Ogunbil vs Woolomin

Woolomin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Ogunbil. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Woolomin tends to suit families with children 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 66/100)
  • Woolomin has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Woolomin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Woolomin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Woolomin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 317 min)
  • But Ogunbil sits closer to the CBD (398.3 km vs 404.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woolomin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)
  • But Ogunbil carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Ogunbil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.7% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ogunbil and Woolomin 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 Woolomin
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 Woolomin
Walkability 5 / 19
Ogunbil — Walkability: 5/100 Woolomin — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 83 / 34
Ogunbil — Safety: 83/100 Woolomin — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 39 / 62
Ogunbil — Low fire risk: 39/100 Woolomin — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Woolomin has more residents (260 vs 152); Ogunbil skews older (52 vs 42).

Ogunbil Woolomin
Population 152 260
+71% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -6.8%
Median age 52 42
Median household income $64,012/yr
+6% vs other
 $60,320/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ogunbil Woolomin
0-4 2.0% / 6.9%
Ogunbil — 0-4: 2.0% Woolomin — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 7.2% / 14.2%
Ogunbil — 5-14: 7.2% Woolomin — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.9% / 6.9%
Ogunbil — 15-19: 5.9% Woolomin — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 7.9% / 3.5%
Ogunbil — 20-24: 7.9% Woolomin — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 7.9% / 6.9%
Ogunbil — 25-34: 7.9% Woolomin — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 8.6% / 14.6%
Ogunbil — 35-44: 8.6% Woolomin — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.8% / 10.4%
Ogunbil — 45-54: 13.8% Woolomin — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 25.7% / 15.4%
Ogunbil — 55-64: 25.7% Woolomin — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.5% / 14.2%
Ogunbil — 65-74: 12.5% Woolomin — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 — / 8.8%
Ogunbil — 75-84: not among its largest Woolomin — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 2.6% / 2.7%
Ogunbil — 85+: 2.6% Woolomin — 85+: 2.7%

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 Woolomin
England 6.6% / 1.2%
Ogunbil — England: 6.6% Woolomin — England: 1.2%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.9%
Ogunbil — New Zealand: 2.0% Woolomin — New Zealand: 1.9%

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%
Woolomin 38.6% couple families
Woolomin — Couple Families: 38.6% Woolomin — Lone Person: 38.6% Woolomin — One Parent Families: 17.1% Woolomin — Group Household: 5.7%
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%
Woolomin 100.0% houses
Woolomin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ogunbil Woolomin
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 20.4%
Ogunbil — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Woolomin — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 6.5%
Ogunbil — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Woolomin — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 5.4%
Ogunbil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Woolomin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.7%
Ogunbil — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Woolomin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

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%
Woolomin 22.2% renting
Woolomin — Owned Outright: 43.4% Woolomin — Mortgage: 34.3% Woolomin — Renting: 22.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Ogunbil Woolomin
Median house price — $525,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Ogunbil Woolomin
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Ogunbil Woolomin
House price — Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Woolomin is more walkable (19 vs 5).

Ogunbil Woolomin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Woolomin carries more crime risk (66 vs 17); Ogunbil carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 38).

Ogunbil Woolomin
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
66/100
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 Woolomin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Woolomin

  • Woolomin Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ogunbil Woolomin
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Woolomin sits further from the CBD (404.8 km vs 398.3 km).

Ogunbil Woolomin
Walkability score 5/100 19/100
Distance to Sydney 398.3 km 404.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 317 min 293 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
same for both

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 Woolomin
Car (driver) 61.8% / 78.2%
Ogunbil — Car (driver): 61.8% Woolomin — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 28.9% / 16.1%
Ogunbil — Worked from Home: 28.9% Woolomin — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 5.7%
Ogunbil — Car (passenger): 9.2% Woolomin — Car (passenger): 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Ogunbil Woolomin
Elevation 631 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ogunbil Woolomin
Connectivity score 15/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
129 premises

Climate

Ogunbil Woolomin
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

Ogunbil Woolomin
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ogunbil

Rural

Woolomin

Retirees Rural

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