Tingha NSW 2369
Tingha is a rural locality in New South Wales, 562 km from Sydney CBD, around 7 hours 15 minutes by car. Population is 774; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $46,644 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality fell 7.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $180 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $867. Tingha is characterised by high crime risk and high bushfire risk. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Tingha a good place to live?
Tingha scores a D (7/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 4/100 · 561.7 km · 435 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $250K · More affordable than 92% of NSW
High crime risk
Fire 67/100 · Crime 80/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 47 · 774 residents
Liveability Rating
7 / 100 · Ranked #1566 in NSWEach bar is Tingha's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Tingha?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
7 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Tingha sits at $250,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only eight sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$250,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 90 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Is Tingha safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Tingha sits in the high band, with 52 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 47% on the prior year.
52 offences
46.9% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20256 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Inverell Shire Council has published 3 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
One school serve Tingha, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Tingha Public School leads the pack.
- • 28 students in one school (avg 28)
Primary
Walkability
Tingha is very car-dependent on foot — at 4/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Tingha.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 10.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 2.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 9.9 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tingha.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 368
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Inverell: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this locality and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the locality closely.
Tingha is home to 774 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $47,000 a year, with unemployment at 10.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
774
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$46,644/yr
Census Median Rent
$180/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$867/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$23,712/yr
Unemployment Rate
10.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.4%
Total Dwellings
285
Owner-Occupier Rate
79.5%
Houses
97.5%
Rental Stress
20.1%
Mortgage Stress
22.3%
Work From Home
9.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
9 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 13 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 56 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 87.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.9%
- Employment Rate
- 36.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 15.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,170 a year through Inverell based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 98%
- Environmental 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Inverell
In the year to August 2026, 31 new dwellings were approved across Inverell. That mix is 21 houses and 10 units.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Anaiwan Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Climate & Setting
from Inverell Research Centre, 25.9 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 800 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 803 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 9 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.5°C
- 10 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 2369, 0 of 733 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.8% (6 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2369, 198 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 357 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 7 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $250,000 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Barnaby Joyce The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Barnaby Joyce | 32.9% | 67.1% | -1.9 |
| 2022 | Barnaby Joyce | 33.6% | 66.4% | -1.2 |
| 2019 | Barnaby Joyce | 32.4% | 67.6% | +1.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Brendan Moylan The Nationals — elected at the Jun 2024 by-election, after the results below
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Adam Marshall NP | 83.8% |
| 2019 | Adam Marshall NP | 82.8% |
| 2015 | Adam Marshall NP | 77.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Tingha?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 774 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Tingha
Is Tingha a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Tingha is high (80/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Tingha?
Tingha has a moderate recorded bushfire history (67/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Tingha a good place to live?
Tingha has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (7/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Tingha?
Tingha, NSW had a population of 774 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Tingha, NSW?
The postcode for Tingha, NSW is 2369.
How far is Tingha from Sydney?
Tingha is 562 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 435 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Tingha?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tingha was $46,644 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Tingha?
There are too few current rental listings in Tingha for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $180, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Tingha?
The median age of residents in Tingha was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Tingha at risk of bushfire?
Tingha has a moderate recorded bushfire history (67/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Tingha?
There is 1 school inside the Tingha boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Tingha walkable?
Tingha scores 4/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Tingha?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tingha, Inverell Research Centre (25.9 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 4.5°C, 803 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days, and 9 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tingha?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Tingha belong to?
Tingha sits within the Inverell local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Tingha?
The average residential rates bill through Inverell is $1,170 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Tingha?
Across Inverell, 31 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Tingha in?
Tingha sits within the federal Division of New England, currently held by Barnaby Joyce (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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