Bethanga vs Tallangatta

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bethanga, about half of households are couple families. In Tallangatta, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bethanga: a median of $722,000, against $508,000 in Tallangatta, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bethanga tends to suit couples, while Tallangatta suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Bethanga carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 42/100)
  • Tallangatta has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bethanga leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)
  • Tallangatta has cheaper houses ($507,500 vs $722,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tallangatta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $260/wk)
  • But Bethanga leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bethanga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (234 min vs 244 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (351.4 km vs 362.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bethanga carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 42/100)
  • Tallangatta has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Tallangatta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.6% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bethanga Tallangatta
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.

Bethanga Tallangatta
Walkability 0 / 4
Bethanga — Walkability: 0/100 Tallangatta — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 82 / 58
Bethanga — Safety: 82/100 Tallangatta — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Bethanga — Low fire risk: 84/100 Tallangatta — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 17 / 21
Bethanga — Low flood risk: 17/100 Tallangatta — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Tallangatta has more residents (1,175 vs 485); Bethanga has higher household incomes ($95,680 vs $59,748).

Bethanga Tallangatta
Population 485 1,175
+142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +8.6%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $95,680/yr
+38% vs other
 $59,748/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+8% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bethanga Tallangatta
0-4 3.9% / 6.1%
Bethanga — 0-4: 3.9% Tallangatta — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 11.8% / 10.4%
Bethanga — 5-14: 11.8% Tallangatta — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 4.5% / 4.5%
Bethanga — 15-19: 4.5% Tallangatta — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 1.6% / 4.6%
Bethanga — 20-24: 1.6% Tallangatta — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.8% / 10.5%
Bethanga — 25-34: 7.8% Tallangatta — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 12.4% / 8.9%
Bethanga — 35-44: 12.4% Tallangatta — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 16.5% / 11.6%
Bethanga — 45-54: 16.5% Tallangatta — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 22.3% / 14.5%
Bethanga — 55-64: 22.3% Tallangatta — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 12.6% / 13.3%
Bethanga — 65-74: 12.6% Tallangatta — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 4.1% / 8.6%
Bethanga — 75-84: 4.1% Tallangatta — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 1.9% / 7.1%
Bethanga — 85+: 1.9% Tallangatta — 85+: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bethanga 53.9% couple families
Bethanga — Couple Families: 53.9% Bethanga — Lone Person: 28.7% Bethanga — One Parent Families: 14.8% Bethanga — Group Household: 2.6% Bethanga — Other Families: 0.0%
Tallangatta 32.4% couple families
Tallangatta — Couple Families: 32.4% Tallangatta — Lone Person: 49.1% Tallangatta — One Parent Families: 14.2% Tallangatta — Group Household: 3.1% Tallangatta — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bethanga 9.8% renting
Bethanga — Owned Outright: 41.3% Bethanga — Mortgage: 48.9% Bethanga — Renting: 9.8%
Tallangatta 21.5% renting
Tallangatta — Owned Outright: 46.3% Tallangatta — Mortgage: 32.2% Tallangatta — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bethanga Tallangatta
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 20.6%
Bethanga — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Tallangatta — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 7.1%
Bethanga — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Tallangatta — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 6.7%
Bethanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Tallangatta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 0.7%
Bethanga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Tallangatta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.1%
Bethanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Tallangatta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Bethanga Tallangatta
England 3.9% / 3.2%
Bethanga — England: 3.9% Tallangatta — England: 3.2%
Germany 1.9% / 0.5%
Bethanga — Germany: 1.9% Tallangatta — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.6%
Bethanga — Scotland: 0.8% Tallangatta — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.5%
Bethanga — Netherlands: 0.8% Tallangatta — Netherlands: 0.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Bethanga — New Zealand: 1.0% Tallangatta — New Zealand: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.9%
Bethanga — Malaysia: not among its largest Tallangatta — Malaysia: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bethanga 98.9% houses
Bethanga — Houses: 98.9% Bethanga — Townhouses: 0.0% Bethanga — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Tallangatta 92.7% houses
Tallangatta — Houses: 92.7% Tallangatta — Townhouses: 4.6% Tallangatta — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bethanga Tallangatta
Median house price $722,500 $507,500
Median unit price — $194,500
Median land price — $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 3 sales
 84 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Bethanga Tallangatta
Rural and farming 73%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 23% 21%
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Residential 1% 2%
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

Bethanga Tallangatta
New dwellings approved 19
across Towong
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bethanga Tallangatta
House price — Higher than 10% of VIC
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 21% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 75% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Bethanga Tallangatta
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bethanga carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Tallangatta carries more crime risk (42 vs 18).

Bethanga Tallangatta
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood High
83/100
 High
79/100
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

Bethanga Tallangatta
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Bethanga

  • Bethanga Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tallangatta

  • St Michael's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Tallangatta Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Tallangatta Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bethanga Tallangatta
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Tallangatta sits further from the CBD (362.8 km vs 351.4 km).

Bethanga Tallangatta
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 351.4 km 362.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 234 min 244 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 0.2%
postcode 3700
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 61
postcode 3700

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.

Bethanga Tallangatta
Car (driver) 67.3% / 74.7%
Bethanga — Car (driver): 67.3% Tallangatta — Car (driver): 74.7%
Worked from Home 24.7% / 11.5%
Bethanga — Worked from Home: 24.7% Tallangatta — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 5.0%
Bethanga — Car (passenger): 5.8% Tallangatta — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 2.2% / 8.0%
Bethanga — Walked Only: 2.2% Tallangatta — Walked Only: 8.0%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Bethanga — Bicycle: not among its largest Tallangatta — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).

Setting

Bethanga Tallangatta
Elevation 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bethanga Tallangatta
Connectivity score 30/100 80/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
222 premises
 44%
651 premises

Climate

Bethanga Tallangatta
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Bethanga Tallangatta
Average residential rate $1,875/yr
same for both
Council Towong
same for both

Federal electorate

Bethanga Tallangatta
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bethanga Tallangatta
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bethanga

Rural

Tallangatta

Acreage Affordable Retirees

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Bethanga

Bethanga vs Bonegilla Bethanga vs Bellbridge Bethanga vs Talgarno Bethanga vs Huon Bethanga vs Ebden

Other comparisons with Tallangatta

Tallangatta vs Huon Tallangatta vs Tallangatta South Tallangatta vs Charleroi
Full data on Bethanga Full data on Tallangatta
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or