Crossley vs Toolong
Toolong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Crossley. 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, Toolong tends to suit families with children and 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Toolong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Toolong
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $265/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Crossley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (213 min vs 225 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (277.8 km vs 284 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crossley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crossley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.3% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crossley and Toolong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Crossley has more residents (235 vs 88); Crossley rents higher ($265/wk vs $150/wk).
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 235 +63% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | -3.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr +4% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk +43% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
Liveability
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Toolong sits further from the CBD (284 km vs 277.8 km).
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 277.8 km | 284 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 213 min | 225 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3283 | 0.5% postcode 3285 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3283 | 39 postcode 3285 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).
Setting
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.4 km 4.5 km to a named beach | 5.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 99 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 699 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crossley | Toolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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