Field vs Tintinara

Tintinara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Field. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tintinara, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Field tends to suit families with children, while Tintinara 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

Field

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 7)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 45%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Tintinara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Field sits closer to the CBD (184.7 km vs 188.2 km)
  • Tintinara is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tintinara

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Field carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Field and Tintinara drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Field Tintinara
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Field Tintinara
Walkability 0 / 45
Field — Walkability: 0/100 Tintinara — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 81 / 70
Field — Safety: 81/100 Tintinara — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 63 / 43
Field — Low fire risk: 63/100 Tintinara — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Tintinara has more residents (544 vs 83); Field rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).

Field Tintinara
Population 83 544
+555% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +3.2%
Median age 43 35
Median household income $73,112/yr $75,660/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Field Tintinara
0-4 3.6% / 6.1%
Field — 0-4: 3.6% Tintinara — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 24.1% / 17.1%
Field — 5-14: 24.1% Tintinara — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 3.6% / 4.2%
Field — 15-19: 3.6% Tintinara — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 4.6%
Field — 20-24: not among its largest Tintinara — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 3.6% / 16.5%
Field — 25-34: 3.6% Tintinara — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 21.7% / 12.3%
Field — 35-44: 21.7% Tintinara — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 10.8% / 10.5%
Field — 45-54: 10.8% Tintinara — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 15.7% / 12.3%
Field — 55-64: 15.7% Tintinara — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 13.3% / 9.4%
Field — 65-74: 13.3% Tintinara — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 6.0% / 4.8%
Field — 75-84: 6.0% Tintinara — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 3.7%
Field — 85+: not among its largest Tintinara — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Field 40.0% lone person
Field — Lone Person: 40.0% Field — Couple Families: 44.0% Field — One Parent Families: 16.0% Field — Group Household: 0.0%
Tintinara 48.3% lone person
Tintinara — Lone Person: 48.3% Tintinara — Couple Families: 37.4% Tintinara — One Parent Families: 7.5% Tintinara — Group Household: 6.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Field 31.8% renting
Field — Owned Outright: 45.5% Field — Mortgage: 22.7% Field — Renting: 31.8%
Tintinara 29.8% renting
Tintinara — Owned Outright: 48.5% Tintinara — Mortgage: 21.6% Tintinara — Renting: 29.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Field 100.0% houses
Field — Houses: 100.0% Field — Townhouses: 0.0% Field — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tintinara 97.6% houses
Tintinara — Houses: 97.6% Tintinara — Townhouses: 2.0% Tintinara — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Field Tintinara
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 13.8%
Field — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Tintinara — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 8.1%
Field — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Tintinara — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 4.0%
Field — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Tintinara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 2.6%
Field — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Tintinara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Field — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tintinara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Field Tintinara
Median house price — $315,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Field Tintinara
Rural and farming 91% 100%
Environmental 9% 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

Field Tintinara
New dwellings approved 28
across Coorong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Field Tintinara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 47% of SA

Liveability

Tintinara is more walkable (45 vs 0).

Field Tintinara
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tintinara carries more crime risk (30 vs 19); Tintinara carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 37).

Field Tintinara
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
30/100
Flood —
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
same for both

Schools

Field Tintinara
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Field

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tintinara

  • Tintinara Area School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Field Tintinara
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 10 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Tintinara sits further from the CBD (188.2 km vs 184.7 km).

Field Tintinara
Walkability score 0/100 45/100
Distance to Adelaide 184.7 km 188.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5265
 0.0%
postcode 5266
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5265
 63
postcode 5266

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.

Field Tintinara
Car (driver) 43.2% / 64.2%
Field — Car (driver): 43.2% Tintinara — Car (driver): 64.2%
Worked from Home 43.2% / 20.4%
Field — Worked from Home: 43.2% Tintinara — Worked from Home: 20.4%
Walked Only 13.5% / 8.5%
Field — Walked Only: 13.5% Tintinara — Walked Only: 8.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.0%
Field — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tintinara — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bicycle — / 1.9%
Field — Bicycle: not among its largest Tintinara — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Field Tintinara
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Field Tintinara
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
260 premises

Climate

Field Tintinara
Annual rainfall 460 mm 425 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C 29.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.0°C 5.7°C

Council rates

Field Tintinara
Average residential rate $1,465/yr
same for both
Council Coorong
same for both

Federal electorate

Field Tintinara
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Field Tintinara
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Field

Family Rural

Tintinara

Affordable Family Quiet Rural

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