Dartmouth vs Tallangatta Valley
Tallangatta Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 60 in Dartmouth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dartmouth, most households are people living alone. In Tallangatta Valley, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dartmouth tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tallangatta Valley 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Dartmouth has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
- Tallangatta Valley is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 29%)
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
Dartmouth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 4%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $241/wk)
- But Tallangatta Valley leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 30%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tallangatta Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (315 min vs 424 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (418.9 km vs 510 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dartmouth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 21%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dartmouth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.0% vs -4.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dartmouth and Tallangatta Valley 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
Tallangatta Valley has higher household incomes ($85,384 vs $34,424); Tallangatta Valley has more residents (194 vs 130).
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130 | 194 +49% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.0% | -4.0% |
| Median age | 60 | 49 |
| Median household income | $34,424/yr | $85,384/yr +148% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $241/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
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 (4.6%).
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 (20.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Tallangatta Valley has more rural and farming land (49% vs 1%).
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 88% | 51% |
| Rural and farming | 1% | 49% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 11% | 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
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Towong same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
Liveability
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Dartmouth carries more flood risk (55 vs 0).
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 91/100 | High 94/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 55/100 | 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
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 18 | 10 |
Mobility
Dartmouth sits further from the CBD (510 km vs 418.9 km).
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 510 km +18% vs other | 418.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 424 min | 315 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3701 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 3701 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 (87.0%).
Setting
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 607 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 506 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 947 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Towong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dartmouth | Tallangatta Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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