West Tamworth, New South Wales

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West Tamworth
Tamworth,  New South Wales
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West Tamworth
West Tamworth, New South Wales
Coordinates 31°06′S150°55′E / 31.100°S 150.917°E / -31.100; 150.917
Population5,417 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2340
LGA(s) Tamworth Regional Council
State electorate(s) Tamworth,
Federal division(s) New England
Suburbs around West Tamworth:
North Tamworth Tamworth Central Business District
Taminda West Tamworth
South Tamworth

West Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's west. It is between South Tamworth and Taminda (Tamworth Industrial Area). It is an important commercial and residential area of Tamworth. In West Tamworth is the important commercial area of Bridge Street, which is one of the main roads connecting the northern side of Tamworth with the southern. The Oxley Highway runs through part of West Tamworth.

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Commercial area

Bridge Street is an important commercial area for Tamworth and many businesses serving the southern side and whole of Tamworth are located upon it. Bridge Street becomes Brisbane Street on the northern side of the Peel River, however Bridge Street is not viewed as a part of the Tamworth Central Business District> Instead, it is viewed as a separate commercial area. Tamworth Shopping World is located on Bridge Street and is a major commercial centre in Tamworth.

Clubs

West Tamworth League Club is located in West Tamworth, and is home of the West Tamworth Lions rugby league club. It is also a popular venue during the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January and artists such as John Butler Trio, The Baileys, John Williamson, Pete Murray, The Waifs, Missy Higgins, Grinspoon, Xavier Rudd and Kasey Chambers have all played at the club. Wests and Wests' Diggers (Kable Avenue in the CBD) are part of the Wests Entertainment Group.

Sport

The Tamworth netball courts, baseball and softball fields are located riverside on the western side of the Peel River. This area is in both West Tamworth and the industrial suburb Taminda. The Tamworth Touch fields are also located riverside in West Tamworth. The West Tamworth Lions rugby league club play at the West Tamworth Leagues Club at their fields are known as Scully Park. Former Australian representative and St. George, player Nathan Blacklock played one game for the West Lions in early 2007. The Tamworth Pirates rugby club play at grounds near the West Lions Scully Park ground, and across the road from the West and South Tamworth Scully Park Olympic Pool. This Olympic pool is council owned and many swimmers use it for training and competition.

Rivalries

There is a rich tradition of rivalries in Rugby league and Rugby Union between West Tamworth and North Tamworth as the suburbs' football teams represent the western and northern suburbs of Tamworth respectively. In rugby league this rivalry is between the West Tamworth Lions and the North Tamworth Bears, with their clash drawing large crowds each year. In rugby union this rivalry is between the Pirates rugby club and the Tamworth Magpies, with their clash each year also drawing large crowds.

Coledale

Coledale is a section of West Tamworth known to the residents as the area with Gunnedah Road to the north, Duri road to the east and Cole road to the west. [2] Coledale was originally a subdivision named after the late Tamworth mayor Stan Cole. Coledale is notorious for drugs, crime and poverty. Coledale is home to many first nations residents and attracts many racist and derogatory nicknames such as ''Vegimite Village". [3] Coledale has a population of 3,068 down 2.8% from 2001, there are 884 Indigenous residents which make up 28.8% of the population. Coledale underperforms in almost all metrics with a median income 25% lower, and an unemployment rate 3 times higher than the national average. Coledale also has more people without formal educational qualifications, more labourers and less professional workers than the rest of Australia. [4]

Coledale also has a significant amount of social housing consisting of 408 dwellings managed by different authorities. Coledale is a hotspot for crime [5] [6] and various plans by Tamworth Regional Council have been made to reduce crime including their 2017-2022 Crime Prevention Plan. [4] [7]

Schools

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "West Tamworth". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ The Northern Daily Leader (18 July 2012). "Coledale needs another name". The Northern Daily Leader. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Alan (4 June 2018). "Footsteps on the Tracks". ABC News. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Coledale Revitalisation Strategy". apps.planningportal.nsw.gov.au.
  5. ↑ Chillingworth, Breanna (31 August 2019). "Coledale ban: 31-year-old man banned from entering Coledale suburb in Tamworth in sentencing in Tamworth court". The Northern Daily Leader. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Johanna, McOwen (5 May 2015). "NSW Governor concerned about ice epidemic in regional and rural areas". ABC News. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan 2023 - 2028". www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
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