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Suburb profile ·Tamworth Regional LGA · NSW ·2345

Garthowen NSW 2345

Garthowen is in Tamworth Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2345, with population 169.

Median house $1.3M +113.7% YoY
Median rent $180/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 0.7% Low yield band
Population 169 169 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Garthowen depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth.

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Available
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Verify
4
Missing
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Source & freshness

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · 2022 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 16 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Garthowen depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
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Property prices, Crime, Transport

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Garthowen currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

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

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Garthowen is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Garthowen feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Bithramere most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$50K · rent +$170/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Tamworth most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$275K · rent +$68/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Winton most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$50K · rent +$145/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 6,891 per 100k at the Tamworth Regional LGA level.
Transport: 16 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Garthowen NSW

Postcode 2345 · Tamworth Regional LGA

Garthowen is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Tamworth Regional local government area (postcode 2345). With a population of 169, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward education and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Garthowen is $1.3 million, having surged 113.7% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $180 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tamworth Regional LGA is moderate at 6,891 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Garthowen offers a gross rental yield of 0.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +113.7% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield0.7% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$1.5M Near Median
Affordability11.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+113.7% Rising
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education6/10
Economic9/10
Disadvantage8/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.3M
113.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$180
Population
169
Demographics
Median age42
Household size2.6
HH income /wk$2,094
Personal income /wk$810
Mortgage /mth$1,733
Crime (Tamworth Regional LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)6,891
Total incidents4,496
Transport
Bus stops16
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2022 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2022
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Garthowen FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Garthowen in?

    Garthowen is in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2345. 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 Garthowen?

    The current median house price in Garthowen, NSW is $1.3M, 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 Garthowen?

    The median weekly rent in Garthowen is $180/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Garthowen a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Garthowen show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Garthowen?

    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.

  6. How often is the Garthowen 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.