Kinvara vs Tintenbar

Tintenbar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Kinvara. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kinvara, about half of households are people living alone. In Tintenbar, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kinvara tends to suit people living alone, while Tintenbar suits families with children and couples.

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

Tintenbar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 87/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Tintenbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kinvara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $555/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tintenbar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tintenbar

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 10/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 87/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Kinvara Tintenbar
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.

Kinvara Tintenbar
Walkability 10 / 34
Kinvara — Walkability: 10/100 Tintenbar — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 13 / 47
Kinvara — Safety: 13/100 Tintenbar — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kinvara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tintenbar — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tintenbar has more residents (618 vs 193); Tintenbar rents higher ($555/wk vs $500/wk).

Kinvara Tintenbar
Population 193 618
+220% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 50 46
Median household income $94,224/yr $98,592/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk $555/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kinvara Tintenbar
0-4 3.1% / 4.7%
Kinvara — 0-4: 3.1% Tintenbar — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 6.2% / 13.6%
Kinvara — 5-14: 6.2% Tintenbar — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 4.1% / 6.5%
Kinvara — 15-19: 4.1% Tintenbar — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.2% / 3.4%
Kinvara — 20-24: 6.2% Tintenbar — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 9.3% / 7.4%
Kinvara — 25-34: 9.3% Tintenbar — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 9.8% / 11.2%
Kinvara — 35-44: 9.8% Tintenbar — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 11.4% / 14.6%
Kinvara — 45-54: 11.4% Tintenbar — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 25.4% / 14.4%
Kinvara — 55-64: 25.4% Tintenbar — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 17.1% / 15.0%
Kinvara — 65-74: 17.1% Tintenbar — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 1.6% / 7.0%
Kinvara — 75-84: 1.6% Tintenbar — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 3.1% / 1.8%
Kinvara — 85+: 3.1% Tintenbar — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kinvara 34.8% couple families
Kinvara — Couple Families: 34.8% Kinvara — Lone Person: 45.7% Kinvara — One Parent Families: 19.6% Kinvara — Group Household: 0.0%
Tintenbar 59.7% couple families
Tintenbar — Couple Families: 59.7% Tintenbar — Lone Person: 21.6% Tintenbar — One Parent Families: 15.1% Tintenbar — Group Household: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kinvara 32.4% renting
Kinvara — Owned Outright: 43.7% Kinvara — Mortgage: 23.9% Kinvara — Renting: 32.4%
Tintenbar 13.6% renting
Tintenbar — Owned Outright: 53.9% Tintenbar — Mortgage: 32.5% Tintenbar — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kinvara Tintenbar
England 3.1% / 5.3%
Kinvara — England: 3.1% Tintenbar — England: 5.3%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.1%
Kinvara — New Zealand: 1.6% Tintenbar — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 1.5%
Kinvara — Scotland: not among its largest Tintenbar — Scotland: 1.5%
France — / 1.5%
Kinvara — France: not among its largest Tintenbar — France: 1.5%
India — / 1.0%
Kinvara — India: not among its largest Tintenbar — India: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Kinvara Tintenbar
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 16.7%
Kinvara — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Tintenbar — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 13.8%
Kinvara — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Tintenbar — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.9%
Kinvara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Tintenbar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 6.0%
Kinvara — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Tintenbar — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.4%
Kinvara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Tintenbar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kinvara 95.8% houses
Kinvara — Houses: 95.8% Kinvara — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Tintenbar 100.0% houses
Tintenbar — Houses: 100.0% Tintenbar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kinvara Tintenbar
Median house price $1,802,500 $1,900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Tintenbar has more rural and farming land (94% vs 70%); Kinvara has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 2%).

Kinvara Tintenbar
Rural and farming 70% 94%
Environmental 17% 2%
Residential 10% 0%
Other and special use 3% 4%
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

Kinvara Tintenbar
New dwellings approved 238
across Ballina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +210%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kinvara Tintenbar
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Tintenbar is more walkable (34 vs 10).

Kinvara Tintenbar
Grade — B
Score — 56/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kinvara carries more crime risk (87 vs 53).

Kinvara Tintenbar
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Kinvara Tintenbar
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 Kinvara

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

Schools in Tintenbar

  • Teven-Tintenbar Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kinvara Tintenbar
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 13

Mobility

Kinvara Tintenbar
Walkability score 10/100 34/100
Distance to Sydney 737.6 km 738.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 474 min 472 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2478
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2478
same for both

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.

Kinvara Tintenbar
Car (driver) 52.7% / 66.9%
Kinvara — Car (driver): 52.7% Tintenbar — Car (driver): 66.9%
Worked from Home 38.7% / 28.1%
Kinvara — Worked from Home: 38.7% Tintenbar — Worked from Home: 28.1%
Walked Only 8.6% / 1.5%
Kinvara — Walked Only: 8.6% Tintenbar — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Kinvara — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tintenbar — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.9%).

Setting

Kinvara Tintenbar
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.6 km 7.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kinvara Tintenbar
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 0%
233 premises

Council rates

Kinvara Tintenbar
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Ballina
same for both

Federal electorate

Kinvara Tintenbar
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kinvara Tintenbar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kinvara

Premium Rural

Tintenbar

Acreage Premium River

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