Premer vs Tambar Springs

Premer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 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 Premer, about half of households are couple families. In Tambar Springs, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Premer: a median of $180,000, against $165,000 in Tambar Springs, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Premer tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tambar Springs suits people living alone.

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

Premer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% 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 37%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tambar Springs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Premer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (436.9 km vs 439.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Where they sit

Premer 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.

Premer 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.

Premer Tambar Springs
Walkability 0 / 0
Premer — Walkability: 0/100 Tambar Springs — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 6 / 9
Premer — Safety: 6/100 Tambar Springs — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 60 / 81
Premer — Low fire risk: 60/100 Tambar Springs — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Tambar Springs has more residents (273 vs 126); Tambar Springs skews older (50 vs 43).

Premer Tambar Springs
Population 126 273
+117% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +48.2% —
Median age 43 50
Median household income $45,500/yr $52,676/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+13% vs other
 $183/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Premer Tambar Springs
0-4 9.5% / 3.3%
Premer — 0-4: 9.5% Tambar Springs — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 11.9% / 12.8%
Premer — 5-14: 11.9% Tambar Springs — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 12.7% / 3.3%
Premer — 15-19: 12.7% Tambar Springs — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 4.0% / 2.2%
Premer — 20-24: 4.0% Tambar Springs — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 4.8% / 11.4%
Premer — 25-34: 4.8% Tambar Springs — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 9.5% / 9.5%
Premer — 35-44: 9.5% Tambar Springs — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 11.9% / 12.1%
Premer — 45-54: 11.9% Tambar Springs — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 17.5% / 19.4%
Premer — 55-64: 17.5% Tambar Springs — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 14.3% / 16.8%
Premer — 65-74: 14.3% Tambar Springs — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 7.9% / 6.6%
Premer — 75-84: 7.9% Tambar Springs — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 3.3%
Premer — 85+: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Premer Tambar Springs
England 3.2% / 1.1%
Premer — England: 3.2% Tambar Springs — England: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Premer — New Zealand: not among its largest Tambar Springs — New Zealand: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Premer 50.0% couple families
Premer — Couple Families: 50.0% Premer — Lone Person: 18.8% Premer — One Parent Families: 31.2% Premer — 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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Premer 103.2% houses
Premer — Houses: 103.2% Premer — 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.

Premer Tambar Springs
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 9.9%
Premer — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Tambar Springs — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 9.5%
Premer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Tambar Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.2%
Premer — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Tambar Springs — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Premer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tambar Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Premer 21.4% renting
Premer — Owned Outright: 60.7% Premer — Mortgage: 17.9% Premer — Renting: 21.4%
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

Property market

Premer Tambar Springs
Median house price $180,000 $165,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $105,000 —

Zoning mix

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

Premer 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

Premer Tambar Springs
New dwellings approved 12
across Liverpool Plains
 10
across Warrumbungle
Approvals change year on year +33% -75%

Ranking within NSW

Premer Tambar Springs
House price Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 28% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Premer Tambar Springs
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Premer carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 19).

Premer Tambar Springs
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
94/100
 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

Premer Tambar Springs
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Premer

  • Premer Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Tambar Springs

  • Tambar Springs Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Premer Tambar Springs
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 2 22

Mobility

Tambar Springs sits further from the CBD (439.1 km vs 436.9 km).

Premer Tambar Springs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 436.9 km 439.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 319 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2381
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2381
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.

Premer Tambar Springs
Car (driver) 68.2% / 41.8%
Premer — Car (driver): 68.2% Tambar Springs — Car (driver): 41.8%
Worked from Home 31.8% / 49.5%
Premer — Worked from Home: 31.8% Tambar Springs — Worked from Home: 49.5%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Premer — Walked Only: not among its largest Tambar Springs — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Premer — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tambar Springs — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Premer Tambar Springs
Elevation 374 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 383 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Premer Tambar Springs
Average residential rate $934/yr $671/yr
Council Liverpool Plains Warrumbungle

Federal electorate

Premer Tambar Springs
Division New England Parkes
Member Barnaby Joyce Jamie Chaffey
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Premer

Affordable Rural Young Families

Tambar Springs

Retirees Rural

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