North Tamworth, New South Wales
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| North Tamworth Tamworth, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 2001 estimate: 3,626 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2340 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Tamworth Regional Council | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Tamworth, | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | New England | ||||||||||||
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North Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's north. It is located on the northerly side of the Peel River between the suburbs of East Tamworth and Oxley Vale. North of North Tamworth are the satellite suburbs Hills Plain, and Moore Creek. The Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamara Private Hospital, the Tamworth Correctional Centre as well as Northgate Shopping Centre are all located in North Tamworth. As well as many sporting fields, and medical professionals' clinics.
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[edit] Locality
North Tamworth is bounded by Browns Lane in the north, the locality of Moore Creek in the east, the locality of East Tamworth, Daruka Road, Janison Street, Darling Street, Main North railway line and the Peel River in the south and the locality of Oxley Vale in the west.
[edit] Socio Economic Status
North Tamworth traditionally was considered a lower middle-class socio-economic area of Tamworth but in the past ten years this has changed as now the area is considered a higher middle-class socio-economic area as land prices have increased. The reasoning being the suburb's locality near the Tamworth Central Business District, the Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamara Private Hospital, Retirement Villages and Oxley High School.
[edit] Schools
- Oxley High School
- Tamworth Tafe
- McCarthy Catholic College
- Bullimbal School For Special Purposes
[edit] Sporting Teams and Grounds
North Tamworth is the home to three of Tamworths football teams. The Tamworth Magpies rugby club play at Rugby Park. The North Tamworth Bears rugby league team also play in North Tamworth along with Oxley Vale Attunga FC . The North Companion's Football (soccer) Club also have playing grounds in the area near the riverbank.
[edit] Rivalries
There is a rich tradition of rivalries in Rugby League and Rugby Union between North Tamworth and West Tamworth as the suburbs' football teams represent the northern and western suburbs of Tamworth respectively. In rugby league this rivalry is between the North Tamworth Bears and the West Tamworth Lions, with their clash drawing large crowds each year. In rugby union this rivalry is between the Tamworth Magpies and the Pirates rugby club, with the their clash each year also drawing large crowds.
[edit] References
- ^ Tamworth Community Profile 2001, http://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=34162
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