Duri NSW 2344

Located in New South Wales, Duri sits 400 km from Sydney CBD, around 4 hours 45 minutes by car. The locality has 463 residents, a median age of 47, and a median household income of $88,192 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality fell 13.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. Duri is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Duri sits at $515,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only eight sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

Houses

$515,000

Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Land

$207,500

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Is Duri safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Duri sits in the moderate band, with 16 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 24% on the prior year.

16 offences

23.8% since 2024
Theft 7 (43.8%)
Assault 4 (25.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 2 (12.5%)
Sexual Offences 2 (12.5%)
Property Damage 1 (6.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

4 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Werris Creek Road 3 (75.0%)

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.

All 8 on the portal

Schools

One school serve Duri, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this locality
1 at similar
  • • 42 students in one school (avg 42)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 42 students
ICSEA 842 (higher than 4% of Australian schools) · 1% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Duri is very car-dependent on foot — at 8/100, nearly all errands require a car.

8
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 28
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Duri.

27
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
7.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
2.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.9 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1.5 min
Span of service
10.1 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 Duri.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
212
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 97%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 3%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
1 in locality

Tamworth: council population

The whole council area, not just Duri · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
66,403
+0.5% in a year
Change
+348
people since 2024
Density
6.7
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+242
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-179
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+285
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
6/10
6/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
8/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
4/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Duri is home to 463 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $88,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.1%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

463

13.0% since 2016

Median Age

47

6.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$88,192/yr

17.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$320/wk

39.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,517/mo

1.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

7.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,456/yr

11.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

21.4% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

11.2%

14.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

178

2.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.9%

2.9% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

5.8% since 2016

Rental Stress

18.9%

18.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.6%

13.8% since 2016

Work From Home

24.5%

73.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 178 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 69 (42.9%)
Owned Outright 66 (41.0%)
Renting 26 (16.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
89.0%
English Spoken at Home
95.7%
Employment Rate
67.9%
8.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
34.3%

Occupations

Managers 51 (19.5%)
Technicians & Trades 36 (13.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 34 (13.0%)
Professionals 33 (12.6%)
Sales 29 (11.1%)
Labourers 25 (9.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 21 (8.0%)
Community & Personal Service 20 (7.6%)

Religion

Christianity 307 (66.3%)
No Religion 131 (28.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Scotland 6 (1.3%)
England 5 (1.1%)
New Zealand 4 (0.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 31 (6.7%)
5-14 48 (10.4%)
15-19 29 (6.3%)
20-24 24 (5.2%)
25-34 31 (6.7%)
35-44 49 (10.6%)
45-54 70 (15.1%)
55-64 88 (19.0%)
65-74 64 (13.8%)
75-84 25 (5.4%)
85+ 6 (1.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 53 (49.5%)
Lone Person 36 (33.6%)
One Parent Families 15 (14.0%)
Group Household 3 (2.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 149 (67.7%)
Worked from Home 54 (24.5%)
Walked Only 14 (6.4%)
Car (passenger) 3 (1.4%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 86 (18.6%)
Bachelor Degree 41 (8.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 27 (5.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 7 (1.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5 (1.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 41 (24.0%)
2 cars 67 (39.2%)
3 cars 40 (23.4%)
4+ cars 25 (14.6%)

Council Rates

Tamworth
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,397 a year through Tamworth based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,397/yr
14% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Duri's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

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

The whole council area, not just Duri · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

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.

Trailing 12 months
390dwellings
-34.9% YoY
Houses
270
detached dwellings
Units
120
townhouses + apartments

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

MODERATE

PM2.5 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, 16.3 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Quirindi Post Office, 33.5 km

Moderate rainfall — very hot summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
463 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
650 mm
67 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
32.6°C
33 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
2.6°C
32 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 2344, 0 of 672 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.8% (19 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.8%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

66
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.3 kW each

In postcode 2344, 180 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 275 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 8 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
11
2020
14
2021
10
2022
7
2023
16
2024
19
2025
10
2026
1

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).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$2,686
Loan amount
$412,000
Total interest over 30 years
$554,935
Deposit
$103,000
Stamp duty
$17,362
Cash needed at settlement
$120,362

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.

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

Division of New England

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

Tamworth District

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.

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Common questions about Duri

Is Duri a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Duri is moderate (58/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Duri?

Duri has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Duri?

Duri, NSW had a population of 463 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Duri, NSW?

The postcode for Duri, NSW is 2344.

How far is Duri from Sydney?

Duri is 400 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 286 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Duri?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Duri was $88,192 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 Duri?

There are too few current rental listings in Duri for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $320, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Duri?

The median age of residents in Duri was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Duri?

There is 1 school inside the Duri boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Duri walkable?

Duri scores 8/100 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 Duri?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Duri (Tamworth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 13.6 µg/m³. That puts Duri 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 Duri?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Duri, Quirindi Post Office (33.5 km away), summer days average 32.6°C, winter nights 2.6°C, 650 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 33 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Duri?

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 Duri belong to?

Duri sits within the Tamworth local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Duri?

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 Duri?

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 Duri in?

Duri sits within the federal Division of New England, currently held by Barnaby Joyce (The Nationals).

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