Limbri vs Woolbrook

Woolbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Limbri. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woolbrook, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Limbri: a median of $755,000, against $492,000 in Woolbrook, though rent is higher in Woolbrook. On these figures, Limbri tends to suit older residents, while Woolbrook suits 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 the one thing that separates them

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

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

First-home buyers

Woolbrook

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($492,500 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 $170/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Limbri has a shorter drive in (334 min vs 343 min)
  • Woolbrook sits closer to the CBD (439.8 km vs 444.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Limbri

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)

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 -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Limbri and Woolbrook 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 Woolbrook
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 Woolbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Limbri — Walkability: 0/100 Woolbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 36
Limbri — Safety: 70/100 Woolbrook — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 49 / 86
Limbri — Low fire risk: 49/100 Woolbrook — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Woolbrook rents higher ($170/wk vs $0/wk); Woolbrook has more residents (183 vs 113).

Limbri Woolbrook
Population 113 183
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% -1.1%
Median age 53 44
Median household income $60,632/yr $66,248/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent — $170/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limbri Woolbrook
0-4 3.5% / 4.9%
Limbri — 0-4: 3.5% Woolbrook — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.5% / 10.9%
Limbri — 5-14: 11.5% Woolbrook — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.4% / 7.7%
Limbri — 15-19: 4.4% Woolbrook — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 7.7%
Limbri — 20-24: not among its largest Woolbrook — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 6.2% / 13.7%
Limbri — 25-34: 6.2% Woolbrook — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 13.3% / 8.7%
Limbri — 35-44: 13.3% Woolbrook — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 14.2% / 13.7%
Limbri — 45-54: 14.2% Woolbrook — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 15.0% / 18.0%
Limbri — 55-64: 15.0% Woolbrook — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 15.9% / 9.8%
Limbri — 65-74: 15.9% Woolbrook — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 12.4% / 6.0%
Limbri — 75-84: 12.4% Woolbrook — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / 1.6%
Limbri — 85+: not among its largest Woolbrook — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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%
Woolbrook 42.5% lone person
Woolbrook — Lone Person: 42.5% Woolbrook — Couple Families: 45.0% Woolbrook — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Woolbrook 27.1% renting
Woolbrook — Owned Outright: 54.2% Woolbrook — Mortgage: 18.8% Woolbrook — Renting: 27.1%
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%
Woolbrook 98.3% houses
Woolbrook — Houses: 98.3% Woolbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Limbri Woolbrook
Certificate III & IV 25.7% / 12.6%
Limbri — Certificate III & IV: 25.7% Woolbrook — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 4.9%
Limbri — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Woolbrook — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 8.2%
Limbri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Woolbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Limbri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woolbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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

Property market

Limbri Woolbrook
Median house price $755,000 $492,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Limbri Woolbrook
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 6% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Limbri Woolbrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Limbri carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 14); Woolbrook carries more crime risk (64 vs 30).

Limbri Woolbrook
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Low
14/100
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 Woolbrook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Limbri

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

Schools in Woolbrook

  • Woolbrook Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Limbri Woolbrook
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Limbri sits further from the CBD (444.6 km vs 439.8 km).

Limbri Woolbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 444.6 km
+1% vs other
 439.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 343 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2352
 0.1%
postcode 2354
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2352
 39
postcode 2354

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 Woolbrook
Car (driver) 72.7% / 52.5%
Limbri — Car (driver): 72.7% Woolbrook — Car (driver): 52.5%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 42.4%
Limbri — Worked from Home: 18.2% Woolbrook — Worked from Home: 42.4%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / —
Limbri — Car (passenger): 9.1% Woolbrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 5.1%
Limbri — Walked Only: not among its largest Woolbrook — Walked Only: 5.1%

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

Setting

Limbri Woolbrook
Elevation 519 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,012 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Limbri Woolbrook
Connectivity score 20/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Limbri

Retirees Rural

Woolbrook

Affordable Rural

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