Calulu vs Mount Taylor

Mount Taylor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Calulu. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Calulu tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Calulu is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 70%)
  • Mount Taylor carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 66/100)

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

Calulu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Calulu

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 221 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (279.7 km vs 295.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Taylor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Mount Taylor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Calulu Mount Taylor
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.

Calulu Mount Taylor
Walkability 0 / 0
Calulu — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Taylor — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 81
Calulu — Safety: 34/100 Mount Taylor — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 5 / 6
Calulu — Low fire risk: 5/100 Mount Taylor — Low fire risk: 6/100
Low flood risk 42 / 100
Calulu — Low flood risk: 42/100 Mount Taylor — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Taylor has more residents (330 vs 186); Mount Taylor rents higher ($290/wk vs $263/wk).

Calulu Mount Taylor
Population 186 330
+77% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +15.4%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $94,224/yr
+3% vs other
 $91,728/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk $290/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calulu Mount Taylor
0-4 5.9% / 4.5%
Calulu — 0-4: 5.9% Mount Taylor — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 20.4% / 13.6%
Calulu — 5-14: 20.4% Mount Taylor — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 8.1% / 7.3%
Calulu — 15-19: 8.1% Mount Taylor — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 1.6% / 5.2%
Calulu — 20-24: 1.6% Mount Taylor — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 1.6% / 10.0%
Calulu — 25-34: 1.6% Mount Taylor — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.8% / 14.5%
Calulu — 35-44: 11.8% Mount Taylor — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.8% / 11.8%
Calulu — 45-54: 11.8% Mount Taylor — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 16.7% / 16.4%
Calulu — 55-64: 16.7% Mount Taylor — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 12.9% / 13.9%
Calulu — 65-74: 12.9% Mount Taylor — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.4% / 4.5%
Calulu — 75-84: 5.4% Mount Taylor — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.2%
Calulu — 85+: not among its largest Mount Taylor — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calulu 67.6% couple families
Calulu — Couple Families: 67.6% Calulu — Lone Person: 11.8% Calulu — One Parent Families: 20.6%
Mount Taylor 58.0% couple families
Mount Taylor — Couple Families: 58.0% Mount Taylor — Lone Person: 29.6% Mount Taylor — One Parent Families: 12.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calulu 5.8% renting
Calulu — Owned Outright: 48.1% Calulu — Mortgage: 46.2% Calulu — Renting: 5.8%
Mount Taylor 8.1% renting
Mount Taylor — Owned Outright: 45.5% Mount Taylor — Mortgage: 46.3% Mount Taylor — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calulu 100.0% houses
Calulu — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Taylor 100.0% houses
Mount Taylor — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Calulu Mount Taylor
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 20.3%
Calulu — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Mount Taylor — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 10.9%
Calulu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Mount Taylor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 11.2%
Calulu — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Mount Taylor — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 4.2%
Calulu — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Mount Taylor — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Calulu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Taylor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Property market

Calulu Mount Taylor
Median house price — $841,875
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Calulu has more rural and farming land (94% vs 68%).

Calulu Mount Taylor
Rural and farming 94% 68%
Parks and recreation 6% 28%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Calulu Mount Taylor
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Calulu Mount Taylor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Calulu Mount Taylor
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Calulu carries more flood risk (58 vs 0); Calulu carries more crime risk (66 vs 19).

Calulu Mount Taylor
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
94/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 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

Calulu Mount Taylor
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

Calulu Mount Taylor
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Mount Taylor sits further from the CBD (295.5 km vs 279.7 km).

Calulu Mount Taylor
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 279.7 km 295.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 208 min 221 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3875
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3875
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.

Calulu Mount Taylor
Car (driver) 77.9% / 76.3%
Calulu — Car (driver): 77.9% Mount Taylor — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 14.1%
Calulu — Worked from Home: 13.2% Mount Taylor — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 4.5%
Calulu — Car (passenger): 8.8% Mount Taylor — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 5.1%
Calulu — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Taylor — Walked Only: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Calulu Mount Taylor
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 31.5 km

NBN connectivity

Calulu Mount Taylor
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
144 premises

Climate

Calulu Mount Taylor
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Calulu Mount Taylor
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Calulu Mount Taylor
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Calulu Mount Taylor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Calulu

Family Rural

Mount Taylor

Rural

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