Milroy vs Tambar Springs

Milroy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Tambar Springs. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Milroy, the large majority of households are couple families. In Tambar Springs, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Milroy: a median of $3.9 million, against $165,000 in Tambar Springs, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Milroy tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tambar Springs suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Milroy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Tambar Springs

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($165,000 vs $3,900,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Milroy leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
  • Tambar Springs has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Tambar Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (439.1 km vs 441.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tambar Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 15%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Milroy Tambar Springs
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.

Milroy Tambar Springs
Walkability 0 / 0
Milroy — Walkability: 0/100 Tambar Springs — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 63 / 81
Milroy — Low fire risk: 63/100 Tambar Springs — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Tambar Springs has more residents (273 vs 72); Milroy has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $52,676).

Milroy Tambar Springs
Population 72 273
+279% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% —
Median age 42 50
Median household income $117,000/yr
+55% vs other
 $52,676/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+37% vs other
 $183/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milroy Tambar Springs
0-4 6.9% / 3.3%
Milroy — 0-4: 6.9% Tambar Springs — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.3% / 12.8%
Milroy — 5-14: 15.3% Tambar Springs — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Milroy — 15-19: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 5.6% / 2.2%
Milroy — 20-24: 5.6% Tambar Springs — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 11.1% / 11.4%
Milroy — 25-34: 11.1% Tambar Springs — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 9.7% / 9.5%
Milroy — 35-44: 9.7% Tambar Springs — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 8.3% / 12.1%
Milroy — 45-54: 8.3% Tambar Springs — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 29.2% / 19.4%
Milroy — 55-64: 29.2% Tambar Springs — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 15.3% / 16.8%
Milroy — 65-74: 15.3% Tambar Springs — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 — / 6.6%
Milroy — 75-84: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 3.3%
Milroy — 85+: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milroy 83.3% couple families
Milroy — Couple Families: 83.3% Milroy — Lone Person: 16.7% Milroy — One Parent Families: 0.0% Milroy — Group Household: 0.0%
Tambar Springs 28.8% couple families
Tambar Springs — Couple Families: 28.8% Tambar Springs — Lone Person: 54.5% Tambar Springs — One Parent Families: 10.6% Tambar Springs — Group Household: 6.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milroy 0.0% renting
Milroy — Owned Outright: 50.0% Milroy — Mortgage: 50.0% Milroy — Renting: 0.0%
Tambar Springs 16.9% renting
Tambar Springs — Owned Outright: 69.7% Tambar Springs — Mortgage: 13.5% Tambar Springs — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milroy 100.0% houses
Milroy — Houses: 100.0% Milroy — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tambar Springs 96.1% houses
Tambar Springs — Houses: 96.1% Tambar Springs — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Milroy Tambar Springs
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 9.9%
Milroy — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Tambar Springs — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 6.2%
Milroy — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Tambar Springs — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 9.5%
Milroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Tambar Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / —
Milroy — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Tambar Springs — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Milroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tambar Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Property market

Milroy Tambar Springs
Median house price $3,900,000 $165,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $495,000 —

Zoning mix

Tambar Springs has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%); Milroy has more rural and farming land (100% vs 90%).

Milroy Tambar Springs
Rural and farming 100% 90%
Environmental 0% 10%
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

Milroy Tambar Springs
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
 10
across Warrumbungle
Approvals change year on year -17% -75%

Ranking within NSW

Milroy Tambar Springs
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Milroy Tambar Springs
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Milroy carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 19).

Milroy Tambar Springs
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
19/100
Crime — High
91/100
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

Milroy Tambar Springs
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 Milroy

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

Schools in Tambar Springs

  • Tambar Springs Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Milroy Tambar Springs
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 22

Mobility

Milroy sits further from the CBD (441.6 km vs 439.1 km).

Milroy Tambar Springs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 441.6 km 439.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 322 min 319 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2380
 0.3%
postcode 2381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2380
 54
postcode 2381

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.

Milroy Tambar Springs
Car (driver) 72.9% / 41.8%
Milroy — Car (driver): 72.9% Tambar Springs — Car (driver): 41.8%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 49.5%
Milroy — Worked from Home: 8.3% Tambar Springs — Worked from Home: 49.5%
Walked Only 10.4% / 5.5%
Milroy — Walked Only: 10.4% Tambar Springs — Walked Only: 5.5%
Bus 8.3% / —
Milroy — Bus: 8.3% Tambar Springs — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Milroy — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tambar Springs — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Milroy Tambar Springs
Elevation 338 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 383 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Milroy Tambar Springs
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
65 premises

Council rates

Milroy Tambar Springs
Average residential rate $1,093/yr $671/yr
Council Gunnedah Warrumbungle

Federal electorate

Milroy Tambar Springs
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Milroy Tambar Springs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Milroy

Family Rural

Tambar Springs

Retirees Rural

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