.7%
Bus 0.3% / 0.8%
Hillvue — Bus: 0.3% South Tamworth — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

Hillvue South Tamworth
Elevation 419 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hillvue South Tamworth
Connectivity score 64/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
2,939 premises
 30%
3,432 premises

Climate

Hillvue South 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)

Hillvue South 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

Hillvue South Tamworth
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Hillvue South Tamworth
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hillvue

Large Blocks Quiet

South Tamworth

Affordable Parks

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