Daruka vs Tintinhull
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Daruka, most households are couple families. In Tintinhull, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Daruka tends to suit couples, while Tintinhull suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Daruka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 63%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tintinhull
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $425/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tintinhull
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (303 min vs 309 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tintinhull
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 10/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tintinhull
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.7% vs -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Daruka and Tintinhull drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Daruka has more residents (770 vs 433); Daruka has higher household incomes ($121,004 vs $92,924).
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 770 +44% vs other | 433 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Median household income | $121,004/yr +23% vs other | $92,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $425/wk +22% vs other | $330/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $966,000 | $912,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 45% | 60% |
| Environmental | 28% | 19% |
| Rural and farming | 23% | 21% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
Tintinhull is more walkable (25 vs 10).
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 59/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Daruka
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tintinhull
- Tintinhull Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 418.6 km | 419.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 309 min | 303 min |
| Public transport score | 27/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 10.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2340 | 0.0% postcode 2352 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2340 | 51 postcode 2352 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).
Setting
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 490 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 476 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 283 premises | 0% 147 premises |
Climate
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 784 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 13.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.35 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Daruka | Tintinhull | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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