Somerton vs Winton

Somerton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Winton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Somerton, about half of households are couple families. In Winton, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Winton: a median of $1.7 million, against $340,000 in Somerton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Somerton tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Winton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Somerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($340,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Somerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (423 km vs 441.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (314 min vs 320 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 84/100)

Weighs 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

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

Somerton Winton
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.

Somerton Winton
Walkability 19 / 14
Somerton — Walkability: 19/100 Winton — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 16 / 66
Somerton — Safety: 16/100 Winton — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 68 / 85
Somerton — Low fire risk: 68/100 Winton — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Somerton has more residents (272 vs 209); Winton skews older (48 vs 38).

Somerton Winton
Population 272
+23% vs other
 209
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% -5.9%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $75,660/yr $91,936/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $325/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Somerton Winton
0-4 4.8% / 3.3%
Somerton — 0-4: 4.8% Winton — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 17.6% / 7.7%
Somerton — 5-14: 17.6% Winton — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 4.8% / 10.5%
Somerton — 15-19: 4.8% Winton — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 4.8% / 4.8%
Somerton — 20-24: 4.8% Winton — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 15.1% / 10.5%
Somerton — 25-34: 15.1% Winton — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 13.2% / 10.0%
Somerton — 35-44: 13.2% Winton — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 11.8% / 14.4%
Somerton — 45-54: 11.8% Winton — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 15.8% / 21.1%
Somerton — 55-64: 15.8% Winton — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 8.8% / 12.4%
Somerton — 65-74: 8.8% Winton — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 4.0% / 7.7%
Somerton — 75-84: 4.0% Winton — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 2.9% / —
Somerton — 85+: 2.9% Winton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Somerton Winton
England — / 1.4%
Somerton — England: not among its largest Winton — England: 1.4%
India 1.1% / —
Somerton — India: 1.1% Winton — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Somerton 50.8% couple families
Somerton — Couple Families: 50.8% Somerton — Lone Person: 39.7% Somerton — One Parent Families: 4.8% Somerton — Group Household: 4.8%
Winton 57.5% couple families
Winton — Couple Families: 57.5% Winton — Lone Person: 35.0% Winton — One Parent Families: 7.5% Winton — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Somerton 100.0% houses
Somerton — Houses: 100.0%
Winton 100.0% houses
Winton — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Somerton Winton
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.2%
Somerton — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Winton — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 6.7%
Somerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Winton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 9.1%
Somerton — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Winton — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Somerton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Winton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Somerton 26.1% renting
Somerton — Owned Outright: 44.3% Somerton — Mortgage: 29.5% Somerton — Renting: 26.1%
Winton 17.9% renting
Winton — Owned Outright: 39.7% Winton — Mortgage: 42.3% Winton — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Somerton Winton
Median house price $340,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $4,500

Zoning mix

Somerton Winton
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Somerton Winton
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Somerton Winton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Somerton carries more crime risk (84 vs 34); Somerton carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 15).

Somerton Winton
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
34/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Somerton Winton
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Somerton

  • Somerton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Winton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Somerton Winton
Parks & reserves 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 15 4

Mobility

Somerton sits further from the CBD (441.1 km vs 423 km).

Somerton Winton
Walkability score 19/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 441.1 km
+4% vs other
 423 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 320 min 314 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.0%
postcode 2344
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 66
postcode 2344

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.

Somerton Winton
Car (driver) 70.5% / 61.1%
Somerton — Car (driver): 70.5% Winton — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 22.1% / 38.9%
Somerton — Worked from Home: 22.1% Winton — Worked from Home: 38.9%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Somerton — Car (passenger): 4.1% Winton — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.3% / —
Somerton — Walked Only: 3.3% Winton — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Somerton Winton
Elevation 327 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 404 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Somerton Winton
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 0%
98 premises

Climate

Somerton Winton
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Somerton Winton
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Somerton Winton
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Somerton Winton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Somerton

Family Rural

Winton

Rural

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