Warral vs Westdale

Westdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 46 in Warral. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warral, most households are couple families. In Westdale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Warral: a median of $1.02 million, against $630,000 in Westdale, though rent is higher in Westdale. On these figures, Warral tends to suit couples and older residents, while Westdale suits 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

Westdale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Westdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($290,000 vs $600,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $1,025,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warral

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Westdale has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Warral

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (290 min vs 300 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (404.8 km vs 411.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 9%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Warral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.3% vs 7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Warral and Westdale 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 Westdale
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 Westdale
Walkability 16 / 22
Warral — Walkability: 16/100 Westdale — Walkability: 22/100
Low fire risk 86 / 5
Warral — Low fire risk: 86/100 Westdale — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Westdale has more residents (2,963 vs 445); Warral skews older (46 vs 30).

Warral Westdale
Population 445 2,963
+566% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.3% +7.5%
Median age 46 30
Median household income $111,904/yr
+21% vs other
 $88,608/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk $350/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warral Westdale
0-4 5.8% / 8.3%
Warral — 0-4: 5.8% Westdale — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 11.2% / 19.0%
Warral — 5-14: 11.2% Westdale — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 6.5% / 7.9%
Warral — 15-19: 6.5% Westdale — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 6.1% / 6.9%
Warral — 20-24: 6.1% Westdale — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 7.9% / 15.8%
Warral — 25-34: 7.9% Westdale — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 11.5% / 13.4%
Warral — 35-44: 11.5% Westdale — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 14.4% / 10.9%
Warral — 45-54: 14.4% Westdale — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 16.2% / 8.6%
Warral — 55-64: 16.2% Westdale — 55-64: 8.6%
65-74 13.0% / 6.5%
Warral — 65-74: 13.0% Westdale — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 7.0% / 2.3%
Warral — 75-84: 7.0% Westdale — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.3% / 0.4%
Warral — 85+: 1.3% Westdale — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warral 60.9% couple families
Warral — Couple Families: 60.9% Warral — One Parent Families: 18.4% Warral — Lone Person: 14.9% Warral — Group Household: 5.7% Warral — Other Families: 0.0%
Westdale 48.4% couple families
Westdale — Couple Families: 48.4% Westdale — One Parent Families: 25.6% Westdale — Lone Person: 20.2% Westdale — Group Household: 4.1% Westdale — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person 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%
Westdale 39.8% renting
Westdale — Owned Outright: 18.1% Westdale — Mortgage: 42.0% Westdale — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Warral Westdale
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 18.2%
Warral — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Westdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 4.8%
Warral — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Westdale — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 4.9%
Warral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Westdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 0.9%
Warral — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Westdale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.9%
Warral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Westdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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 Westdale
Philippines — / 5.1%
Warral — Philippines: not among its largest Westdale — Philippines: 5.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.8%
Warral — New Zealand: 0.9% Westdale — New Zealand: 0.8%
England 0.9% / 0.5%
Warral — England: 0.9% Westdale — England: 0.5%
China — / 0.9%
Warral — China: not among its largest Westdale — China: 0.9%
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Warral — Vietnam: not among its largest Westdale — Vietnam: 0.8%
Taiwan — / 0.6%
Warral — Taiwan: not among its largest Westdale — Taiwan: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

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%
Westdale 97.6% houses
Westdale — Houses: 97.6% Westdale — Townhouses: 1.9% Westdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Warral Westdale
Median house price $1,025,000 $630,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $600,000 $290,000

Zoning mix

Warral has more rural and farming land (93% vs 74%).

Warral Westdale
Rural and farming 93% 74%
Industrial 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 10%
Residential 7% 3%
Environmental 0% 2%
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 Westdale
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Warral Westdale
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW

Liveability

Warral Westdale
Grade — D
Score — 13/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Westdale carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 14).

Warral Westdale
Bushfire Low
14/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
32/100
 —
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
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Warral Westdale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Westdale

  • Westdale Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Warral Westdale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Westdale sits further from the CBD (411.5 km vs 404.8 km).

Warral Westdale
Walkability score 16/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 404.8 km 411.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 300 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 46/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 Westdale
Car (driver) 71.2% / 80.7%
Warral — Car (driver): 71.2% Westdale — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 20.4% / 8.5%
Warral — Worked from Home: 20.4% Westdale — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 9.2%
Warral — Car (passenger): 2.6% Westdale — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Walked Only 5.8% / 1.4%
Warral — Walked Only: 5.8% Westdale — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Warral — Bicycle: not among its largest Westdale — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Warral Westdale
Elevation 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 408 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warral Westdale
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
170 premises
 43%
1,352 premises

Climate

Warral Westdale
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Warral

Rural

Westdale

Acreage Affordable Family Quiet

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