Purlewaugh vs Tambar Springs

Tambar Springs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Purlewaugh. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Purlewaugh, most households are couple families. In Tambar Springs, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Purlewaugh tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tambar Springs suits people living alone 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

Purlewaugh

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 39%)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 91/100)

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 38%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Purlewaugh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

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 468.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (319 min vs 333 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Purlewaugh carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 91/100)
  • Tambar Springs has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Where they sit

Purlewaugh 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.

Purlewaugh 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.

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Walkability 0 / 0
Purlewaugh — Walkability: 0/100 Tambar Springs — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 9
Purlewaugh — Safety: 26/100 Tambar Springs — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 74 / 81
Purlewaugh — Low fire risk: 74/100 Tambar Springs — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Tambar Springs has more residents (273 vs 81); Purlewaugh has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $52,676).

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Population 81 273
+237% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.8% —
Median age 54 50
Median household income $74,724/yr
+30% vs other
 $52,676/yr
Median weekly rent $170/wk $183/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
0-4 9.9% / 3.3%
Purlewaugh — 0-4: 9.9% Tambar Springs — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.3% / 12.8%
Purlewaugh — 5-14: 12.3% Tambar Springs — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Purlewaugh — 15-19: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 — / 2.2%
Purlewaugh — 20-24: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 12.3% / 11.4%
Purlewaugh — 25-34: 12.3% Tambar Springs — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 3.7% / 9.5%
Purlewaugh — 35-44: 3.7% Tambar Springs — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 9.9% / 12.1%
Purlewaugh — 45-54: 9.9% Tambar Springs — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 29.6% / 19.4%
Purlewaugh — 55-64: 29.6% Tambar Springs — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 13.6% / 16.8%
Purlewaugh — 65-74: 13.6% Tambar Springs — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 3.7% / 6.6%
Purlewaugh — 75-84: 3.7% Tambar Springs — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 3.3%
Purlewaugh — 85+: not among its largest Tambar Springs — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Purlewaugh 68.8% couple families
Purlewaugh — Couple Families: 68.8% Purlewaugh — Lone Person: 31.2% Purlewaugh — One Parent Families: 0.0% Purlewaugh — 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.

Purlewaugh 9.4% renting
Purlewaugh — Owned Outright: 53.1% Purlewaugh — Mortgage: 37.5% Purlewaugh — Renting: 9.4%
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

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.

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
South Africa 6.2% / —
Purlewaugh — South Africa: 6.2% Tambar Springs — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Purlewaugh — New Zealand: not among its largest Tambar Springs — New Zealand: 2.2%
England — / 1.1%
Purlewaugh — England: not among its largest Tambar Springs — England: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

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

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 9.9%
Purlewaugh — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Tambar Springs — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 9.5%
Purlewaugh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Tambar Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 6.2%
Purlewaugh — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Tambar Springs — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.4% / 1.8%
Purlewaugh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.4% Tambar Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Purlewaugh 100.0% houses
Purlewaugh — Houses: 100.0% Purlewaugh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tambar Springs 96.1% houses
Tambar Springs — Houses: 96.1% Tambar Springs — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Median house price $170,000 $165,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Rural and farming 97% 90%
Environmental 3% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
House price Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tambar Springs carries more crime risk (91 vs 74).

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
74/100
 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

Purlewaugh 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 Purlewaugh

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

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Parks & reserves 1 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 22

Mobility

Purlewaugh sits further from the CBD (468.1 km vs 439.1 km).

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 468.1 km
+6% vs other
 439.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 333 min 319 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2357
 0.3%
postcode 2381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 2357
 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.

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Worked from Home 61.8% / 49.5%
Purlewaugh — Worked from Home: 61.8% Tambar Springs — Worked from Home: 49.5%
Car (driver) 26.5% / 41.8%
Purlewaugh — Car (driver): 26.5% Tambar Springs — Car (driver): 41.8%
Walked Only 11.8% / 5.5%
Purlewaugh — Walked Only: 11.8% Tambar Springs — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Purlewaugh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tambar Springs — Car (passenger): 3.3%

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

Setting

Purlewaugh Tambar Springs
Elevation 510 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 383 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Purlewaugh

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

Tambar Springs

Retirees Rural

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