Walcha Road vs Woolbrook
Woolbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 57 in Walcha Road. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Walcha Road, most households are people living alone. In Woolbrook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Walcha Road tends to suit 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
Woolbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Woolbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 19%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Woolbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Walcha Road
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (336 min vs 343 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (433.7 km vs 439.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Walcha Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (47% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Walcha Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs -1.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Walcha Road and Woolbrook 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
Woolbrook has more residents (183 vs 72); Walcha Road skews older (57 vs 44).
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 183 +154% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +33.3% | -1.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 44 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr +1% vs other | $66,248/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +15% vs other | $170/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (19.4%).
Property market
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $492,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across Walcha | 390 across Tamworth |
| Approvals change year on year | — | -35% |
Ranking within NSW
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
Liveability
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| 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
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Walcha Road
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Woolbrook
- Woolbrook Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 11 |
Mobility
Woolbrook sits further from the CBD (439.8 km vs 433.7 km).
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 433.7 km | 439.8 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 336 min | 343 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2354 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 2354 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.5%).
Setting
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,012 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 784 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $772/yr | $1,397/yr |
| Council | Walcha | Tamworth |
Federal electorate
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Walcha Road | Woolbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Woolbrook
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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