Tamworth - West
New South Wales · Tamworth - Gunnedah · New England and North West
Why “Tamworth - West”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Tamworth into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Tamworth - West 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 - West SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Tamworth - West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Westdale Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tamworth - West.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Tamworth - West (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 - West
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment629ICSEA831
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment370ICSEA870
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSPoppins Bush School Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 118 places · Tamworth
- Exceeding NQSBusy Bees at TamworthCentre-Based Care · 102 places · Taminda
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Tamworth SouthCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Tamworth South
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning CalalaCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Tamworth
- Exceeding NQSSt Peter's Preschool TamworthCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Tamworth
- Exceeding NQSBambini Boutique ChildcareCentre-Based Care · 50 places · North Tamworth
- Exceeding NQSPeter Pan Preschool KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 50 places · South Tamworth
- Exceeding NQSSt Mary's North Tamworth PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Tamworth
- Meeting NQSSouth Year Round CareCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Tamworth
- Meeting NQSEast Year Round CareCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Tamworth
- Meeting NQSMilestones Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Tamworth
- Meeting NQSPuggles School of Early Learning TamworthCentre-Based Care · 89 places · Oxley Vale
+ 31 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,870
- vs previous year
- -11%
- vs 2021
- 1,200
- Against justice procedures 793
- Theft 542
- Assault 134
- Malicious damage to property 92
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 71
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 16
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Tamworth - West SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Tamworth - West 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+50Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
Other SA2s in Tamworth - Gunnedah
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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