Jewells vs Tingira Heights

Tingira Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Jewells. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jewells: a median of $1.07 million, against $930,000 in Tingira Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jewells tends to suit older residents.

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

Jewells

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Tingira Heights

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($930,000 vs $1,068,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tingira Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jewells

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jewells

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 15%)
  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Jewells

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.9% vs -4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jewells Tingira Heights
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.

Jewells Tingira Heights
Walkability 67 / 53
Jewells — Walkability: 67/100 Tingira Heights — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 51 / 58
Jewells — Safety: 51/100 Tingira Heights — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 33 / 57
Jewells — Low fire risk: 33/100 Tingira Heights — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Jewells skews older (45 vs 40); Jewells rents higher ($450/wk vs $400/wk).

Jewells Tingira Heights
Population 2,452
+17% vs other
 2,043
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% -4.9%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $90,064/yr $101,244/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jewells Tingira Heights
0-4 4.6% / 5.7%
Jewells — 0-4: 4.6% Tingira Heights — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.9% / 13.3%
Jewells — 5-14: 12.9% Tingira Heights — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.1% / 6.9%
Jewells — 15-19: 5.1% Tingira Heights — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.7% / 6.9%
Jewells — 20-24: 4.7% Tingira Heights — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 9.4% / 12.1%
Jewells — 25-34: 9.4% Tingira Heights — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 12.4% / 10.5%
Jewells — 35-44: 12.4% Tingira Heights — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.1% / 15.1%
Jewells — 45-54: 12.1% Tingira Heights — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 10.6% / 14.1%
Jewells — 55-64: 10.6% Tingira Heights — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 16.7% / 9.7%
Jewells — 65-74: 16.7% Tingira Heights — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 8.3% / 4.5%
Jewells — 75-84: 8.3% Tingira Heights — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.8% / 1.2%
Jewells — 85+: 2.8% Tingira Heights — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jewells 54.5% couple families
Jewells — Couple Families: 54.5% Jewells — Lone Person: 26.9% Jewells — One Parent Families: 14.8% Jewells — Group Household: 3.0% Jewells — Other Families: 0.7%
Tingira Heights 52.4% couple families
Tingira Heights — Couple Families: 52.4% Tingira Heights — Lone Person: 24.6% Tingira Heights — One Parent Families: 19.7% Tingira Heights — Group Household: 2.5% Tingira Heights — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jewells 8.5% renting
Jewells — Owned Outright: 47.2% Jewells — Mortgage: 44.4% Jewells — Renting: 8.5%
Tingira Heights 17.4% renting
Tingira Heights — Owned Outright: 33.0% Tingira Heights — Mortgage: 49.6% Tingira Heights — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jewells Tingira Heights
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 22.1%
Jewells — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Tingira Heights — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 9.0%
Jewells — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Tingira Heights — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.1%
Jewells — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Tingira Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.2%
Jewells — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Tingira Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.6%
Jewells — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Tingira Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Jewells Tingira Heights
England 2.3% / 2.5%
Jewells — England: 2.3% Tingira Heights — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.5%
Jewells — New Zealand: 1.1% Tingira Heights — New Zealand: 0.5%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.6%
Jewells — Scotland: 0.8% Tingira Heights — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany 0.7% / 0.3%
Jewells — Germany: 0.7% Tingira Heights — Germany: 0.3%
South Africa 0.2% / 0.6%
Jewells — South Africa: 0.2% Tingira Heights — South Africa: 0.6%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.3%
Jewells — Philippines: 0.4% Tingira Heights — Philippines: 0.3%
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Jewells — Malaysia: not among its largest Tingira Heights — Malaysia: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jewells 89.8% houses
Jewells — Houses: 89.8% Jewells — Townhouses: 9.4% Jewells — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Tingira Heights 95.2% houses
Tingira Heights — Houses: 95.2% Tingira Heights — Townhouses: 2.6% Tingira Heights — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jewells Tingira Heights
Median house price $1,068,750 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 26 sales
 21 days
from 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Jewells Tingira Heights
3 bed $1.02M / $863K
Jewells — 3 bed: $1.02M (40 sales) Tingira Heights — 3 bed: $863K (18 sales)

40 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.17M / $1.12M
Jewells — 4 bed: $1.17M (22 sales) Tingira Heights — 4 bed: $1.12M (11 sales)

22 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Jewells has more land zoned for conservation (62% vs 44%).

Jewells Tingira Heights
Environmental 62% 44%
Residential 28% 45%
Rural and farming 3% 6%
Parks and recreation 4%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Jewells Tingira Heights
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Jewells Tingira Heights
Houses 4.2%
$815/wk on $998K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Jewells Tingira Heights
House price Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Income — Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of NSW —

Liveability

Jewells is more walkable (67 vs 53).

Jewells Tingira Heights
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Jewells carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 43).

Jewells Tingira Heights
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Jewells Tingira Heights
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Jewells

  • Jewells Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tingira Heights

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

Amenities in the suburb

Jewells Tingira Heights
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 2 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Jewells Tingira Heights
Walkability score 67/100 53/100
Distance to Sydney 140.7 km 140.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 115 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 57/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 37.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2280
 0.9%
postcode 2290
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2280
 37
postcode 2290

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.

Jewells Tingira Heights
Car (driver) 70.1% / 72.3%
Jewells — Car (driver): 70.1% Tingira Heights — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 22.0%
Jewells — Worked from Home: 25.0% Tingira Heights — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.2%
Jewells — Car (passenger): 3.9% Tingira Heights — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 0.3% / 0.8%
Jewells — Walked Only: 0.3% Tingira Heights — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus 0.4% / 0.6%
Jewells — Bus: 0.4% Tingira Heights — Bus: 0.6%
Train 0.3% / —
Jewells — Train: 0.3% Tingira Heights — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Jewells Tingira Heights
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
3.0 km to a named beach
 4.5 km

NBN connectivity

Jewells Tingira Heights
Connectivity score 70/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
1,036 premises
 51%
754 premises

Climate

Jewells Tingira Heights
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Jewells Tingira Heights
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 21.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Jewells Tingira Heights
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

Jewells Tingira Heights
Division Shortland
same for both
Member Pat Conroy
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jewells Tingira Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jewells

Coastal Large Blocks Quiet Retirees River

Tingira Heights

Large Blocks

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