Klori vs Rushes Creek

Klori is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Rushes Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Klori, the large majority of households are couple families. In Rushes Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Klori tends to suit young adults and couples.

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

Klori

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 90%)
  • But Rushes Creek carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Klori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rushes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Klori

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (442.1 km vs 470.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 330 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rushes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Klori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Klori Rushes Creek
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.

Klori Rushes Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Klori — Walkability: 0/100 Rushes Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 79
Klori — Safety: 19/100 Rushes Creek — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 74 / 67
Klori — Low fire risk: 74/100 Rushes Creek — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Klori rents higher ($480/wk vs $190/wk); Klori has higher household incomes ($132,184 vs $66,612).

Klori Rushes Creek
Population 53 98
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -7.5%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $132,184/yr
+50% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+60% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Klori Rushes Creek
0-4 7.5% / 5.1%
Klori — 0-4: 7.5% Rushes Creek — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.4% / 12.2%
Klori — 5-14: 9.4% Rushes Creek — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 7.5% / 6.1%
Klori — 15-19: 7.5% Rushes Creek — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 13.2% / —
Klori — 20-24: 13.2% Rushes Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.1% / 9.2%
Klori — 25-34: 15.1% Rushes Creek — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 18.9% / 4.1%
Klori — 35-44: 18.9% Rushes Creek — 35-44: 4.1%
45-54 5.7% / 14.3%
Klori — 45-54: 5.7% Rushes Creek — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 11.3% / 25.5%
Klori — 55-64: 11.3% Rushes Creek — 55-64: 25.5%
65-74 18.9% / 13.3%
Klori — 65-74: 18.9% Rushes Creek — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 5.7% / 4.1%
Klori — 75-84: 5.7% Rushes Creek — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 3.1%
Klori — 85+: not among its largest Rushes Creek — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Klori 100.0% couple families
Klori — Couple Families: 100.0% Klori — Lone Person: 0.0%
Rushes Creek 50.0% couple families
Rushes Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Rushes Creek — Lone Person: 50.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Klori 18.8% renting
Klori — Owned Outright: 37.5% Klori — Mortgage: 43.8% Klori — Renting: 18.8%
Rushes Creek 0.0% renting
Rushes Creek — Owned Outright: 75.0% Rushes Creek — Mortgage: 25.0% Rushes Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Klori 106.2% houses
Klori — Houses: 106.2% Klori — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rushes Creek 90.2% houses
Rushes Creek — Houses: 90.2% Rushes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Klori Rushes Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 13.3%
Klori — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Rushes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.1% / 10.2%
Klori — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.1% Rushes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / —
Klori — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Rushes Creek — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Property market

Klori Rushes Creek
Median house price — $505,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Klori Rushes Creek
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Klori Rushes Creek
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Klori Rushes Creek
House price — Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Klori Rushes Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Klori carries more crime risk (81 vs 21).

Klori Rushes Creek
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
33/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
21/100
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

Klori Rushes Creek
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

Klori Rushes Creek
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Rushes Creek sits further from the CBD (470.3 km vs 442.1 km).

Klori Rushes Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 442.1 km 470.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 330 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.

Klori Rushes Creek
Car (driver) 76.9% / 46.9%
Klori — Car (driver): 76.9% Rushes Creek — Car (driver): 46.9%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 38.8%
Klori — Worked from Home: 23.1% Rushes Creek — Worked from Home: 38.8%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Klori — Walked Only: not among its largest Rushes Creek — Walked Only: 8.2%
Bus — / 6.1%
Klori — Bus: not among its largest Rushes Creek — Bus: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Klori Rushes Creek
Elevation 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Klori Rushes Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
36 premises

Council rates

Klori Rushes Creek
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Klori Rushes Creek
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Klori Rushes Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Klori

Rural Students

Rushes Creek

Affordable Rural

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