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Tamworth Surrounds

New South Wales · Tamworth - Gunnedah · New England and North West

This profile uses the ABS Tamworth Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Tamworth Surrounds is a locality in the Tamworth - Gunnedah area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Tamworth Surrounds SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
15
Top ICSEA 1004 (gov)
Childcare
52
NQS-rated services
Median house
$585,000
-7.1% YoY
3BR house rent
$498
per week
Population
20,158
+1.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Tamworth Surrounds SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Oxley Vale Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tamworth Surrounds.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 377
ICSEA 870
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Tamworth Surrounds is Oxley Vale Public School — just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 79 students
ICSEA 948 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 73 students
ICSEA 989 intake context

Fee-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.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Tamworth Surrounds

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Poppins Bush School Pty Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 118 places · Tamworth
    Exceeding NQS
  • Busy Bees at Tamworth
    Centre-Based Care · 102 places · Taminda
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Tamworth South
    Centre-Based Care · 76 places · Tamworth South
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Calala
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Tamworth
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Peter's Preschool Tamworth
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Tamworth
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bambini Boutique Childcare
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · North Tamworth
    Exceeding NQS
  • Peter Pan Preschool Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · South Tamworth
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Mary's North Tamworth Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 38 places · Tamworth
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bendemeer Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Bendemeer
    Exceeding NQS
  • South Year Round Care
    Centre-Based Care · 108 places · Tamworth
    Meeting NQS
  • East Year Round Care
    Centre-Based Care · 105 places · Tamworth
    Meeting NQS
  • Milestones Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Tamworth
    Meeting NQS

+ 40 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
3
Parks
36
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Tamworth Surrounds SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Tamworth Surrounds SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$585,000
House price YoY
-7.1%
Median 3BR house rent
$498/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
20,158
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.50%
2024→25
Net change
+303
people / yr
Density
2
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+303
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+25
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+248
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+30

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Tamworth Surrounds
+1.50%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%