Suburb in Lake Macquarie

Tingira Heights, NSW

Tingira Heights had a population of 2,043 at the 2021 Census (−4.9% since 2016). Median age 40.1. Median weekly household income $1,942. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Tingira Heights at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Tingira Heights's population shrank by 4.9% to 2,043, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 40.1, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.5%.

17.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 33.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 728 households.

The median household earns $1,942 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $393 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,898 a month.

9.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 4.0% use a language other than English at home. 44.3% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Tingira Heights beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureTingira HeightsNSWAustralia
Population2,0438,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−4.9%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age40.138.438.2
Households7282,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments2.1%21.8%14.3%
Renting17.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright33.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,942$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$393$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,898$2,142$1,866
Born overseas9.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home4.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion44.3%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−4.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,0212011
  2. 2,1492016
  3. 2,0432021

Age

Median age 40.1, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Tingira Heights New South Wales
Share of people by age, Tingira Heights and New South Wales
0–911.8%
10–1914.1%
20–2912.8%
30–3911.1%
40–4912.8%
50–5915.5%
60–6911.4%
70–797.5%
80+3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Tingira Heights at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.8%
  2. English46.7%
  3. Scottish13.6%
  4. Irish10.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian0.7%
  2. Cantonese0.4%
  3. Afrikaans0.4%
  4. Japanese0.3%
  5. Tamil0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.6%
  2. Scotland0.7%
  3. South Africa0.7%
  4. Malaysia0.6%
  5. the Netherlands0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Tingira Heights

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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