West Tamworth, NSW 2340 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
West Tamworth is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2340, home to 5,471 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Liverpool Plains local government area (Outer Regional Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$275 /wk
Population5,471
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGATamworth Regional
Demographics
- Population
- 5,471
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median household income
- $1,053 /week
- Median personal income
- $624 /week
- Median family income
- $1,313 /week
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Tamworth Regional
- Statistical region (SA4)
- New England and North West
- Remoteness classification
- Outer Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Parkes
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $275 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Rent share of household income
- 26%
Schools
- Woolomin Public School
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (33.1°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (16.5°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 660 mm
- Reference station: Tamworth Airport AWS, 40.8 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 6,445 across postcode 2340 in the year to Dec 2025 (stable on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 1,878 violent offences, 1,447 theft, 866 property damage.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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