Tintinara vs Parrakie
Tintinara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 53 in Parrakie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tintinara, about half of households are people living alone. In Parrakie, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Parrakie: a median of $2.8 million, against $315,000 in Tintinara, though rent is higher in Tintinara. On these figures, Tintinara tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Parrakie suits older residents.
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
- Tintinara has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
- Parrakie is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tintinara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($315,000 vs $2,800,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Parrakie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Parrakie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (175.1 km vs 188.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 127 min)
- But Tintinara is more walkable (45/100 vs 13/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tintinara
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (45/100 vs 13/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- But Parrakie has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tintinara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.2% vs -27.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tintinara and Parrakie 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
Tintinara has more residents (544 vs 78); Parrakie skews older (53 vs 35).
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 544 +86% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | -27.1% |
| Median age | 35 | 53 |
| Median household income | $75,660/yr +5% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +33% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (13.8%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $315,000 | $2,800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong | 10 across Southern Mallee |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% | — |
Ranking within SA
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of SA | Higher than 44% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of SA | Higher than 67% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
Liveability
Tintinara is more walkable (45 vs 13).
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 43/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Parrakie carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 57).
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Flood | — 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
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Tintinara
- Tintinara Area School Government · Combined below peers
Schools in Parrakie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Tintinara sits further from the CBD (188.2 km vs 175.1 km).
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 45/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 188.2 km +7% vs other | 175.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 127 min | 120 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5266 | 0.0% postcode 5301 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 5266 | 62 postcode 5301 |
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 (64.2%).
Setting
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 260 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Council rates
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr | $1,182/yr |
| Council | Coorong | Southern Mallee |
Federal electorate
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tintinara | Parrakie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — 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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