Acheron vs Taggerty

Taggerty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 56 in Acheron. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Acheron, about half of households are people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Acheron carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 78/100)
  • Taggerty has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Taggerty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $271/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Taggerty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.7 km vs 120.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (111 min vs 117 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Acheron

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 31%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Taggerty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.5% vs -14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Acheron and Taggerty drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Acheron Taggerty
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Acheron Taggerty
Walkability 0 / 0
Acheron — Walkability: 0/100 Taggerty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 22
Acheron — Safety: 37/100 Taggerty — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 3 / 4
Acheron — Low fire risk: 3/100 Taggerty — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 22 / 49
Acheron — Low flood risk: 22/100 Taggerty — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Taggerty has more residents (405 vs 146); Acheron has higher household incomes ($76,856 vs $63,440).

Acheron Taggerty
Population 146 405
+177% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.6% +23.5%
Median age 56 52
Median household income $76,856/yr
+17% vs other
 $63,440/yr
Median weekly rent $271/wk
+8% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Acheron Taggerty
0-4 4.8% / 4.0%
Acheron — 0-4: 4.8% Taggerty — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 9.6% / 9.6%
Acheron — 5-14: 9.6% Taggerty — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 5.5% / 7.4%
Acheron — 15-19: 5.5% Taggerty — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Acheron — 20-24: not among its largest Taggerty — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 7.5% / 5.7%
Acheron — 25-34: 7.5% Taggerty — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 5.5% / 12.1%
Acheron — 35-44: 5.5% Taggerty — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 14.4% / 11.6%
Acheron — 45-54: 14.4% Taggerty — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 14.4% / 16.8%
Acheron — 55-64: 14.4% Taggerty — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 21.2% / 21.2%
Acheron — 65-74: 21.2% Taggerty — 65-74: 21.2%
75-84 13.7% / 7.7%
Acheron — 75-84: 13.7% Taggerty — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 3.4% / 2.2%
Acheron — 85+: 3.4% Taggerty — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Acheron 48.4% lone person
Acheron — Lone Person: 48.4% Acheron — Couple Families: 38.7% Acheron — One Parent Families: 12.9% Acheron — Other Families: 0.0%
Taggerty 42.2% lone person
Taggerty — Lone Person: 42.2% Taggerty — Couple Families: 41.1% Taggerty — One Parent Families: 13.3% Taggerty — Other Families: 3.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Acheron 7.1% renting
Acheron — Owned Outright: 71.4% Acheron — Mortgage: 21.4% Acheron — Renting: 7.1%
Taggerty 8.8% renting
Taggerty — Owned Outright: 57.1% Taggerty — Mortgage: 34.0% Taggerty — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Acheron Taggerty
England 5.5% / 3.0%
Acheron — England: 5.5% Taggerty — England: 3.0%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Acheron — New Zealand: not among its largest Taggerty — New Zealand: 1.5%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Acheron — Scotland: not among its largest Taggerty — Scotland: 1.2%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Acheron — South Africa: not among its largest Taggerty — South Africa: 1.0%
Thailand — / 1.0%
Acheron — Thailand: not among its largest Taggerty — Thailand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Acheron Taggerty
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 19.0%
Acheron — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Taggerty — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 11.1%
Acheron — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Taggerty — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.4%
Acheron — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Taggerty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 3.2%
Acheron — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Taggerty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 2.2%
Acheron — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Taggerty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Acheron 100.0% houses
Acheron — Houses: 100.0% Acheron — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Taggerty 96.1% houses
Taggerty — Houses: 96.1% Taggerty — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Acheron Taggerty
Median house price — $792,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Acheron has more rural and farming land (92% vs 66%).

Acheron Taggerty
Rural and farming 92% 66%
Parks and recreation 7% 34%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Acheron Taggerty
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Acheron Taggerty
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC

Liveability

Acheron Taggerty
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Acheron carries more flood risk (78 vs 51); Taggerty carries more crime risk (78 vs 63).

Acheron Taggerty
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 High
78/100
Flood High
78/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Acheron Taggerty
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Acheron Taggerty
Parks & reserves 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 7 46

Mobility

Acheron sits further from the CBD (120.6 km vs 111.7 km).

Acheron Taggerty
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 120.6 km
+7% vs other
 111.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3714
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3714
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Acheron Taggerty
Car (driver) 55.9% / 57.1%
Acheron — Car (driver): 55.9% Taggerty — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 30.9% / 34.8%
Acheron — Worked from Home: 30.9% Taggerty — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 3.7%
Acheron — Car (passenger): 7.4% Taggerty — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 5.9% / 1.9%
Acheron — Walked Only: 5.9% Taggerty — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus — / 2.5%
Acheron — Bus: not among its largest Taggerty — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Acheron Taggerty
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Acheron Taggerty
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
226 premises

Climate

Acheron Taggerty
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Acheron Taggerty
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Acheron Taggerty
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Acheron Taggerty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Acheron

Retirees Rural

Taggerty

Retirees Rural

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