MOORE Creek and Hillvue have been pegged as major population growth zones for Tamworth in the next 20 years.
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Forecasts by planning consultants .idcommunity have estimated the Tamworth Regional Council area will hit 79,468 people by 2041 on its current trajectory with its outer suburbs primed for the greatest growth.
Moore Creek and Daruka will see the biggest surge in this period, with the former's population tipped to grow more than 57 per cent in the coming decades.
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There is currently about 4462 people in the area but this figure is forecast to swell to 7026 by 2041 with the number of households predicted to almost double in that time.
It follows a number of newly lodged subdivisions in Moore Creek with the council recently approving a 161-lot development and calling for feedback on a separate 255-lot proposal.
Hillvue has also been tipped to grow rapidly in the next 20 years with the population predicted to increase by 53 per cent.
This growth will see Hillvue become the most densely-populated suburb in Tamworth with the area slated to surge past 10,000 people by 2041.
The consultants predict there will be 1500 more dwellings built in Hillvue in this time.
North Tamworth could also see its residency rise with its population tipped to climb by at least 54 per cent by 2041 taking its tally to just shy of 9000.
Coledale's growth will be in-line with the region's overall development with a 25 per cent increase forecast for the suburb.
But these figures could prove to be rather conservative with the council ramping-up its "Blueprint 100" project.
The project will map the city's path towards a population of 100,000 by the same 2041 deadline.
The blueprint will go on public exhibition later this year, but planning director Brent McAlister will host a breakfast event next month on the back of recent stakeholder workshops.
The push for accelerated population growth has been the cause of some angst in the community with dwindling water supplies in the region.
But the council maintains the blueprint will help advocate for water funding from governments.
The outer-lying villages like Barraba (11.34), Manilla (8.9) and Nundle (6.3) have much lower forecast growth rates. East Tamworth will see more than 12 per cent growth, while West (0.79) and South (2.23) appeared to have reached their capacity.