Tomingley vs Tullamore
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tomingley, about half of households are couple families. In Tullamore, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tomingley: a median of $925,000, against $165,000 in Tullamore, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tomingley tends to suit couples, while Tullamore suits people living alone 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
Tomingley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 44%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tullamore
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($165,000 vs $925,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 26%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tullamore
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tomingley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (399.1 km vs 466.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 369 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tullamore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tomingley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.8% vs -13.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tomingley and Tullamore drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tomingley rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk); Tomingley has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $48,412).
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 342 | 369 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.8% | -13.0% |
| Median age | 50 same for both | |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +32% vs other | $48,412/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +60% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $925,000 | $165,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 100% |
| Environmental | 9% | 0% |
| 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
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Narromine | 15 across Parkes |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% | -100% |
Ranking within NSW
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 22% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Tomingley carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 33).
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | High 79/100 |
| 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
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Tomingley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tullamore
- Tullamore Central School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 56 | 46 |
Mobility
Tullamore sits further from the CBD (466.5 km vs 399.1 km).
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 399.1 km | 466.5 km +17% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 316 min | 369 min |
| Public transport score | 23/100 Bus | 26/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 7.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2869 | 0.0% postcode 2874 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 2869 | — postcode 2874 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.1%).
Setting
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 280 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 226 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 58 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 587 mm | 523 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $860/yr | $1,146/yr |
| Council | Narromine | Parkes |
Federal electorate
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tomingley | Tullamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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