Broadford vs Tyaak

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tyaak, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Broadford tends to suit people living alone, while Tyaak suits couples.

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

Broadford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Tyaak is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tyaak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $314/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Broadford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (87.4 km vs 92 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Broadford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Investors

Tyaak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs 6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broadford Tyaak
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.

Broadford Tyaak
Walkability 0 / 0
Broadford — Walkability: 0/100 Tyaak — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 26
Broadford — Safety: 35/100 Tyaak — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 24 / 31
Broadford — Low fire risk: 24/100 Tyaak — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 62 / 100
Broadford — Low flood risk: 62/100 Tyaak — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Broadford rents higher ($314/wk vs $0/wk); Broadford has more residents (4,592 vs 85).

Broadford Tyaak
Population 4,592
+98% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +16.4%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $78,988/yr $97,500/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $314/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadford Tyaak
0-4 6.1% / —
Broadford — 0-4: 6.1% Tyaak — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.1% / 20.0%
Broadford — 5-14: 13.1% Tyaak — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 5.7% / 10.6%
Broadford — 15-19: 5.7% Tyaak — 15-19: 10.6%
20-24 5.0% / 3.5%
Broadford — 20-24: 5.0% Tyaak — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 14.0% / 15.3%
Broadford — 25-34: 14.0% Tyaak — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 12.4% / 5.9%
Broadford — 35-44: 12.4% Tyaak — 35-44: 5.9%
45-54 13.3% / 22.4%
Broadford — 45-54: 13.3% Tyaak — 45-54: 22.4%
55-64 13.4% / 14.1%
Broadford — 55-64: 13.4% Tyaak — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 10.3% / 11.8%
Broadford — 65-74: 10.3% Tyaak — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 5.1% / —
Broadford — 75-84: 5.1% Tyaak — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.7% / 3.5%
Broadford — 85+: 1.7% Tyaak — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadford 38.5% couple families
Broadford — Couple Families: 38.5% Broadford — Lone Person: 38.0% Broadford — One Parent Families: 19.3% Broadford — Group Household: 2.6% Broadford — Other Families: 1.6%
Tyaak 52.0% couple families
Tyaak — Couple Families: 52.0% Tyaak — Lone Person: 24.0% Tyaak — One Parent Families: 24.0% Tyaak — Group Household: 0.0% Tyaak — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadford 19.2% renting
Broadford — Owned Outright: 33.0% Broadford — Mortgage: 47.8% Broadford — Renting: 19.2%
Tyaak 0.0% renting
Tyaak — Owned Outright: 33.3% Tyaak — Mortgage: 66.7% Tyaak — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadford 95.1% houses
Broadford — Houses: 95.1% Broadford — Townhouses: 4.0% Broadford — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Tyaak 100.0% houses
Tyaak — Houses: 100.0% Tyaak — Townhouses: 0.0% Tyaak — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Broadford Tyaak
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 12.9%
Broadford — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Tyaak — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 8.2%
Broadford — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Tyaak — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.7%
Broadford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Tyaak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 7.1%
Broadford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Tyaak — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Broadford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Tyaak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Broadford Tyaak
Median house price $620,000 $590,000
Median unit price $458,750 —
Median land price $310,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 77 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Broadford Tyaak
Rural and farming 87% 94%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
Residential 4% 2%
Parks and recreation 2%
same for both
Industrial 1% 0%
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

Broadford Tyaak
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Broadford Tyaak
Houses 4.1%
$550/wk on $698K
 —
Units 3.8%
$345/wk on $472K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Broadford Tyaak
House price Higher than 24% of VIC —
Income Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 76% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 4% of VIC —

Liveability

Broadford Tyaak
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Broadford carries more flood risk (38 vs 0).

Broadford Tyaak
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
74/100
Flood Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Broadford Tyaak
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Broadford

  • Broadford Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Broadford Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Tyaak

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

Amenities in the suburb

Broadford Tyaak
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 14 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Tyaak sits further from the CBD (92 km vs 87.4 km).

Broadford Tyaak
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 87.4 km 92 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3658
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3658
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.

Broadford Tyaak
Car (driver) 78.2% / 79.3%
Broadford — Car (driver): 78.2% Tyaak — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 20.7%
Broadford — Worked from Home: 14.8% Tyaak — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Broadford — Car (passenger): 3.9% Tyaak — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.5% / —
Broadford — Train: 1.5% Tyaak — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Broadford — Walked Only: 1.4% Tyaak — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Broadford Tyaak
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 315 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broadford Tyaak
Connectivity score 69/100 17/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
2,271 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Broadford Tyaak
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Broadford Tyaak
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Broadford Tyaak
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadford Tyaak
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadford

Acreage Trains

Tyaak

Rural

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