Bunyip North vs Tonimbuk

Bunyip North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Tonimbuk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunyip North, about half of households are couple families. In Tonimbuk, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunyip North tends to suit people living alone, while Tonimbuk 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

Tonimbuk

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 53/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Tonimbuk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tonimbuk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $414/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bunyip North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 72 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (83.5 km vs 88.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tonimbuk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Tonimbuk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.1% vs -15.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
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.

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunyip North — Walkability: 0/100 Tonimbuk — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 77
Bunyip North — Safety: 47/100 Tonimbuk — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 35 / 2
Bunyip North — Low fire risk: 35/100 Tonimbuk — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 30 / 44
Bunyip North — Low flood risk: 30/100 Tonimbuk — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Tonimbuk has more residents (229 vs 95); Bunyip North rents higher ($414/wk vs $260/wk).

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Population 95 229
+141% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.2% +10.1%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $84,448/yr $105,248/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $414/wk
+37% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
0-4 4.2% / 7.4%
Bunyip North — 0-4: 4.2% Tonimbuk — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 7.4% / 7.4%
Bunyip North — 5-14: 7.4% Tonimbuk — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 5.3% / 9.2%
Bunyip North — 15-19: 5.3% Tonimbuk — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Bunyip North — 20-24: not among its largest Tonimbuk — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 13.7% / 8.3%
Bunyip North — 25-34: 13.7% Tonimbuk — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 9.5% / 7.9%
Bunyip North — 35-44: 9.5% Tonimbuk — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 12.6% / 21.0%
Bunyip North — 45-54: 12.6% Tonimbuk — 45-54: 21.0%
55-64 15.8% / 21.0%
Bunyip North — 55-64: 15.8% Tonimbuk — 55-64: 21.0%
65-74 14.7% / 12.2%
Bunyip North — 65-74: 14.7% Tonimbuk — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 5.3% / 7.4%
Bunyip North — 75-84: 5.3% Tonimbuk — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / —
Bunyip North — 85+: not among its largest Tonimbuk — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
England 6.3% / 3.1%
Bunyip North — England: 6.3% Tonimbuk — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 45.8% couple families
Bunyip North — Couple Families: 45.8% Bunyip North — Lone Person: 33.3% Bunyip North — One Parent Families: 20.8%
Tonimbuk 70.5% couple families
Tonimbuk — Couple Families: 70.5% Tonimbuk — Lone Person: 22.7% Tonimbuk — One Parent Families: 6.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 100.0% houses
Bunyip North — Houses: 100.0%
Tonimbuk 100.0% houses
Tonimbuk — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 17.5%
Bunyip North — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Tonimbuk — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 14.4%
Bunyip North — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Tonimbuk — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 11.4%
Bunyip North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Tonimbuk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Bunyip North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Tonimbuk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Bunyip North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tonimbuk — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 15.6% renting
Bunyip North — Owned Outright: 62.5% Bunyip North — Mortgage: 21.9% Bunyip North — Renting: 15.6%
Tonimbuk 11.0% renting
Tonimbuk — Owned Outright: 46.6% Tonimbuk — Mortgage: 42.5% Tonimbuk — Renting: 11.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Median house price — $1,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bunyip North has more rural and farming land (92% vs 36%); Tonimbuk has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 0%).

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Rural and farming 92% 36%
Environmental 0% 32%
Parks and recreation 6% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bunyip North carries more crime risk (53 vs 23); Tonimbuk carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 65).

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
23/100
Flood High
70/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
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

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 7 20

Mobility

Tonimbuk sits further from the CBD (88.5 km vs 83.5 km).

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 83.5 km 88.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3815
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3815
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.

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Car (driver) 76.7% / 75.6%
Bunyip North — Car (driver): 76.7% Tonimbuk — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 24.4%
Bunyip North — Worked from Home: 23.3% Tonimbuk — Worked from Home: 24.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.3 km 31.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bunyip North Tonimbuk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bunyip North

Rural

Tonimbuk

Rural

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