Taree vs Tinonee

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Taree, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Taree tends to suit people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Taree has more childcare (20 vs 1)
  • Tinonee carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tinonee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($665,000 vs $880,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Taree

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($289/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Taree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 15/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taree

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 15/100)
  • But Tinonee carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Tinonee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.1% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Taree Tinonee
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.

Taree Tinonee
Walkability 38 / 15
Taree — Walkability: 38/100 Tinonee — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 8 / 53
Taree — Safety: 8/100 Tinonee — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 59 / 14
Taree — Low fire risk: 59/100 Tinonee — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Taree has more residents (16,715 vs 1,202); Tinonee has higher household incomes ($67,288 vs $50,336).

Taree Tinonee
Population 16,715
+93% vs other
 1,202
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +10.1%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $50,336/yr $67,288/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $289/wk $350/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taree Tinonee
0-4 5.1% / 5.9%
Taree — 0-4: 5.1% Tinonee — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 12.5% / 13.3%
Taree — 5-14: 12.5% Tinonee — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.7% / 5.1%
Taree — 15-19: 5.7% Tinonee — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.2% / 4.2%
Taree — 20-24: 5.2% Tinonee — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 10.8% / 9.9%
Taree — 25-34: 10.8% Tinonee — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 9.8% / 9.8%
Taree — 35-44: 9.8% Tinonee — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 10.8% / 11.4%
Taree — 45-54: 10.8% Tinonee — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 12.7% / 15.4%
Taree — 55-64: 12.7% Tinonee — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.8% / 15.5%
Taree — 65-74: 12.8% Tinonee — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 9.9% / 6.2%
Taree — 75-84: 9.9% Tinonee — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.6% / 1.7%
Taree — 85+: 4.6% Tinonee — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taree 47.8% lone person
Taree — Lone Person: 47.8% Taree — Couple Families: 24.0% Taree — One Parent Families: 22.3% Taree — Group Household: 4.2% Taree — Other Families: 1.7%
Tinonee 33.3% lone person
Tinonee — Lone Person: 33.3% Tinonee — Couple Families: 40.9% Tinonee — One Parent Families: 22.0% Tinonee — Group Household: 1.9% Tinonee — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Taree 38.7% renting
Taree — Owned Outright: 38.2% Taree — Mortgage: 23.1% Taree — Renting: 38.7%
Tinonee 13.8% renting
Tinonee — Owned Outright: 44.7% Tinonee — Mortgage: 41.5% Tinonee — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Taree Tinonee
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 18.0%
Taree — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Tinonee — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 7.9%
Taree — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Tinonee — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.7%
Taree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Tinonee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.3%
Taree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Tinonee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.6%
Taree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Tinonee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Taree Tinonee
England 2.0% / 2.2%
Taree — England: 2.0% Tinonee — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Taree — New Zealand: 0.7% Tinonee — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.3%
Taree — Philippines: 0.8% Tinonee — Philippines: 0.3%
India 0.8% / —
Taree — India: 0.8% Tinonee — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.4%
Taree — Netherlands: 0.3% Tinonee — Netherlands: 0.4%
Germany 0.3% / 0.4%
Taree — Germany: 0.3% Tinonee — Germany: 0.4%
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Taree — Malaysia: not among its largest Tinonee — Malaysia: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.4%
Taree — Canada: not among its largest Tinonee — Canada: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taree 78.2% houses
Taree — Houses: 78.2% Taree — Flats / Apartments: 10.0% Taree — Townhouses: 11.9%
Tinonee 96.0% houses
Tinonee — Houses: 96.0% Tinonee — Flats / Apartments: 3.1% Tinonee — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Taree Tinonee
Median house price $580,000 $606,000
Median unit price $400,000 —
Median land price $880,000 $665,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 194 sales
 27 days
from 11 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.

Taree Tinonee
3 bed $560K / $560K
Taree — 3 bed: $560K (195 sales) Tinonee — 3 bed: $560K (18 sales)

195 vs 18 sales

4 bed $679K / $720K
Taree — 4 bed: $679K (88 sales) Tinonee — 4 bed: $720K (5 sales)

88 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Tinonee has more rural and farming land (88% vs 46%).

Taree Tinonee
Rural and farming 46% 88%
Residential 31% 8%
Environmental 8% 2%
Parks and recreation 8% 1%
Industrial 4% 0%
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

Taree Tinonee
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
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.

Taree Tinonee
Houses 4.2%
$500/wk on $618K
 —
Units 5.1%
$370/wk on $380K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Taree Tinonee
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools Higher than 45% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 69% of NSW —

Liveability

Taree is more walkable (38 vs 15).

Taree Tinonee
Grade D
same for both
Score 23/100 20/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Tinonee carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 41); Taree carries more crime risk (92 vs 47).

Taree Tinonee
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 High
86/100
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Taree Tinonee
Inside the suburb 10 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 5 1

Schools in Taree

  • Chatham Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Taree Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Clare's High School Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Taree West Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Chatham High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Manning Gardens Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Tinonee

  • Tinonee Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Manning Adventist School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Taree Tinonee
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 32 2
Childcare 20 1
GPs 10 0
Pharmacies 7 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 11 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 11

Mobility

Taree Tinonee
Walkability score 38/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 313.4 km 315.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 218 min 219 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 82.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
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.

Taree Tinonee
Car (driver) 81.4% / 82.6%
Taree — Car (driver): 81.4% Tinonee — Car (driver): 82.6%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 8.7%
Taree — Worked from Home: 5.9% Tinonee — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 6.8%
Taree — Car (passenger): 7.7% Tinonee — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 4.0% / 1.8%
Taree — Walked Only: 4.0% Tinonee — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 0.6% / —
Taree — Bus: 0.6% Tinonee — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Taree Tinonee
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.8 km 16.3 km

NBN connectivity

Taree Tinonee
Connectivity score 99/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
9,710 premises
 72%
515 premises

Climate

Taree Tinonee
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Taree Tinonee
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Taree Tinonee
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Taree Tinonee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Taree

Affordable Regional Centre Retirees

Tinonee

Acreage Affordable River

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