Warral vs West Tamworth

West Tamworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 46 in Warral. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warral, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In West Tamworth, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Warral: a median of $1.02 million, against $440,000 in West Tamworth. On these figures, Warral tends to suit couples, while West Tamworth suits renters, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Warral carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 98/100)
  • West Tamworth has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

West Tamworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($130,000 vs $600,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($440,000 vs $1,025,000)
  • But Warral leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Warral leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)
  • West Tamworth has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

West Tamworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 16/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Tamworth

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 16/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Warral carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

Warral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.3% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warral West Tamworth
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.

Warral West Tamworth
Walkability 16 / 75
Warral — Walkability: 16/100 West Tamworth — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 68 / 2
Warral — Safety: 68/100 West Tamworth — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 86 / 78
Warral — Low fire risk: 86/100 West Tamworth — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

West Tamworth has more residents (5,471 vs 445); Warral has higher household incomes ($111,904 vs $54,756).

Warral West Tamworth
Population 445 5,471
+1129% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.3% +5.2%
Median age 46 34
Median household income $111,904/yr
+51% vs other
 $54,756/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk $275/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warral West Tamworth
0-4 5.8% / 6.8%
Warral — 0-4: 5.8% West Tamworth — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 11.2% / 13.7%
Warral — 5-14: 11.2% West Tamworth — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.5% / 7.1%
Warral — 15-19: 6.5% West Tamworth — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.1% / 7.2%
Warral — 20-24: 6.1% West Tamworth — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 7.9% / 15.4%
Warral — 25-34: 7.9% West Tamworth — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 11.5% / 11.3%
Warral — 35-44: 11.5% West Tamworth — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.4% / 10.7%
Warral — 45-54: 14.4% West Tamworth — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 16.2% / 10.5%
Warral — 55-64: 16.2% West Tamworth — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 13.0% / 8.6%
Warral — 65-74: 13.0% West Tamworth — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 7.0% / 6.3%
Warral — 75-84: 7.0% West Tamworth — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.3% / 2.4%
Warral — 85+: 1.3% West Tamworth — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warral 60.9% couple families
Warral — Couple Families: 60.9% Warral — Lone Person: 14.9% Warral — One Parent Families: 18.4% Warral — Group Household: 5.7% Warral — Other Families: 0.0%
West Tamworth 20.5% couple families
West Tamworth — Couple Families: 20.5% West Tamworth — Lone Person: 45.6% West Tamworth — One Parent Families: 25.7% West Tamworth — Group Household: 5.7% West Tamworth — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warral 9.4% renting
Warral — Owned Outright: 49.6% Warral — Mortgage: 41.0% Warral — Renting: 9.4%
West Tamworth 53.4% renting
West Tamworth — Owned Outright: 27.8% West Tamworth — Mortgage: 18.8% West Tamworth — Renting: 53.4%
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.

Warral West Tamworth
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Warral — New Zealand: 0.9% West Tamworth — New Zealand: 0.9%
England 0.9% / 0.6%
Warral — England: 0.9% West Tamworth — England: 0.6%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Warral — Philippines: not among its largest West Tamworth — Philippines: 1.3%
Vietnam — / 1.3%
Warral — Vietnam: not among its largest West Tamworth — Vietnam: 1.3%
China — / 1.0%
Warral — China: not among its largest West Tamworth — China: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.3%).

Qualifications

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

Warral West Tamworth
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 12.9%
Warral — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% West Tamworth — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 5.4%
Warral — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% West Tamworth — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 4.0%
Warral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% West Tamworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.1%
Warral — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% West Tamworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.8%
Warral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% West Tamworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warral 100.0% houses
Warral — Houses: 100.0% Warral — Townhouses: 0.0% Warral — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
West Tamworth 80.6% houses
West Tamworth — Houses: 80.6% West Tamworth — Townhouses: 17.5% West Tamworth — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Warral West Tamworth
Median house price $1,025,000 $440,000
Median unit price — $350,000
Median land price $600,000 $130,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 57 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Warral has more rural and farming land (93% vs 25%).

Warral West Tamworth
Rural and farming 93% 25%
Residential 7% 52%
Parks and recreation 0% 20%
Industrial 0% 3%
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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Warral West Tamworth
Houses — 4.0%
$430/wk on $565K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Warral West Tamworth
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 90% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 71% of NSW

Liveability

West Tamworth is more walkable (75 vs 16).

Warral West Tamworth
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

West Tamworth carries more crime risk (98 vs 32).

Warral West Tamworth
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
98/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Warral West Tamworth
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Warral

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

Schools in West Tamworth

  • Peel High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Tamworth West Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Warral West Tamworth
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Warral West Tamworth
Walkability score 16/100 75/100
Distance to Sydney 404.8 km 406.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 293 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 87.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
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.

Warral West Tamworth
Car (driver) 71.2% / 71.5%
Warral — Car (driver): 71.2% West Tamworth — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 20.4% / 9.3%
Warral — Worked from Home: 20.4% West Tamworth — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 11.8%
Warral — Car (passenger): 2.6% West Tamworth — Car (passenger): 11.8%
Walked Only 5.8% / 6.1%
Warral — Walked Only: 5.8% West Tamworth — Walked Only: 6.1%
Bus — / 0.7%
Warral — Bus: not among its largest West Tamworth — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

Warral West Tamworth
Elevation 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 398 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warral West Tamworth
Connectivity score 30/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
170 premises
 32%
2,989 premises

Climate

Warral West Tamworth
Annual rainfall 650 mm 784 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C 27.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C 0.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Warral West Tamworth
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Warral West Tamworth
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Warral West Tamworth
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warral West Tamworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warral

Rural

West Tamworth

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