Nombi vs Tambar Springs

Nombi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 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 Nombi, the large majority of households are couple families. In Tambar Springs, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Nombi tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Tambar Springs suits older residents.

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

Nombi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Tambar Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 9%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tambar Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Tambar Springs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (439.1 km vs 483.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (319 min vs 349 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Nombi carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 91/100)
  • Tambar Springs has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 6%)

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

Where they sit

Nombi 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.

Nombi 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.

Nombi Tambar Springs
Walkability 0 / 0
Nombi — Walkability: 0/100 Tambar Springs — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 9
Nombi — Safety: 89/100 Tambar Springs — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 75 / 81
Nombi — Low fire risk: 75/100 Tambar Springs — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Tambar Springs has more residents (273 vs 55); Nombi has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $52,676).

Nombi Tambar Springs
Population 55 273
+396% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +57.1% —
Median age 28 50
Median household income $117,000/yr
+55% vs other
 $52,676/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+48% vs other
 $183/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nombi Tambar Springs
0-4 14.5% / 3.3%
Nombi — 0-4: 14.5% Tambar Springs — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 10.9% / 12.8%
Nombi — 5-14: 10.9% Tambar Springs — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.3% / 3.3%
Nombi — 15-19: 7.3% Tambar Springs — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 10.9% / 2.2%
Nombi — 20-24: 10.9% Tambar Springs — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 21.8% / 11.4%
Nombi — 25-34: 21.8% Tambar Springs — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 — / 9.5%
Nombi — 35-44: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.5% / 12.1%
Nombi — 45-54: 14.5% Tambar Springs — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 16.4% / 19.4%
Nombi — 55-64: 16.4% Tambar Springs — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 — / 16.8%
Nombi — 65-74: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 — / 6.6%
Nombi — 75-84: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 5.5% / 3.3%
Nombi — 85+: 5.5% Tambar Springs — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nombi 100.0% couple families
Nombi — Couple Families: 100.0% Nombi — Lone Person: 0.0% Nombi — One Parent Families: 0.0% Nombi — 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.

Nombi 0.0% renting
Nombi — Owned Outright: 62.5% Nombi — Mortgage: 37.5% Nombi — 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.

Nombi 100.0% houses
Nombi — Houses: 100.0% Nombi — 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.

Nombi Tambar Springs
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 9.9%
Nombi — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Tambar Springs — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 6.2%
Nombi — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Tambar Springs — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 9.5%
Nombi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Tambar Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Nombi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tambar Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Property market

Nombi Tambar Springs
Median house price — $165,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

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

Nombi 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

Nombi Tambar Springs
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Nombi Tambar Springs
House price — Higher than 3% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Nombi Tambar Springs
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tambar Springs carries more crime risk (91 vs 11).

Nombi Tambar Springs
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Low
11/100
 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

Nombi 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 Nombi

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

Nombi Tambar Springs
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 11 22

Mobility

Nombi sits further from the CBD (483.7 km vs 439.1 km).

Nombi Tambar Springs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 483.7 km
+9% vs other
 439.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 349 min 319 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2379
 0.3%
postcode 2381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2379
 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.

Nombi Tambar Springs
Worked from Home 42.9% / 49.5%
Nombi — Worked from Home: 42.9% Tambar Springs — Worked from Home: 49.5%
Car (driver) 35.7% / 41.8%
Nombi — Car (driver): 35.7% Tambar Springs — Car (driver): 41.8%
Walked Only 21.4% / 5.5%
Nombi — Walked Only: 21.4% Tambar Springs — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Nombi — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tambar Springs — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.5%).

Setting

Nombi Tambar Springs
Elevation 355 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 383 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Nombi Tambar Springs
Average residential rate $671/yr
same for both
Council Warrumbungle
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Nombi

Family Rural Young Families

Tambar Springs

Retirees Rural

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