Wandsworth vs Tingha

Tingha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Wandsworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wandsworth, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wandsworth tends to suit couples.

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

  • Wandsworth carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 80/100)
  • Tingha has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Tingha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 79%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Wandsworth leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • Tingha has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wandsworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (415 min vs 435 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (544.1 km vs 561.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wandsworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Wandsworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wandsworth Tingha
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.

Wandsworth Tingha
Walkability 0 / 4
Wandsworth — Walkability: 0/100 Tingha — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 100 / 20
Wandsworth — Safety: 100/100 Tingha — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 46 / 33
Wandsworth — Low fire risk: 46/100 Tingha — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Tingha has more residents (774 vs 107); Wandsworth has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $46,644).

Wandsworth Tingha
Population 107 774
+623% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% -7.1%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $84,500/yr
+45% vs other
 $46,644/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+20% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wandsworth Tingha
0-4 12.1% / 5.4%
Wandsworth — 0-4: 12.1% Tingha — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 2.8% / 12.3%
Wandsworth — 5-14: 2.8% Tingha — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.6% / 7.4%
Wandsworth — 15-19: 5.6% Tingha — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.5% / 6.3%
Wandsworth — 20-24: 7.5% Tingha — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 3.7% / 9.0%
Wandsworth — 25-34: 3.7% Tingha — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.2% / 8.1%
Wandsworth — 35-44: 11.2% Tingha — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 13.1% / 13.4%
Wandsworth — 45-54: 13.1% Tingha — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 21.5% / 14.3%
Wandsworth — 55-64: 21.5% Tingha — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 7.5% / 12.3%
Wandsworth — 65-74: 7.5% Tingha — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 12.1% / 9.2%
Wandsworth — 75-84: 12.1% Tingha — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 3.7% / 2.6%
Wandsworth — 85+: 3.7% Tingha — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wandsworth 59.1% couple families
Wandsworth — Couple Families: 59.1% Wandsworth — Lone Person: 40.9% Wandsworth — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wandsworth — Group Household: 0.0% Wandsworth — Other Families: 0.0%
Tingha 25.4% couple families
Tingha — Couple Families: 25.4% Tingha — Lone Person: 37.8% Tingha — One Parent Families: 30.3% Tingha — Group Household: 4.5% Tingha — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wandsworth 21.1% renting
Wandsworth — Owned Outright: 52.6% Wandsworth — Mortgage: 26.3% Wandsworth — Renting: 21.1%
Tingha 20.5% renting
Tingha — Owned Outright: 52.0% Tingha — Mortgage: 27.5% Tingha — Renting: 20.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wandsworth 100.0% houses
Wandsworth — Houses: 100.0% Wandsworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tingha 97.5% houses
Tingha — Houses: 97.5% Tingha — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wandsworth Tingha
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 13.8%
Wandsworth — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Tingha — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 4.0%
Wandsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Tingha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 1.7%
Wandsworth — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Tingha — Bachelor Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Wandsworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tingha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

Property market

Wandsworth Tingha
Median house price — $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 90 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Wandsworth Tingha
Rural and farming 95% 98%
Environmental 5% 2%
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

Wandsworth Tingha
New dwellings approved 77
across Armidale
 31
across Inverell
Approvals change year on year -76% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Wandsworth Tingha
House price — Higher than 5% of NSW
Income Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Wandsworth Tingha
Grade — D
Score — 7/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Tingha carries more crime risk (80 vs 0); Tingha carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 54).

Wandsworth Tingha
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime None
0/100
 High
80/100
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

Wandsworth Tingha
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wandsworth

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tingha

  • Tingha Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wandsworth Tingha
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 10 23

Mobility

Tingha sits further from the CBD (561.7 km vs 544.1 km).

Wandsworth Tingha
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 544.1 km 561.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 415 min 435 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2365
 0.0%
postcode 2369
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 2365
 56
postcode 2369

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.

Wandsworth Tingha
Car (driver) 30.0% / 78.9%
Wandsworth — Car (driver): 30.0% Tingha — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 70.0% / 9.6%
Wandsworth — Worked from Home: 70.0% Tingha — Worked from Home: 9.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.2%
Wandsworth — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tingha — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Wandsworth — Walked Only: not among its largest Tingha — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Wandsworth Tingha
Elevation 1,166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 800 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wandsworth Tingha
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
368 premises

Climate

Wandsworth Tingha
Annual rainfall 906 mm 803 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.0°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.5°C 4.5°C

Council rates

Wandsworth Tingha
Average residential rate $1,477/yr $1,170/yr
Council Armidale Inverell

Federal electorate

Wandsworth Tingha
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wandsworth Tingha
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wandsworth

Rural Young Families

Tingha

Affordable Rural

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