Tinderry vs Jerangle
Jerangle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 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. In Jerangle, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tinderry tends to suit people living alone, while Jerangle suits families with children.
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 23/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Tinderry leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
- Jerangle has cheaper land ($150,000 vs $450,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tinderry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tinderry sits closer to the CBD (355.8 km vs 359.1 km)
- Jerangle has a shorter drive in (251 min vs 286 min)
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 23/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tinderry and Jerangle 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
Jerangle has more residents (90 vs 59); Jerangle rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 90 +53% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.6% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 55 | 49 |
| Median household income | $99,632/yr +5% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $250/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
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%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,725,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $450,000 | $150,000 |
Zoning mix
Tinderry has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 12%); Jerangle has more rural and farming land (88% vs 52%).
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 52% | 88% |
| Environmental | 48% | 12% |
| 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 | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 72 across Snowy Monaro same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 68% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 25% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Jerangle carries more crime risk (23 vs 11).
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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 | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Waterways | 16 | 35 |
Mobility
Jerangle sits further from the CBD (359.1 km vs 355.8 km).
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 355.8 km | 359.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 286 min | 251 min |
| Electric vehicle share | — | 0.5% postcode 2630 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2620 | 39 postcode 2630 |
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 (82.5%).
Setting
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,215 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 686 mm | 536 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.2°C | 26.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C | -1.7°C |
Council rates
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,253/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Monaro same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tinderry | Jerangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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