North Shields vs Tiatukia

Tiatukia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in North Shields. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, North Shields tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tiatukia 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

Tiatukia

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 45/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

North Shields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 3%)

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

Commuting to the city

North Shields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (641.3 km vs 645.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • North Shields has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)
  • Tiatukia carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Tiatukia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.9% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Shields Tiatukia
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.

North Shields Tiatukia
Walkability 0 / 0
North Shields — Walkability: 0/100 Tiatukia — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 83
North Shields — Safety: 55/100 Tiatukia — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 15 / 100
North Shields — Low fire risk: 15/100 Tiatukia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tiatukia has higher household incomes ($111,644 vs $90,116); North Shields skews older (49 vs 40).

North Shields Tiatukia
Population 338 367
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.8% +35.9%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $90,116/yr $111,644/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+7% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Shields Tiatukia
0-4 7.7% / 6.0%
North Shields — 0-4: 7.7% Tiatukia — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 10.1% / 20.2%
North Shields — 5-14: 10.1% Tiatukia — 5-14: 20.2%
15-19 5.6% / 8.2%
North Shields — 15-19: 5.6% Tiatukia — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 1.8% / 2.2%
North Shields — 20-24: 1.8% Tiatukia — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 10.1% / 4.1%
North Shields — 25-34: 10.1% Tiatukia — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 10.4% / 17.2%
North Shields — 35-44: 10.4% Tiatukia — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 11.5% / 17.7%
North Shields — 45-54: 11.5% Tiatukia — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 18.0% / 10.6%
North Shields — 55-64: 18.0% Tiatukia — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 16.3% / 10.9%
North Shields — 65-74: 16.3% Tiatukia — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 5.9% / 1.6%
North Shields — 75-84: 5.9% Tiatukia — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 3.3% / —
North Shields — 85+: 3.3% Tiatukia — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Shields 57.5% couple families
North Shields — Couple Families: 57.5% North Shields — Lone Person: 34.2% North Shields — One Parent Families: 8.2%
Tiatukia 73.0% couple families
Tiatukia — Couple Families: 73.0% Tiatukia — Lone Person: 17.6% Tiatukia — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Shields 14.5% renting
North Shields — Owned Outright: 46.2% North Shields — Mortgage: 39.3% North Shields — Renting: 14.5%
Tiatukia 2.7% renting
Tiatukia — Owned Outright: 38.2% Tiatukia — Mortgage: 59.1% Tiatukia — Renting: 2.7%
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.

North Shields Tiatukia
England 3.0% / 3.5%
North Shields — England: 3.0% Tiatukia — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.5% / 3.3%
North Shields — New Zealand: 1.5% Tiatukia — New Zealand: 3.3%
Scotland — / 1.9%
North Shields — Scotland: not among its largest Tiatukia — Scotland: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

North Shields Tiatukia
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 16.9%
North Shields — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Tiatukia — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.4%
North Shields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Tiatukia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 7.6%
North Shields — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Tiatukia — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.2%
North Shields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tiatukia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.1%
North Shields — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Tiatukia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Shields 94.2% houses
North Shields — Houses: 94.2% North Shields — Townhouses: 5.0% North Shields — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Tiatukia 100.0% houses
Tiatukia — Houses: 100.0% Tiatukia — Townhouses: 0.0% Tiatukia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

North Shields Tiatukia
Median house price $550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $440,000

Zoning mix

Tiatukia has more rural and farming land (99% vs 71%).

North Shields Tiatukia
Rural and farming 71% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 25% 0%
Environmental 4% 1%
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

North Shields Tiatukia
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

North Shields Tiatukia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 64% of SA

Liveability

North Shields Tiatukia
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

North Shields carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 0); North Shields carries more crime risk (45 vs 17).

North Shields Tiatukia
Bushfire High
85/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
17/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

North Shields Tiatukia
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

North Shields Tiatukia
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Tiatukia sits further from the CBD (645.2 km vs 641.3 km).

North Shields Tiatukia
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 641.3 km 645.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 421 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
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.

North Shields Tiatukia
Car (driver) 77.3% / 80.3%
North Shields — Car (driver): 77.3% Tiatukia — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 8.2%
North Shields — Worked from Home: 12.5% Tiatukia — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Walked Only 7.8% / 2.0%
North Shields — Walked Only: 7.8% Tiatukia — Walked Only: 2.0%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 6.1%
North Shields — Car (passenger): 2.3% Tiatukia — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus — / 3.4%
North Shields — Bus: not among its largest Tiatukia — Bus: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

North Shields Tiatukia
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km 2.0 km

NBN connectivity

North Shields Tiatukia
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
145 premises
 0%
119 premises

Council rates

North Shields Tiatukia
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

North Shields Tiatukia
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Shields Tiatukia
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Shields

Coastal Retirees Rural

Tiatukia

Acreage Coastal Family

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