Limbri vs Bendemeer

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bendemeer, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Limbri: a median of $755,000, against $500,000 in Bendemeer, though rent is higher in Bendemeer. On these figures, Bendemeer tends to suit 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

Limbri

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 64/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 46%)
  • But Bendemeer has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bendemeer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $755,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Limbri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Limbri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (444.6 km vs 454.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Limbri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Limbri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Limbri Bendemeer
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.

Limbri Bendemeer
Walkability 0 / 0
Limbri — Walkability: 0/100 Bendemeer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 36
Limbri — Safety: 70/100 Bendemeer — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 49 / 54
Limbri — Low fire risk: 49/100 Bendemeer — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Bendemeer rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Bendemeer has more residents (486 vs 113).

Limbri Bendemeer
Population 113 486
+330% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% -1.2%
Median age 53 52
Median household income $60,632/yr
+12% vs other
 $53,092/yr
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limbri Bendemeer
0-4 3.5% / 4.1%
Limbri — 0-4: 3.5% Bendemeer — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.5% / 11.1%
Limbri — 5-14: 11.5% Bendemeer — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.4% / 4.1%
Limbri — 15-19: 4.4% Bendemeer — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 2.7%
Limbri — 20-24: not among its largest Bendemeer — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 6.2% / 7.8%
Limbri — 25-34: 6.2% Bendemeer — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 13.3% / 7.6%
Limbri — 35-44: 13.3% Bendemeer — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 14.2% / 14.6%
Limbri — 45-54: 14.2% Bendemeer — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 15.0% / 18.5%
Limbri — 55-64: 15.0% Bendemeer — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 15.9% / 17.7%
Limbri — 65-74: 15.9% Bendemeer — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 12.4% / 6.8%
Limbri — 75-84: 12.4% Bendemeer — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 3.9%
Limbri — 85+: not among its largest Bendemeer — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Limbri 43.5% lone person
Limbri — Lone Person: 43.5% Limbri — Couple Families: 39.1% Limbri — One Parent Families: 17.4% Limbri — Group Household: 0.0%
Bendemeer 51.2% lone person
Bendemeer — Lone Person: 51.2% Bendemeer — Couple Families: 31.2% Bendemeer — One Parent Families: 14.4% Bendemeer — Group Household: 3.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Limbri 0.0% renting
Limbri — Owned Outright: 63.4% Limbri — Mortgage: 36.6% Limbri — Renting: 0.0%
Bendemeer 16.3% renting
Bendemeer — Owned Outright: 53.9% Bendemeer — Mortgage: 29.8% Bendemeer — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limbri 100.0% houses
Limbri — Houses: 100.0% Limbri — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bendemeer 97.4% houses
Bendemeer — Houses: 97.4% Bendemeer — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Limbri Bendemeer
Certificate III & IV 25.7% / 16.3%
Limbri — Certificate III & IV: 25.7% Bendemeer — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 7.0%
Limbri — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Bendemeer — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 4.5%
Limbri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Bendemeer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Limbri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bendemeer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Limbri — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bendemeer — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Property market

Limbri Bendemeer
Median house price $755,000 $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $250,000

Zoning mix

Limbri Bendemeer
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Limbri Bendemeer
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 61% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Limbri Bendemeer
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bendemeer carries more crime risk (64 vs 30).

Limbri Bendemeer
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Limbri Bendemeer
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Limbri

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

Schools in Bendemeer

  • Bendemeer Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Limbri Bendemeer
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 23

Mobility

Bendemeer sits further from the CBD (454.7 km vs 444.6 km).

Limbri Bendemeer
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 444.6 km 454.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 338 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2352
 0.6%
postcode 2355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2352
 40
postcode 2355

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.

Limbri Bendemeer
Car (driver) 72.7% / 64.3%
Limbri — Car (driver): 72.7% Bendemeer — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 19.6%
Limbri — Worked from Home: 18.2% Bendemeer — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 6.0%
Limbri — Car (passenger): 9.1% Bendemeer — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 10.1%
Limbri — Walked Only: not among its largest Bendemeer — Walked Only: 10.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Limbri Bendemeer
Elevation 519 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 820 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Limbri Bendemeer
Connectivity score 20/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
228 premises

Climate

Limbri Bendemeer
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

Council rates

Limbri Bendemeer
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Limbri Bendemeer
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Limbri Bendemeer
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Limbri

Retirees Rural

Bendemeer

Affordable Retirees Rural

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