Tinderry vs Captains Flat
Captains Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 55 in Tinderry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tinderry, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tinderry: a median of $1.73 million, against $479,000 in Captains Flat, though rent is higher in Captains Flat. On these figures, Tinderry tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Captains Flat suits families with children 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
Tinderry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Captains Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($479,000 vs $1,725,000)
- has cheaper land ($379,000 vs $450,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tinderry
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Captains Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (212 min vs 286 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (318.2 km vs 355.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tinderry
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Captains Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.2% vs -10.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tinderry and Captains Flat 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
Captains Flat has more residents (611 vs 59); Captains Flat rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 611 +936% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.6% | +0.2% |
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Median household income | $99,632/yr +14% vs other | $85,488/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $300/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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 (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,725,000 | $479,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $450,000 | $379,000 |
Zoning mix
Tinderry has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 30%); Captains Flat has more rural and farming land (70% vs 52%).
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 52% | 70% |
| Environmental | 48% | 30% |
| 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
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 72 across Snowy Monaro | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% | +231% |
Ranking within NSW
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 28/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Captains Flat carries more crime risk (70 vs 11); Tinderry carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 32).
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | High 70/100 |
| 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
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Tinderry
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Captains Flat
- Captains Flat Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 16 | 27 |
Mobility
Tinderry sits further from the CBD (355.8 km vs 318.2 km).
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 355.8 km +11% vs other | 318.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 286 min | 212 min |
| Electric vehicle share | — | 0.6% postcode 2623 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2620 | 38 postcode 2623 |
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 (75.4%).
Setting
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 990 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 291 premises |
Climate
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 686 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,253/yr | $1,751/yr |
| Council | Snowy Monaro | Queanbeyan-Palerang |
Federal electorate
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tinderry | Captains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Captains Flat
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