Curdievale vs Timboon West
Timboon West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Curdievale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Timboon West 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Curdievale carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 25/100)
- Timboon West is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Timboon West
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($25/wk vs $190/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (1% vs 8%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Timboon West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (226.9 km vs 229.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Curdievale carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 25/100)
- Timboon West has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
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 West 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
Curdievale rents higher ($190/wk vs $25/wk); Curdievale has more residents (125 vs 57).
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 125 +54% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +5.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 37 |
| Median household income | $118,248/yr +15% vs other | $100,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk +87% vs other | $25/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
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 (12.3%).
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 (18.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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 West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 90% of VIC | Higher than 73% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
Liveability
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Curdievale carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 0); Timboon West carries more crime risk (25 vs 10).
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 10/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Curdievale sits further from the CBD (229.2 km vs 226.9 km).
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 229.2 km +1% vs other | 226.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 177 min | 175 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).
Setting
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 102 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.4 km | 8.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Curdievale | Timboon West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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