Tinderry vs Urila

Urila is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 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 Urila, the large majority of households are couple families.

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 22/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Tinderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($450,000 vs $650,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tinderry

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Urila

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (224 min vs 286 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (320.3 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 22/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Tinderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.6% vs -22.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tinderry Urila
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.

Tinderry Urila
Walkability 0 / 0
Tinderry — Walkability: 0/100 Urila — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 78
Tinderry — Safety: 89/100 Urila — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 45 / 88
Tinderry — Low fire risk: 45/100 Urila — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Urila rents higher ($400/wk vs $200/wk); Urila has more residents (110 vs 59).

Tinderry Urila
Population 59 110
+86% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.6% -22.5%
Median age 55 52
Median household income $99,632/yr $117,000/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $400/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tinderry Urila
0-4 — / —
Tinderry — 0-4: not among its largest Urila — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.8% / 8.2%
Tinderry — 5-14: 6.8% Urila — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 — / 2.7%
Tinderry — 15-19: not among its largest Urila — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 — / 2.7%
Tinderry — 20-24: not among its largest Urila — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 13.6% / 7.3%
Tinderry — 25-34: 13.6% Urila — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 — / 8.2%
Tinderry — 35-44: not among its largest Urila — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 18.6% / 23.6%
Tinderry — 45-54: 18.6% Urila — 45-54: 23.6%
55-64 18.6% / 26.4%
Tinderry — 55-64: 18.6% Urila — 55-64: 26.4%
65-74 16.9% / 13.6%
Tinderry — 65-74: 16.9% Urila — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 8.5% / 6.4%
Tinderry — 75-84: 8.5% Urila — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Tinderry — 85+: not among its largest Urila — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Tinderry Urila
England 5.1% / 5.5%
Tinderry — England: 5.1% Urila — England: 5.5%
Italy — / 2.7%
Tinderry — Italy: not among its largest Urila — Italy: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tinderry 100.0% lone person
Tinderry — Lone Person: 100.0% Tinderry — Couple Families: 0.0%
Urila 0.0% lone person
Urila — Lone Person: 0.0% Urila — Couple Families: 100.0%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tinderry 100.0% houses
Tinderry — Houses: 100.0%
Urila 100.0% houses
Urila — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Tinderry Urila
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 15.5%
Tinderry — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Urila — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 14.5%
Tinderry — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Urila — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Postgraduate Degree 11.9% / 9.1%
Tinderry — Postgraduate Degree: 11.9% Urila — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 8.2%
Tinderry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Urila — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tinderry 0.0% renting
Tinderry — Owned Outright: 64.3% Tinderry — Mortgage: 35.7% Tinderry — Renting: 0.0%
Urila 8.1% renting
Urila — Owned Outright: 32.4% Urila — Mortgage: 59.5% Urila — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Tinderry Urila
Median house price $1,725,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $450,000 $650,000

Zoning mix

Tinderry has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 25%); Urila has more rural and farming land (64% vs 52%).

Tinderry Urila
Rural and farming 52% 64%
Environmental 48% 25%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 11%
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 Urila
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
Approvals change year on year +29% +231%

Ranking within NSW

Tinderry Urila
House price Higher than 81% of NSW —
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW

Liveability

Tinderry Urila
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Tinderry carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 12); Urila carries more crime risk (22 vs 11).

Tinderry Urila
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
22/100
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 Urila
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 Urila
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 16 4

Mobility

Tinderry sits further from the CBD (355.8 km vs 320.3 km).

Tinderry Urila
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 355.8 km
+10% vs other
 320.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 286 min 224 min
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2620
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.

Tinderry Urila
Car (driver) 52.6% / 77.6%
Tinderry — Car (driver): 52.6% Urila — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 22.4%
Tinderry — Worked from Home: 31.6% Urila — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Car (passenger) 15.8% / —
Tinderry — Car (passenger): 15.8% Urila — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Tinderry Urila
Elevation 1,147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 860 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tinderry Urila
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Tinderry Urila
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 Urila
Average residential rate $1,253/yr $1,751/yr
Council Snowy Monaro Queanbeyan-Palerang

Federal electorate

Tinderry Urila
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tinderry Urila
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tinderry

Retirees Rural

Urila

Rural

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