Tintinara, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Tintinara is a small town in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia, about 190 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, in The Coorong District Council. The origin of its name is debated: it may come from a local Aboriginal man called Tin-Tin, or from the word 'tinlinyara', said to mean the stars in Orion's belt. Graziers brought the first sheep to the country in the 1840s, and the Boothby brothers established the Tintinara homestead. In 1865, new owners built a sixteen-stand shearing shed, now classified by the National Trust. The poor sandy soils were slow to yield, but clearing and trace elements turned the land into productive farms. The town sits on the Dukes Highway and the Adelaide to Melbourne railway line.
Around the national middle
Tintinara is more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 992, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Tintinara at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 544
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $1,455
- SEIFA score
- 992
- Coordinates
- -35.8745, 140.0352
Tintinara demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tintinara using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 28%, 26% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 126 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 48 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 157 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 124 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 97 | 18% |
Share of the 552 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 83 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 37 | 19% |
| Rented | 51 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 200 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 4 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 204 occupied private dwellings in Tintinara.
- Median weekly rent
- $150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $813
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,809
- Median weekly personal income
- $855
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 66 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 34 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 183 (45%)
- Labour-force participation
- 69.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Employed full-time
- 189
- Employed part-time
- 93
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Tintinara
Where is Tintinara?
Tintinara is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Tintinara?
At the 2021 Census, Tintinara had a population of about 544.
Is Tintinara an advantaged area?
Tintinara has an ABS SEIFA score of 992, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 53 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of Australian suburbs.
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