Daruka NSW 2340
Daruka sits 419 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 5 hours 10 minutes by car. Census data records 770 residents with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $121,004 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The locality fell 1.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $425 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Walkability is low.
Is Daruka a good place to live?
Daruka scores a B (59/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, safety, and community, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 10/100 · 418.6 km · 309 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $966K · More affordable than 80% of NSW
Low all-round risk
Fire 14/100 · Crime 18/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 44 · 770 residents
Liveability Rating
59 / 100 · Ranked #521 in NSWEach bar is Daruka's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
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Our score
59 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataDaruka's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $966,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier.
$966,000
38% above its 5 neighbours (median $702,000)
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $500/wk
- 220 bonds
- +41% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $380/wk
- 85 bonds
- +38% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2340 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025119 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2340.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Daruka safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Daruka sits in the low band, with 11 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 21% on the prior year.
11 offences
21.4% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Tamworth Regional Council has published 8 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Walkability
Daruka is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Daruka.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 10.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 9.2 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Daruka.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 283
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Tamworth: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Daruka is home to 770 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $121,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
770
Median Age
44
Median Household Income
$121,004/yr
Census Median Rent
$425/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$50,752/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.4%
Total Dwellings
264
Owner-Occupier Rate
95.3%
Houses
98.1%
Rental Stress
18.3%
Mortgage Stress
21.5%
Work From Home
17.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 92.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 96.6%
- Employment Rate
- 70.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,397 a year through Tamworth based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 45%
- Environmental 28%
- Rural and farming 23%
- Parks and recreation 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Tamworth
In the year to August 2026, 390 new dwellings were approved across Tamworth. That mix is 270 houses and 120 units. Approvals are down 34.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.8 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 13.6 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.35 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0.
From the Tamworth monitoring station, 10.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road), 36.2 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, frosty winters.
- Elevation
- 490 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.2% of addresses
- 11 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 784 mm
- 84 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 27.5°C
- 3 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 0.1°C
- 75 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 2340, 134 of 43,639 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (1,474 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2340, 9,908 rooftop-solar systems totalling 72.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 21,162 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 577 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this locality, 14 across postcode 2340.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $966,000 this is $366,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Barnaby Joyce The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Barnaby Joyce | 32.9% | 67.1% | -1.9 |
| 2022 | Barnaby Joyce | 33.6% | 66.4% | -1.2 |
| 2019 | Barnaby Joyce | 32.4% | 67.6% | +1.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Kevin Anderson The Nationals
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kevin Anderson NP | 65.8% |
| 2019 | Kevin Anderson NP | 71.1% |
| 2015 | Kevin Anderson NP | 60.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Daruka?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Nearby suburbs
North Tamworth NSW 2340
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Common questions about Daruka
Is Daruka a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Daruka is low (18/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Daruka?
Daruka has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Daruka a good place to live?
Daruka has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (59/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Daruka?
Daruka, NSW had a population of 770 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Daruka, NSW?
The postcode for Daruka, NSW is 2340.
How far is Daruka from Sydney?
Daruka is 419 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 309 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Daruka?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Daruka was $121,004 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Daruka?
There are too few current rental listings in Daruka for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $425, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Daruka?
The median age of residents in Daruka was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Daruka at risk of bushfire?
Daruka has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
Is Daruka walkable?
Daruka scores 10/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Daruka?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Daruka (Tamworth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 13.6 µg/m³. That puts Daruka below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Daruka?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Daruka, Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road) (36.2 km away), summer days average 27.5°C, winter nights 0.1°C, 784 mm of rain a year over 84 rainy days, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Daruka?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Daruka belong to?
Daruka sits within the Tamworth local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Daruka?
The average residential rates bill through Tamworth is $1,397 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Daruka?
Across Tamworth, 390 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 34.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Daruka in?
Daruka sits within the federal Division of New England, currently held by Barnaby Joyce (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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