Curdievale vs Timboon

Curdievale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Timboon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Curdievale, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Curdievale tends to suit couples, while Timboon suits people living alone.

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

  • Curdievale carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 26/100)
  • Timboon has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Curdievale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Curdievale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Timboon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (166 min vs 177 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (217.1 km vs 229.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Timboon

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • But Curdievale carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 26/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Curdievale Timboon
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.

Curdievale Timboon
Walkability 0 / 47
Curdievale — Walkability: 0/100 Timboon — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 90 / 74
Curdievale — Safety: 90/100 Timboon — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 19 / 76
Curdievale — Low fire risk: 19/100 Timboon — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Curdievale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Timboon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Timboon has more residents (1,250 vs 125); Curdievale has higher household incomes ($118,248 vs $64,324).

Curdievale Timboon
Population 125 1,250
+900% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +4.0%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $118,248/yr
+46% vs other
 $64,324/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $260/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Curdievale Timboon
0-4 7.2% / 4.6%
Curdievale — 0-4: 7.2% Timboon — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.8% / 12.1%
Curdievale — 5-14: 12.8% Timboon — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 3.2% / 7.5%
Curdievale — 15-19: 3.2% Timboon — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 3.2% / 5.5%
Curdievale — 20-24: 3.2% Timboon — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.4% / 7.1%
Curdievale — 25-34: 10.4% Timboon — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 8.0% / 10.8%
Curdievale — 35-44: 8.0% Timboon — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 17.6% / 12.8%
Curdievale — 45-54: 17.6% Timboon — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 16.0% / 14.3%
Curdievale — 55-64: 16.0% Timboon — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 11.2% / 13.1%
Curdievale — 65-74: 11.2% Timboon — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 6.4% / 8.2%
Curdievale — 75-84: 6.4% Timboon — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 4.0%
Curdievale — 85+: not among its largest Timboon — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Curdievale 85.7% couple families
Curdievale — Couple Families: 85.7% Curdievale — Lone Person: 14.3% Curdievale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Curdievale — Group Household: 0.0% Curdievale — Other Families: 0.0%
Timboon 36.6% couple families
Timboon — Couple Families: 36.6% Timboon — Lone Person: 41.6% Timboon — One Parent Families: 17.4% Timboon — Group Household: 3.4% Timboon — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Curdievale 0.0% renting
Curdievale — Owned Outright: 58.1% Curdievale — Mortgage: 41.9% Curdievale — Renting: 0.0%
Timboon 18.1% renting
Timboon — Owned Outright: 50.9% Timboon — Mortgage: 31.1% Timboon — Renting: 18.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Curdievale Timboon
New Zealand 5.6% / 2.3%
Curdievale — New Zealand: 5.6% Timboon — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines 2.4% / 0.9%
Curdievale — Philippines: 2.4% Timboon — Philippines: 0.9%
England — / 2.6%
Curdievale — England: not among its largest Timboon — England: 2.6%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Curdievale — Netherlands: not among its largest Timboon — Netherlands: 1.0%
China — / 0.5%
Curdievale — China: not among its largest Timboon — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Curdievale Timboon
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 14.8%
Curdievale — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Timboon — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.7%
Curdievale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Timboon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 8.1%
Curdievale — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Timboon — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.1%
Curdievale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Timboon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Curdievale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Timboon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Curdievale 100.0% houses
Curdievale — Houses: 100.0% Curdievale — Townhouses: 0.0% Curdievale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Timboon 96.9% houses
Timboon — Houses: 96.9% Timboon — Townhouses: 2.3% Timboon — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Curdievale Timboon
Median house price — $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $237,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 18 sales

Zoning mix

Curdievale Timboon
Rural and farming 100% 92%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Curdievale Timboon
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
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.

Curdievale Timboon
Houses — 3.4%
$405/wk on $624K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Curdievale Timboon
House price — Higher than 9% of VIC
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 88% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Timboon is more walkable (47 vs 0).

Curdievale Timboon
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Curdievale carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 24); Timboon carries more crime risk (26 vs 10).

Curdievale Timboon
Bushfire High
81/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
26/100
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

Curdievale Timboon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Curdievale

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

Schools in Timboon

  • Timboon P-12 School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Curdievale Timboon
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 17

Mobility

Curdievale sits further from the CBD (229.2 km vs 217.1 km).

Curdievale Timboon
Walkability score 0/100 47/100
Distance to Melbourne 229.2 km
+5% vs other
 217.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 177 min 166 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3268
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3268
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.

Curdievale Timboon
Car (driver) 66.7% / 72.8%
Curdievale — Car (driver): 66.7% Timboon — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 27.8% / 14.6%
Curdievale — Worked from Home: 27.8% Timboon — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.1%
Curdievale — Car (passenger): 5.6% Timboon — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 7.5%
Curdievale — Walked Only: not among its largest Timboon — Walked Only: 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Curdievale Timboon
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Curdievale Timboon
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 1%
688 premises

Climate

Curdievale Timboon
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Curdievale Timboon
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Curdievale Timboon
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Curdievale Timboon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Curdievale

Rural

Timboon

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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