Ogunbil vs Niangala

Niangala is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Ogunbil. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Niangala, most households are couple families. On these figures, Niangala tends to suit families with children, couples, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ogunbil carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 52/100)
  • Niangala has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Niangala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Niangala

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Niangala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (386.7 km vs 398.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Ogunbil carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 52/100)
  • Niangala has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Niangala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.1% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ogunbil Niangala
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.

Ogunbil Niangala
Walkability 5 / 0
Ogunbil — Walkability: 5/100 Niangala — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 48
Ogunbil — Safety: 83/100 Niangala — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 39 / 46
Ogunbil — Low fire risk: 39/100 Niangala — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Ogunbil rents higher ($300/wk vs $80/wk); Niangala has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $64,012).

Ogunbil Niangala
Population 152
+2% vs other
 149
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +23.1%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $64,012/yr $71,500/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+73% vs other
 $80/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ogunbil Niangala
0-4 2.0% / 10.1%
Ogunbil — 0-4: 2.0% Niangala — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 7.2% / 11.4%
Ogunbil — 5-14: 7.2% Niangala — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.9% / —
Ogunbil — 15-19: 5.9% Niangala — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.9% / —
Ogunbil — 20-24: 7.9% Niangala — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.9% / 11.4%
Ogunbil — 25-34: 7.9% Niangala — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 8.6% / 11.4%
Ogunbil — 35-44: 8.6% Niangala — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.8% / 10.7%
Ogunbil — 45-54: 13.8% Niangala — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 25.7% / 21.5%
Ogunbil — 55-64: 25.7% Niangala — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 12.5% / 19.5%
Ogunbil — 65-74: 12.5% Niangala — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 — / 6.0%
Ogunbil — 75-84: not among its largest Niangala — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.6% / —
Ogunbil — 85+: 2.6% Niangala — 85+: not among its largest

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

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ogunbil Niangala
England 6.6% / 2.0%
Ogunbil — England: 6.6% Niangala — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.0%
Ogunbil — New Zealand: 2.0% Niangala — New Zealand: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ogunbil 42.6% couple families
Ogunbil — Couple Families: 42.6% Ogunbil — Lone Person: 31.9% Ogunbil — One Parent Families: 17.0% Ogunbil — Group Household: 8.5%
Niangala 62.1% couple families
Niangala — Couple Families: 62.1% Niangala — Lone Person: 37.9% Niangala — One Parent Families: 0.0% Niangala — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ogunbil 100.0% houses
Ogunbil — Houses: 100.0% Ogunbil — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Niangala 94.6% houses
Niangala — Houses: 94.6% Niangala — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ogunbil Niangala
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 18.1%
Ogunbil — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Niangala — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 7.4%
Ogunbil — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Niangala — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.4%
Ogunbil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Niangala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Ogunbil — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Niangala — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ogunbil 17.3% renting
Ogunbil — Owned Outright: 55.8% Ogunbil — Mortgage: 26.9% Ogunbil — Renting: 17.3%
Niangala 0.0% renting
Niangala — Owned Outright: 47.5% Niangala — Mortgage: 52.5% Niangala — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Ogunbil Niangala
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

Ogunbil Niangala
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
 4
across Walcha
Approvals change year on year -35% —

Ranking within NSW

Ogunbil Niangala
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Ogunbil Niangala
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Niangala carries more crime risk (52 vs 17).

Ogunbil Niangala
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Ogunbil Niangala
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 Ogunbil

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

Schools in Niangala

  • Niangala Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ogunbil Niangala
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 3 54

Mobility

Ogunbil sits further from the CBD (398.3 km vs 386.7 km).

Ogunbil Niangala
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 398.3 km
+3% vs other
 386.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 317 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.1%
postcode 2354
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 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.

Ogunbil Niangala
Car (driver) 61.8% / 48.6%
Ogunbil — Car (driver): 61.8% Niangala — Car (driver): 48.6%
Worked from Home 28.9% / 41.4%
Ogunbil — Worked from Home: 28.9% Niangala — Worked from Home: 41.4%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Ogunbil — Walked Only: not among its largest Niangala — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / —
Ogunbil — Car (passenger): 9.2% Niangala — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Ogunbil Niangala
Elevation 631 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ogunbil Niangala
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
41 premises

Council rates

Ogunbil Niangala
Average residential rate $1,397/yr $772/yr
Council Tamworth Walcha

Federal electorate

Ogunbil Niangala
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ogunbil Niangala
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ogunbil

Rural

Niangala

Retirees Rural Young Families

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