Tingira Heights vs Windale
Windale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Tingira Heights. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Tingira Heights, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Windale, the large majority of households rent. Houses cost more in Tingira Heights: a median of $930,000, against $773,000 in Windale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tingira Heights tends to suit couples, while Windale suits renters, 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
Tingira Heights
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 95/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 48%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 75%)
- But Windale has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Tingira Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 44%)
- Windale has cheaper houses ($772,778 vs $930,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Windale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($186/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Windale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (61/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Windale
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 5%)
- is more walkable (61/100 vs 53/100)
- But Tingira Heights carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Windale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.9% vs -4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tingira Heights and Windale 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
Tingira Heights has higher household incomes ($101,244 vs $40,300); Tingira Heights rents higher ($400/wk vs $186/wk).
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,043 | 3,421 +67% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.9% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 40 | 37 |
| Median household income | $101,244/yr +60% vs other | $40,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +54% vs other | $186/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
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 (2.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930,000 | $772,778 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 21 days from 9 sales | 27 days from 9 sales |
Zoning mix
Tingira Heights has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 3%).
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 45% | 65% |
| Environmental | 44% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 16% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 8% |
| Rural and farming | 6% | 1% |
| Industrial | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,212 across Lake Macquarie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +2% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.1% $610/wk on $778K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 77% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 77% of NSW |
Liveability
Tingira Heights scores higher overall (47 vs 32); Windale is more walkable (61 vs 53).
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 47/100 | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Tingira Heights carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Windale carries more crime risk (95 vs 42).
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Tingira Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Windale
- St Pius X Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Windale Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 53/100 | 61/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 140.4 km | 142.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 115 min | 116 min |
| Public transport score | 57/100 Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 20.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 60.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2290 | 0.0% postcode 2306 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 37 postcode 2290 | 15 postcode 2306 |
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 (74.6%).
Setting
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 59 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 37 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.5 km | 4.1 km 4.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 73/100 | 65/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 51% 754 premises | 36% 1,682 premises |
Climate
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,025 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 21.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.64 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,708/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lake Macquarie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Shortland same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conroy same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tingira Heights | Windale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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