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Suburb profile ·Tamworth Regional LGA · NSW ·2344

Duri NSW 2344

Duri is in Tamworth Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2344, with population 463.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$600/wk
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 3 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2344 · Jun 2026
$700
$575
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$700K
House median, latest period
33.3%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.5%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
463
463 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
179
8 added 12mo · 1MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2005Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+13.0%
5-yr
+16.5%
10-yr
+10.8%
Indicative cashflow-$239/wk (-$12,440/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-44% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 8)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Duri

Owner-occupied 84%Rented 16%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared2.6%
12 of 50 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,340/yr
Landlords (rental income)50
Reported capital gains55
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

76% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

76% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

47%
of household income to service a new loan
10.6 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,430/mo vs median rent $2,600/mo (+32% · +$191/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $2,738/mo (-691) · at 6.2% (current): $3,430/mo · at 8.2%: $4,187/mo (+758)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
7.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $1,083/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$700K
Household income · yr
$88K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517
Gross yield
4.5%

Household income

$88K household · yr+7.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$103K
Household
$88K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)29% could service the median house
Under $300
4
$300-649
15
$650-999
17
$1,000-1,499
32
$1,500-1,999
20
$2,000-2,999
37
$3,000-3,999
23
$4,000+
13

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,638/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 55% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (178 households)
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
39%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure10.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 65% drive, 0% public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 23% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA842
Students42
Government1
  • Duri Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 842
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
4,706
7,140 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,140
Total incidents4,706· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,21556%
  • Sexual Offences28513%
  • Robbery221%
  • Break And Enter66630%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 98.9% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~98.9%
~98.9% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~3.8% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 100%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

19,360 people · 202220,797 by 2032 (+7.4%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Tamworth Surrounds SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Duri NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Duri (postcode 2344) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Tamworth Regional local government area. It is home to about 463 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Duri has a median house price of $700,000, which has jumped by 33.3% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

Duri is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 842, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 28 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tamworth Regional LGA is moderate at 7,140 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($700K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +33.3% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.5%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$700K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability7.9x· Moderate
Price Momentum+33.3% Rising
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$600
Gross yield2.4%
Price / income7.9x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2020-Q4)5
Property investors · Postcode 2344ATO
Negatively geared2.6%
12 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,340/yr
Landlords (rental income)50
Reported capital gains55
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population463
Median age47
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,696
Personal income · wk$778
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,447 → $1,696
Change+17.2%
vs NSW median-3.4 pp
Median rent+39.1%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops28
Moffat Wagon, Railway Av
Railway Av Before Hausfields Rd
Hospitals · Tamworth Regional LGAAIHW
Public6
Private3
Barraba Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Manilla Hospitalpublic
Nepean Hospitalpublic
Tamworth Hospitalpublic
Tresillian Family Care Centre, Kingswoodpublic
Wentworth Psychiatric Servicespublic
+3 more in Tamworth Regional LGA
Aged care · Tamworth Regional LGAGEN
Facilities13
Residential places764
Tamworth Community Aged Care144 places
Bupa Tamworth106 places
Nazareth House Tamworth90 places
RFBI Moonbi Masonic Village - Jim Holm87 places
Heritage Kingswood77 places
RFBI Tamworth Masonic Village62 places
+7 more in Tamworth Regional LGA
Childcare · Tamworth Regional LGAACECQA
Services51
Approved places2,828
Exceeding NQS8
Bright Steps Academy Calala120 places
Poppins Bush School Pty Ltd118 places
South Year Round Care108 places
East Year Round Care105 places
Busy Bees at Tamworth102 places
Milestones Early Learning Centre90 places
+45 more in Tamworth Regional LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Duri has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2020-Q4 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 30 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Duri FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Duri in?

    Duri is in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2344. Council-level context for Tamworth Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Duri?

    The current median house price in Duri, NSW is $700K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Duri?

    The median weekly rent in Duri is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Duri?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 4.5%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Duri a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Duri show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Duri?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Duri data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.