Oxley Vale vs Taminda

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oxley Vale, most households own their home. In Taminda, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Taminda tends to suit renters, people living alone, and share households.

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

Oxley Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 100/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Oxley Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Taminda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Taminda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (408 km vs 411.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oxley Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 100/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oxley Vale Taminda
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.

Oxley Vale Taminda
Walkability 25 / 22
Oxley Vale — Walkability: 25/100 Taminda — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 17 / 0
Oxley Vale — Safety: 17/100 Taminda — Safety: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 77
Oxley Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taminda — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Oxley Vale has more residents (3,935 vs 57); Oxley Vale rents higher ($335/wk vs $290/wk).

Oxley Vale Taminda
Population 3,935
+99% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +7.5%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $71,812/yr $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+13% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oxley Vale Taminda
0-4 8.3% / 7.0%
Oxley Vale — 0-4: 8.3% Taminda — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 16.7% / 15.8%
Oxley Vale — 5-14: 16.7% Taminda — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 6.3% / —
Oxley Vale — 15-19: 6.3% Taminda — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.8% / 5.3%
Oxley Vale — 20-24: 5.8% Taminda — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 15.1% / 22.8%
Oxley Vale — 25-34: 15.1% Taminda — 25-34: 22.8%
35-44 12.8% / 15.8%
Oxley Vale — 35-44: 12.8% Taminda — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 9.3% / 5.3%
Oxley Vale — 45-54: 9.3% Taminda — 45-54: 5.3%
55-64 9.4% / 8.8%
Oxley Vale — 55-64: 9.4% Taminda — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 9.1% / 14.0%
Oxley Vale — 65-74: 9.1% Taminda — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 4.7% / —
Oxley Vale — 75-84: 4.7% Taminda — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.7% / —
Oxley Vale — 85+: 2.7% Taminda — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oxley Vale 34.0% lone person
Oxley Vale — Lone Person: 34.0% Oxley Vale — Group Household: 3.4% Oxley Vale — Couple Families: 36.5% Oxley Vale — One Parent Families: 24.6% Oxley Vale — Other Families: 1.5%
Taminda 61.5% lone person
Taminda — Lone Person: 61.5% Taminda — Group Household: 38.5% Taminda — Couple Families: 0.0% Taminda — One Parent Families: 0.0% Taminda — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Group Household Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oxley Vale 44.5% renting
Oxley Vale — Owned Outright: 26.8% Oxley Vale — Mortgage: 28.7% Oxley Vale — Renting: 44.5%
Taminda 54.5% renting
Taminda — Owned Outright: 18.2% Taminda — Mortgage: 27.3% Taminda — Renting: 54.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Oxley Vale Taminda
Vietnam 1.3% / 7.0%
Oxley Vale — Vietnam: 1.3% Taminda — Vietnam: 7.0%
Philippines 1.5% / 5.3%
Oxley Vale — Philippines: 1.5% Taminda — Philippines: 5.3%
India 1.1% / —
Oxley Vale — India: 1.1% Taminda — India: not among its largest
China 1.0% / —
Oxley Vale — China: 1.0% Taminda — China: not among its largest
England 0.9% / —
Oxley Vale — England: 0.9% Taminda — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

Qualifications

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

Oxley Vale Taminda
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 7.0%
Oxley Vale — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Taminda — Certificate III & IV: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 8.8%
Oxley Vale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Taminda — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 5.3%
Oxley Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Taminda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Oxley Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Taminda — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Oxley Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Taminda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oxley Vale 92.5% houses
Oxley Vale — Houses: 92.5% Oxley Vale — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Oxley Vale — Townhouses: 6.5%
Taminda 88.2% houses
Taminda — Houses: 88.2% Taminda — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Taminda — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Oxley Vale Taminda
Median house price $625,000 —
Median unit price $837,500 —
Median land price — $962,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Taminda has more industrially zoned land (30% vs 0%).

Oxley Vale Taminda
Rural and farming 54% 55%
Residential 38% 1%
Industrial 0% 30%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 9%
Environmental 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 5%
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

Oxley Vale Taminda
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Oxley Vale Taminda
Houses 3.9%
$535/wk on $705K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Oxley Vale Taminda
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 70% of NSW —

Liveability

Oxley Vale Taminda
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Taminda carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Taminda carries more crime risk (100 vs 83).

Oxley Vale Taminda
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
100/100
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 8
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Oxley Vale Taminda
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Oxley Vale

  • Oxley Vale Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Taminda

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

Amenities in the suburb

Oxley Vale Taminda
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Oxley Vale sits further from the CBD (411.8 km vs 408 km).

Oxley Vale Taminda
Walkability score 25/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 411.8 km 408 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 299 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 31/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 52.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Oxley Vale Taminda
Car (driver) 81.7% / 81.8%
Oxley Vale — Car (driver): 81.7% Taminda — Car (driver): 81.8%
Walked Only 0.8% / 18.2%
Oxley Vale — Walked Only: 0.8% Taminda — Walked Only: 18.2%
Worked from Home 9.9% / —
Oxley Vale — Worked from Home: 9.9% Taminda — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Oxley Vale — Car (passenger): 7.3% Taminda — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.3% / —
Oxley Vale — Bus: 0.3% Taminda — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Oxley Vale Taminda
Elevation 374 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 372 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Oxley Vale Taminda
Connectivity score 63/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,638 premises
 35%
633 premises

Climate

Oxley Vale Taminda
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Oxley Vale Taminda
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Oxley Vale Taminda
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Oxley Vale Taminda
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oxley Vale Taminda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oxley Vale

Acreage Affordable Family

Taminda

Family Multicultural Rural

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