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NSW · Tamworth Regional Council

Borah Creek, 2346

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  • Green suburb
What Borah Creek is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Borah Creek is a welcoming smaller community in Tamworth Regional, with a settled community character. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. The area suits established families and long-term locals.

The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Population

Population
22
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$524
Dwelling vacancy
100%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 9
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
45.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$430

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
90.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 22 residents
State safety percentile
63.6th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Break And Enter Non-Dwelling15
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault25
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment21
  • Malicious Damage To Property26
  • Other Offences17

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • Break And Enter Non-Dwellingcrime15
  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime25
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime21
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime26
  • Other Offencescrime17

Data sources & freshness

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