Blind Bight vs Tooradin

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blind Bight, about half of households are couple families. In Tooradin, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tooradin: a median of $858,000, against $735,000 in Blind Bight.

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

  • Blind Bight carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 66/100)
  • Tooradin has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Blind Bight has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $857,500)
  • Tooradin has cheaper land ($620,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Blind Bight

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 19/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blind Bight

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 66/100)
  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 19/100)

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

Investors

Tooradin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.8% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blind Bight Tooradin
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.

Blind Bight Tooradin
Walkability 30 / 19
Blind Bight — Walkability: 30/100 Tooradin — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 82 / 34
Blind Bight — Safety: 82/100 Tooradin — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blind Bight — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tooradin — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 11 / 3
Blind Bight — Low flood risk: 11/100 Tooradin — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Tooradin has more residents (1,722 vs 1,290).

Blind Bight Tooradin
Population 1,290 1,722
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +9.8%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $98,228/yr $101,608/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+3% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blind Bight Tooradin
0-4 7.1% / 5.5%
Blind Bight — 0-4: 7.1% Tooradin — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.5% / 15.9%
Blind Bight — 5-14: 12.5% Tooradin — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 6.1% / 6.5%
Blind Bight — 15-19: 6.1% Tooradin — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.8% / 4.7%
Blind Bight — 20-24: 5.8% Tooradin — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 14.3% / 9.3%
Blind Bight — 25-34: 14.3% Tooradin — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 11.1% / 14.0%
Blind Bight — 35-44: 11.1% Tooradin — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 13.9% / 13.2%
Blind Bight — 45-54: 13.9% Tooradin — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 13.0% / 13.3%
Blind Bight — 55-64: 13.0% Tooradin — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.4% / 12.3%
Blind Bight — 65-74: 10.4% Tooradin — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 4.5% / 3.7%
Blind Bight — 75-84: 4.5% Tooradin — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.0% / 1.3%
Blind Bight — 85+: 1.0% Tooradin — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blind Bight 54.5% couple families
Blind Bight — Couple Families: 54.5% Blind Bight — Lone Person: 26.3% Blind Bight — One Parent Families: 15.6% Blind Bight — Group Household: 1.8% Blind Bight — Other Families: 1.8%
Tooradin 56.7% couple families
Tooradin — Couple Families: 56.7% Tooradin — Lone Person: 23.0% Tooradin — One Parent Families: 14.6% Tooradin — Group Household: 3.0% Tooradin — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blind Bight 9.8% renting
Blind Bight — Owned Outright: 32.0% Blind Bight — Mortgage: 58.2% Blind Bight — Renting: 9.8%
Tooradin 14.2% renting
Tooradin — Owned Outright: 32.7% Tooradin — Mortgage: 53.0% Tooradin — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blind Bight Tooradin
Certificate III & IV 24.0% / 20.7%
Blind Bight — Certificate III & IV: 24.0% Tooradin — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 7.0%
Blind Bight — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Tooradin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 5.9%
Blind Bight — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Tooradin — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.9%
Blind Bight — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Tooradin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.9%
Blind Bight — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Tooradin — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

Blind Bight Tooradin
England 4.2% / 3.8%
Blind Bight — England: 4.2% Tooradin — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.3%
Blind Bight — New Zealand: 1.4% Tooradin — New Zealand: 1.3%
Germany 0.6% / 0.5%
Blind Bight — Germany: 0.6% Tooradin — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.5%
Blind Bight — Netherlands: 0.6% Tooradin — Netherlands: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Blind Bight — Philippines: not among its largest Tooradin — Philippines: 0.6%
Italy 0.5% / —
Blind Bight — Italy: 0.5% Tooradin — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blind Bight 98.9% houses
Blind Bight — Houses: 98.9% Blind Bight — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Tooradin 99.6% houses
Tooradin — Houses: 99.6% Tooradin — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blind Bight Tooradin
Median house price $735,000 $857,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $820,000 $620,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 5 sales
 38 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Tooradin has more rural and farming land (62% vs 1%); Blind Bight has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 14%).

Blind Bight Tooradin
Environmental 66% 14%
Rural and farming 1% 62%
Parks and recreation 21% 11%
Residential 8% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
Other and special use 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 99% of Blind Bight and 98% of Tooradin. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Blind Bight Tooradin
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Blind Bight Tooradin
Houses — 3.6%
$625/wk on $892K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Blind Bight Tooradin
House price Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

Blind Bight is more walkable (30 vs 19); Blind Bight scores higher overall (49 vs 35).

Blind Bight Tooradin
Grade C
same for both
Score 49/100 35/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tooradin carries more crime risk (66 vs 18).

Blind Bight Tooradin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood High
89/100
 High
97/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blind Bight Tooradin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Blind Bight

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tooradin

  • Tooradin Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blind Bight Tooradin
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Blind Bight Tooradin
Walkability score 30/100 19/100
Distance to Melbourne 64.4 km 65.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 62 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3980
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3980
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.

Blind Bight Tooradin
Car (driver) 83.1% / 76.9%
Blind Bight — Car (driver): 83.1% Tooradin — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 17.3%
Blind Bight — Worked from Home: 13.2% Tooradin — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.1%
Blind Bight — Car (passenger): 3.7% Tooradin — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Blind Bight — Walked Only: not among its largest Tooradin — Walked Only: 2.1%
Train — / 0.6%
Blind Bight — Train: not among its largest Tooradin — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Blind Bight Tooradin
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 520 m 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Blind Bight Tooradin
Connectivity score 79/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
500 premises
 54%
692 premises

Climate

Blind Bight Tooradin
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blind Bight Tooradin
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blind Bight Tooradin
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Casey
same for both

Federal electorate

Blind Bight Tooradin
Division Holt
same for both
Member Cassandra Fernando
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blind Bight Tooradin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blind Bight

Acreage Coastal Parks

Tooradin

Acreage Coastal

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