Mount Hutton vs Tingira Heights

Tingira Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Mount Hutton. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Tingira Heights, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Hutton tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tingira Heights suits 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

Tingira Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 73%)
  • But Mount Hutton has more childcare (8 vs 1)

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

They split

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

  • Mount Hutton has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)
  • Tingira Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

  • Mount Hutton is more walkable (76/100 vs 53/100)
  • Tingira Heights sits closer to the CBD (140.4 km vs 142.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Hutton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 53/100)
  • But Tingira Heights carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 80/100)

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

Where they sit

Mount Hutton 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.

Mount Hutton 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.

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Walkability 76 / 53
Mount Hutton — Walkability: 76/100 Tingira Heights — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 20 / 58
Mount Hutton — Safety: 20/100 Tingira Heights — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 79 / 57
Mount Hutton — Low fire risk: 79/100 Tingira Heights — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Mount Hutton has more residents (3,712 vs 2,043); Tingira Heights has higher household incomes ($101,244 vs $78,988).

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Population 3,712
+45% vs other
 2,043
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -4.9%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $78,988/yr $101,244/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $395/wk $400/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
0-4 5.1% / 5.7%
Mount Hutton — 0-4: 5.1% Tingira Heights — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.3% / 13.3%
Mount Hutton — 5-14: 11.3% Tingira Heights — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 4.9% / 6.9%
Mount Hutton — 15-19: 4.9% Tingira Heights — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.5% / 6.9%
Mount Hutton — 20-24: 5.5% Tingira Heights — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 14.4% / 12.1%
Mount Hutton — 25-34: 14.4% Tingira Heights — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 10.4% / 10.5%
Mount Hutton — 35-44: 10.4% Tingira Heights — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 11.4% / 15.1%
Mount Hutton — 45-54: 11.4% Tingira Heights — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.7% / 14.1%
Mount Hutton — 55-64: 12.7% Tingira Heights — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 9.0% / 9.7%
Mount Hutton — 65-74: 9.0% Tingira Heights — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 8.3% / 4.5%
Mount Hutton — 75-84: 8.3% Tingira Heights — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 6.9% / 1.2%
Mount Hutton — 85+: 6.9% Tingira Heights — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Hutton 32.2% couple families
Mount Hutton — Couple Families: 32.2% Mount Hutton — Lone Person: 39.7% Mount Hutton — One Parent Families: 21.4% Mount Hutton — Group Household: 5.2% Mount Hutton — Other Families: 1.5%
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.

Mount Hutton 28.7% renting
Mount Hutton — Owned Outright: 33.7% Mount Hutton — Mortgage: 37.6% Mount Hutton — Renting: 28.7%
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.

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 22.1%
Mount Hutton — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Tingira Heights — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 9.0%
Mount Hutton — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Tingira Heights — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.1%
Mount Hutton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Tingira Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.2%
Mount Hutton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Tingira Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.6%
Mount Hutton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% 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.

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
England 2.2% / 2.5%
Mount Hutton — England: 2.2% Tingira Heights — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.5%
Mount Hutton — New Zealand: 1.3% Tingira Heights — New Zealand: 0.5%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.6%
Mount Hutton — Scotland: 0.6% Tingira Heights — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.3%
Mount Hutton — Philippines: 0.5% Tingira Heights — Philippines: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Mount Hutton — South Africa: not among its largest Tingira Heights — South Africa: 0.6%
China 0.5% / —
Mount Hutton — China: 0.5% Tingira Heights — China: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Mount Hutton — 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.

Mount Hutton 73.3% houses
Mount Hutton — Houses: 73.3% Mount Hutton — Townhouses: 21.6% Mount Hutton — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
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

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Median house price $908,000 $930,000
Median unit price $697,500 —
Median land price $966,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 30 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.

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
3 bed $845K / $863K
Mount Hutton — 3 bed: $845K (29 sales) Tingira Heights — 3 bed: $863K (18 sales)

29 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $1.12M
Mount Hutton — 4 bed: $1.1M (14 sales) Tingira Heights — 4 bed: $1.12M (11 sales)

14 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Residential 39% 45%
Environmental 44%
same for both
Rural and farming 2% 6%
Parks and recreation 5% 4%
Commercial 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Mount Hutton 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.

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Houses 4.6%
$730/wk on $822K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of NSW —

Liveability

Mount Hutton is more walkable (76 vs 53).

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 47/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tingira Heights carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 21); Mount Hutton carries more crime risk (80 vs 42).

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime High
80/100
 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

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

Schools in Mount Hutton

  • Mount Hutton Public School Government · Primary below 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

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 8 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0

Mobility

Mount Hutton sits further from the CBD (142.5 km vs 140.4 km).

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Walkability score 76/100 53/100
Distance to Sydney 142.5 km
+1% vs other
 140.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 115 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 57/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 62.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2290
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 2290
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.

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Car (driver) 72.0% / 72.3%
Mount Hutton — Car (driver): 72.0% Tingira Heights — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 22.0%
Mount Hutton — Worked from Home: 21.6% Tingira Heights — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.2%
Mount Hutton — Car (passenger): 4.5% Tingira Heights — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.8%
Mount Hutton — Walked Only: 1.2% Tingira Heights — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus 0.7% / 0.6%
Mount Hutton — Bus: 0.7% Tingira Heights — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 4.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
Connectivity score 67/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
1,930 premises
 51%
754 premises

Climate

Mount Hutton 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)

Mount Hutton Tingira Heights
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 6.5 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 21.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.64 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Hutton

Townhouses

Tingira Heights

Large Blocks

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