Moving to Tamworth (North area) from Tamworth (West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Tamworth - North and Tamworth - West, side by side - all from public government data.
Tamworth (North area) has 16,839 people (ABS, June 2025), -0.2% in a year, a median house price of $650,000, 7 schools and 26 childcare services. Full Tamworth (North 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.
Westdale Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tamworth - West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Tamworth - West (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 Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tamworth - North.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Tamworth - North (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
Tamworth - North's government schools have an average ICSEA of 950, compared to 851 in Tamworth - West. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Tamworth - North 1,037 (3 schools), Tamworth - West none in this SA2.
There are 7 schools in Tamworth - North, compared to 2 in Tamworth - West.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 26 in Tamworth - North vs 1 in Tamworth - West.
Tamworth - North has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, above Tamworth - West's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Tamworth (North area)?
16,839 people lived in Tamworth (North area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of -0.2% over the year. Tamworth (West area) had 6,508.
Are houses cheaper in Tamworth (North area) than in Tamworth (West area)?
Median house prices are about the same: $650,000 in Tamworth (North area) and $650,000 in Tamworth (West area).
How many schools are in Tamworth (North area)?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Tamworth (North area), against 2 in Tamworth (West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Tamworth - West → Tamworth - North