Stannifer vs Tingha
Tingha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Stannifer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stannifer, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tingha: a median of $250,000, against $210,000 in Stannifer, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Stannifer tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Tingha
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Stannifer carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($210,000 vs $250,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tingha
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (435 min vs 450 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (561.7 km vs 571.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Stannifer carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 80/100)
- Tingha has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stannifer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.7% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stannifer and Tingha drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tingha has more residents (774 vs 75); Tingha rents higher ($180/wk vs $138/wk).
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 774 +932% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.7% | -7.1% |
| Median age | 50 | 47 |
| Median household income | $43,680/yr | $46,644/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $138/wk | $180/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $210,000 | $250,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $180,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 90 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Stannifer has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 2%); Tingha has more rural and farming land (98% vs 79%).
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 98% |
| Environmental | 21% | 2% |
| 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
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Inverell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of NSW same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 7/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Tingha carries more crime risk (80 vs 37).
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 73/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | High 80/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Stannifer
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tingha
- Tingha Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 23 |
Mobility
Stannifer sits further from the CBD (571.4 km vs 561.7 km).
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 571.4 km +2% vs other | 561.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 450 min | 435 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2369 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2369 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).
Setting
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 809 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 800 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 368 premises |
Climate
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 803 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,170/yr same for both | |
| Council | Inverell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stannifer | Tingha | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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