Tamworth, NSW

Tamworth has 30 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $489. A single person needs to earn at least $73,667/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

12 suburbs are in rental stress, where median rent exceeds 30% of median household income.

Across the 30 priced suburbs NestLedger tracks in Tamworth, weekly medians run from $420 in Caroona up to $500 in Orange Grove, a 1.2× spread. Where you land inside that range matters more to a budget than the citywide average does.

12 of the tracked suburbs sit in rental stress, where the median rent exceeds 30% of the local median household income. Tracked rents rose an average 7.9% over the past year, so figures date quickly.

For the long-form version of how these numbers work, see the NestLedger guides.