NSW · Lake Macquarie Council
Tingira Heights, NSW, 2290
Desirability index
8.1/100
How this score is calculated#681 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tingira Heights is a smaller suburban community in the Lake Macquarie area, home to around 2,043 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,563 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+1%), roughly 1254.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $670 (flats $575, houses $720), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,043
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,947
- Dwelling vacancy
- 1.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 737
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,887
- Employment rate
- 63.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 48 / 19 / 15
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.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $575
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $720
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $670
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 207
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 2,563
- Against the person
- 622
- Against property
- 1,411
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,254.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 36.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +0.8%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault162
- Fraud206
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment188
- Malicious Damage To Property201
- Steal From Retail Store455
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
Public transport
30 public transport stops in this suburb
- 101 Violet Town Rd
- Albert St At Violet Town Rd
- Bangalay Reserve, Croudace Rd
- Violet Town Rd After Charles St
- Violet Town Rd Opp Albert 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).
55 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure23 KATIE PLACE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Swimming pool19A LORIKEET COURT TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
January 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation37 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
2025· 11 proposals
November 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal)50 WALUMBI AVENUE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool50 WALUMBI AVENUE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure26B ALBERT STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Swimming pool19A LORIKEET COURT TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
September 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure4 ALBERT STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure27 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool28 SCHAEFER CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation26 TINGLEWOOD CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
May 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool18 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Under Assessment
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 REGENT STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal)50 WALUMBI AVENUE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
2024· 8 proposals
October 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure30 JAMES STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure29A VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
July 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)19 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3A PARAKEET CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
April 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support10 CHARLES STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool4 DARJAMUR CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4 CANNING CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 REGENT STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Withdrawn
2023· 6 proposals
August 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development3 SOMERS CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land; Garages, carports and car parking spaces65 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
July 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition2 WEISS CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing20 ALBERT STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
February 2023
- Shed35 WOODOAK CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Shed14 MCELWEE DRIVE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
2022· 12 proposals
August 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs40 WALUMBI AVENUE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
July 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development28A VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development14A HONEYEATER PLACE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
June 2022
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land19 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Subdivision of land8 ALBERT STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
May 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs31 woodoak close tingira heightsDetermined
- Subdivision of land18 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Shed99 VIOLET TOWN ROAD TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
March 2022
- Dwelling21 ALBERT STREET TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
February 2022
- Secondary dwelling1 SOMERS CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development6 PARKWOOD CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
January 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development52 WALUMBI AVENUE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Determined
2021· 15 proposals
15 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
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
8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bangalay Reserve, Croudace RdBus stop
- Croudace Rd after Violet Town RdBus stop
- Croudace Rd before Violet Town RdBus stop
- Croudace Rd opp Bangalay ReserveBus stop
- Violet Town Rd at John StBus stop
- Violet Town Rd before Burton RdBus stop
- Violet Town Rd opp Burton RdBus stop
- Violet Town Rd opp Regent StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
- St Johns Memorial ParkPark
- Tingira Heights Nature ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
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)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 8.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #681 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 101 Violet Town Rdtransport
- Albert St At Violet Town Rdtransport
- Bangalay Reserve, Croudace Rdtransport
- Violet Town Rd After Charles Sttransport
- Violet Town Rd Opp Albert Sttransport
- St Johns Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Tingira Heights Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning14A HONEYEATER PLACE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Lodged 08 Jul 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning6 PARKWOOD CLOSE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Lodged 10 Feb 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning52 WALUMBI AVENUE TINGIRA HEIGHTS 2290Lodged 21 Jan 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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