NSW · Inverell Council
Tingha, NSW, 2369
Desirability index
#826 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tingha is a small locality in the Inverell area, home to around 774 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 71 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-48%), roughly 91.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 774
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $897
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 24 of 316
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 36.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 34 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 71
- Against the person
- 33
- Against property
- 18
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 91.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 23 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -47.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order8
- Break And Enter Dwelling5
- Domestic Violence Related Assault12
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment12
- Malicious Damage To Property5
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 714
- Tingha Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
59 public transport stops in this suburb
- 148 Hospital Flat Rd
- Sapphire St At Onxy St
- Sapphire St At Onyx St
- Tingha Coach Stop
- Tingha Public School, Ruby St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
11 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
May 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure6 AMETHYST STREET TINGHA 2369Under Assessment
2025· 3 proposals
September 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure12916 GUYRA ROAD TINGHA 2369Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision70 HOSPITAL FLAT ROAD TINGHA 2369Under Assessment
January 2025
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Multi-dwelling housing (terraces)14 AMETHYST STREET TINGHA 2369Determined
2024· 2 proposals
May 2024
- Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure14 AMETHYST STREET TINGHA 2369Withdrawn
January 2024
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13971 GUYRA ROAD TINGHA 2369Determined
2023· 2 proposals
June 2023
- Shed15 SWIMMING POOL ROAD TINGHA 2369Determined
April 2023
- Telecommunications and communication facilities5 OPAL STREET TINGHA 2369Determined
2022· 2 proposals
July 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs906 GROVE ROAD TINGHA 2369Determined
April 2022
- Dwelling112 OLD MILL ROAD TINGHA 2369Determined
2021· 1 proposal
October 2021
- Dwelling785 NEW VALLEY ROAD TINGHA 2369Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Grahame ParkPark
- Symes ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Tingha Multipurpose ServiceGuyra Roadhospital
- Tingha PharmacyRuby Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Wing Hing Long & Co Store10 Ruby Street TinghaSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 12.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #826 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 148 Hospital Flat Rdtransport
- Sapphire St At Onxy Sttransport
- Sapphire St At Onyx Sttransport
- Tingha Coach Stoptransport
- Tingha Public School, Ruby Sttransport
- Wing Hing Long & Co Storeheritage10 Ruby Street TinghaSHR
- Tingha Multipurpose ServicehealthGuyra Roadhospital
- Tingha PharmacyhealthRuby Streetpharmacy
- Grahame Parkgovernmentpark
- Symes Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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