Moving to Tamworth (East area) from Lethbridge Park (Tregear area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Tamworth - East and Lethbridge Park - Tregear, side by side - all from public government data.
Tamworth (East area) has 22,677 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.2% in a year, a median house price of $650,000, 11 schools and 12 childcare services. Full Tamworth (East area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Lethbridge Park Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lethbridge Park - Tregear.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lethbridge Park - Tregear (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Tamworth South Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tamworth - East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Tamworth - East (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Tamworth - East and Lethbridge Park - Tregear have a similar average ICSEA (858 and 863) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Tamworth - East 973 (4 schools), Lethbridge Park - Tregear none in this SA2.
There are 11 schools in Tamworth - East, compared to 7 in Lethbridge Park - Tregear.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Tamworth - East vs 9 in Lethbridge Park - Tregear.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Tamworth - East at 6.5% (vs 31.3% in Lethbridge Park - Tregear).
Tamworth - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, above Lethbridge Park - Tregear's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 34% lower in Tamworth - East ($650,000 vs $980,000).
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What is the population of Tamworth (East area)?
22,677 people lived in Tamworth (East area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.2% over the year. Lethbridge Park (Tregear area) had 22,894.
Are houses cheaper in Tamworth (East area) than in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area)?
Yes. The median house price is $650,000 in Tamworth (East area) and $980,000 in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area), 34% lower in Tamworth (East area).
How many schools are in Tamworth (East area)?
ACARA lists 11 schools in Tamworth (East area), against 7 in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Lethbridge Park - Tregear → Tamworth - East