Moving to Tamworth (West area) from Tamworth (East area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Tamworth - West and Tamworth - East, side by side - all from public government data.
Tamworth (West area) has 6,508 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.8% in a year, a median house price of $650,000, 2 schools and 1 childcare service. Full Tamworth (West 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.
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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Tamworth - West and Tamworth - East have a similar average ICSEA (851 and 858) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Tamworth - West none in this SA2, Tamworth - East 973 (4 schools).
There are 2 schools in Tamworth - West, compared to 11 in Tamworth - East.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 1 in Tamworth - West vs 12 in Tamworth - East.
Tamworth - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Tamworth - East's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Tamworth (West area)?
6,508 people lived in Tamworth (West area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.8% over the year. Tamworth (East area) had 22,677.
Are houses cheaper in Tamworth (West area) than in Tamworth (East area)?
Median house prices are about the same: $650,000 in Tamworth (West area) and $650,000 in Tamworth (East area).
How many schools are in Tamworth (West area)?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Tamworth (West area), against 11 in Tamworth (East area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Tamworth - East → Tamworth - West