Tullamore vs Fifield

Fifield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Tullamore. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tullamore, most households are people living alone. In Fifield, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fifield: a median of $280,000, against $165,000 in Tullamore. On these figures, Tullamore tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Fifield suits couples.

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

Fifield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 44%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 79/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 94%)

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

First-home buyers

Tullamore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($165,000 vs $280,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Fifield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (446.7 km vs 466.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Tullamore has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Fifield carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Fifield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.8% vs -13.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tullamore Fifield
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.

Tullamore Fifield
Walkability 0 / 0
Tullamore — Walkability: 0/100 Fifield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 34
Tullamore — Safety: 21/100 Fifield — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 67 / 75
Tullamore — Low fire risk: 67/100 Fifield — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Tullamore has more residents (369 vs 128); Fifield has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $48,412).

Tullamore Fifield
Population 369
+65% vs other
 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.0% -0.8%
Median age 50 42
Median household income $48,412/yr $80,132/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tullamore Fifield
0-4 5.4% / 4.7%
Tullamore — 0-4: 5.4% Fifield — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.5% / 16.4%
Tullamore — 5-14: 12.5% Fifield — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 3.5% / 2.3%
Tullamore — 15-19: 3.5% Fifield — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 4.3% / 3.1%
Tullamore — 20-24: 4.3% Fifield — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 8.4% / 13.3%
Tullamore — 25-34: 8.4% Fifield — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 10.0% / 12.5%
Tullamore — 35-44: 10.0% Fifield — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 12.5% / 14.8%
Tullamore — 45-54: 12.5% Fifield — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 16.8% / 12.5%
Tullamore — 55-64: 16.8% Fifield — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 13.3% / 20.3%
Tullamore — 65-74: 13.3% Fifield — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 9.5% / 2.3%
Tullamore — 75-84: 9.5% Fifield — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 4.3% / —
Tullamore — 85+: 4.3% Fifield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tullamore 34.8% couple families
Tullamore — Couple Families: 34.8% Tullamore — Lone Person: 56.2% Tullamore — One Parent Families: 9.0%
Fifield 73.1% couple families
Fifield — Couple Families: 73.1% Fifield — Lone Person: 15.4% Fifield — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tullamore 13.6% renting
Tullamore — Owned Outright: 64.0% Tullamore — Mortgage: 22.4% Tullamore — Renting: 13.6%
Fifield 14.3% renting
Fifield — Owned Outright: 61.9% Fifield — Mortgage: 23.8% Fifield — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tullamore 94.0% houses
Tullamore — Houses: 94.0% Tullamore — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Fifield 105.6% houses
Fifield — Houses: 105.6% Fifield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tullamore Fifield
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 12.5%
Tullamore — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Fifield — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 10.2%
Tullamore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Fifield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 10.2%
Tullamore — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Fifield — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Tullamore — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Fifield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Tullamore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Fifield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Property market

Tullamore Fifield
Median house price $165,000 $280,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tullamore Fifield
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

Tullamore Fifield
New dwellings approved 15
across Parkes
 12
across Lachlan
Approvals change year on year -100% -50%

Ranking within NSW

Tullamore Fifield
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Tullamore Fifield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tullamore carries more crime risk (79 vs 66).

Tullamore Fifield
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
25/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Tullamore Fifield
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 Tullamore

  • Tullamore Central School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Fifield

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tullamore Fifield
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 46 11

Mobility

Tullamore sits further from the CBD (466.5 km vs 446.7 km).

Tullamore Fifield
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 466.5 km
+4% vs other
 446.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 369 min 370 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2874
 0.0%
postcode 2875
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 2874
 64
postcode 2875

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.

Tullamore Fifield
Car (driver) 53.4% / 56.5%
Tullamore — Car (driver): 53.4% Fifield — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 37.0%
Tullamore — Worked from Home: 36.1% Fifield — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 6.5%
Tullamore — Car (passenger): 2.3% Fifield — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only 8.3% / —
Tullamore — Walked Only: 8.3% Fifield — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.5%).

Setting

Tullamore Fifield
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tullamore Fifield
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Tullamore Fifield
Annual rainfall 523 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tullamore Fifield
Average residential rate $1,146/yr $750/yr
Council Parkes Lachlan

Federal electorate

Tullamore Fifield
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tullamore Fifield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tullamore

Retirees Rural

Fifield

Affordable Rural

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