Retreat is in Tamworth Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2355, with population 45.
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Retreat (postcode 2355) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Tamworth Regional local government area. It is home to about 45 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 managers, technicians & trades, sales. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median monthly mortgage repayment is $959.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tamworth Regional LGA is moderate at 6,891 incidents per 100,000 population.
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Retreat is in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2355. Council-level context for Tamworth Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.