Tintenbar flood & bushfire risk
Of Tintenbar’s 319 mapped properties, 0.3% are in a mapped flood area and 36.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tintenbar’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Tintenbar address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Tintenbar
Flood and bushfire areas across Tintenbar. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Tintenbar
Tintenbar sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Tintenbar
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Tintenbar shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Tintenbar
Tintenbar is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
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Zone: Deferred Matter
School catchments in Tintenbar
Tintenbar can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tintenbar
At the 2021 Census, 16% of Tintenbar’s 618 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Tintenbar
Ballina council approved 198 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Tintenbar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 104 Old Bangalow Road, Tintenbar NSW 2478
- 1056 Tamarind Drive, Tintenbar NSW 2478
- 1094 Pacific Highway, Tintenbar NSW 2478
- 15 East Street, Tintenbar NSW 2478
- 186 Houghlahans Creek Road, Tintenbar NSW 2478
- 2 Crosbys Lane, Tintenbar NSW 2478
- 64 Hill Street, Tintenbar NSW 2478
- 67 Fredericks Lane, Tintenbar NSW 2478
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ballina
Compare Tintenbar with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.