Bullioh vs Tallangatta Valley

Tallangatta Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 61 in Bullioh. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullioh, most households are people living alone. In Tallangatta Valley, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bullioh tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tallangatta Valley 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

Tallangatta Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 31%)

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

Bullioh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bullioh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 315 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (381.5 km vs 418.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bullioh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (49% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Tallangatta Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.0% vs -16.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
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.

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Bullioh — Walkability: 0/100 Tallangatta Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 49
Bullioh — Safety: 57/100 Tallangatta Valley — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 16 / 6
Bullioh — Low fire risk: 16/100 Tallangatta Valley — Low fire risk: 6/100
Low flood risk 65 / 100
Bullioh — Low flood risk: 65/100 Tallangatta Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tallangatta Valley has more residents (194 vs 63); Bullioh skews older (61 vs 49).

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Population 63 194
+208% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.0% -4.0%
Median age 61 49
Median household income $75,816/yr $85,384/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+4% vs other
 $241/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
0-4 7.9% / 1.5%
Bullioh — 0-4: 7.9% Tallangatta Valley — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 — / 12.9%
Bullioh — 5-14: not among its largest Tallangatta Valley — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.3% / 9.3%
Bullioh — 15-19: 6.3% Tallangatta Valley — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 6.3% / 2.1%
Bullioh — 20-24: 6.3% Tallangatta Valley — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 9.5% / 4.1%
Bullioh — 25-34: 9.5% Tallangatta Valley — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 — / 12.9%
Bullioh — 35-44: not among its largest Tallangatta Valley — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 14.3% / 14.9%
Bullioh — 45-54: 14.3% Tallangatta Valley — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 23.8% / 20.6%
Bullioh — 55-64: 23.8% Tallangatta Valley — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 22.2% / 9.3%
Bullioh — 65-74: 22.2% Tallangatta Valley — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 12.7% / 7.7%
Bullioh — 75-84: 12.7% Tallangatta Valley — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 14.3% / 3.6%
Bullioh — 85+: 14.3% Tallangatta Valley — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullioh 69.2% lone person
Bullioh — Lone Person: 69.2% Bullioh — Couple Families: 30.8%
Tallangatta Valley 46.8% lone person
Tallangatta Valley — Lone Person: 46.8% Tallangatta Valley — Couple Families: 53.2%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullioh 15.2% renting
Bullioh — Owned Outright: 57.6% Bullioh — Mortgage: 27.3% Bullioh — Renting: 15.2%
Tallangatta Valley 4.3% renting
Tallangatta Valley — Owned Outright: 57.1% Tallangatta Valley — Mortgage: 38.6% Tallangatta Valley — Renting: 4.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullioh 100.0% houses
Bullioh — Houses: 100.0% Bullioh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tallangatta Valley 98.6% houses
Tallangatta Valley — Houses: 98.6% Tallangatta Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 20.1%
Bullioh — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Tallangatta Valley — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 11.3%
Bullioh — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Tallangatta Valley — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 2.6%
Bullioh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Tallangatta Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.2%
Bullioh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Tallangatta Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%

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

Zoning mix

Bullioh has more rural and farming land (80% vs 49%).

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Rural and farming 80% 49%
Parks and recreation 19% 51%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
New dwellings approved 19
across Towong
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC

Liveability

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bullioh carries more flood risk (35 vs 0); Tallangatta Valley carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 84).

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
94/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Low
35/100
 None
0/100
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

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
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

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Tallangatta Valley sits further from the CBD (418.9 km vs 381.5 km).

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 381.5 km 418.9 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3700
 0.0%
postcode 3701
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3700
 65
postcode 3701

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.

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Car (driver) 67.9% / 49.4%
Bullioh — Car (driver): 67.9% Tallangatta Valley — Car (driver): 49.4%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 40.4%
Bullioh — Worked from Home: 32.1% Tallangatta Valley — Worked from Home: 40.4%
Walked Only — / 6.7%
Bullioh — Walked Only: not among its largest Tallangatta Valley — Walked Only: 6.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Bullioh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tallangatta Valley — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Elevation 445 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 506 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Annual rainfall 692 mm 947 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C 29.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C 2.9°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Bullioh Tallangatta Valley
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bullioh

Quiet Retirees Rural

Tallangatta Valley

Rural

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