Denison vs Tinamba

Denison is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Tinamba. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Denison, most households are couple families. On these figures, Denison tends to suit couples, while Tinamba suits people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Denison is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 53%)
  • Tinamba carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Denison

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Denison

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $237/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Denison

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (205.8 km vs 213.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tinamba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Tinamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.2% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Denison Tinamba
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.

Denison Tinamba
Walkability 0 / 0
Denison — Walkability: 0/100 Tinamba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 74
Denison — Safety: 50/100 Tinamba — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Denison — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tinamba — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 23 / 14
Denison — Low flood risk: 23/100 Tinamba — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Denison has higher household incomes ($87,464 vs $65,884); Tinamba skews older (45 vs 35).

Denison Tinamba
Population 453
+21% vs other
 358
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% +29.2%
Median age 35 45
Median household income $87,464/yr
+25% vs other
 $65,884/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $237/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Denison Tinamba
0-4 7.5% / 7.5%
Denison — 0-4: 7.5% Tinamba — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 15.7% / 13.1%
Denison — 5-14: 15.7% Tinamba — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 9.1% / 3.6%
Denison — 15-19: 9.1% Tinamba — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.9% / 5.0%
Denison — 20-24: 4.9% Tinamba — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 12.1% / 10.6%
Denison — 25-34: 12.1% Tinamba — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 15.0% / 11.7%
Denison — 35-44: 15.0% Tinamba — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.1% / 12.6%
Denison — 45-54: 12.1% Tinamba — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 10.2% / 15.4%
Denison — 55-64: 10.2% Tinamba — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 7.1% / 13.4%
Denison — 65-74: 7.1% Tinamba — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 4.2% / 7.3%
Denison — 75-84: 4.2% Tinamba — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 0.7% / 0.8%
Denison — 85+: 0.7% Tinamba — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Denison 64.1% couple families
Denison — Couple Families: 64.1% Denison — Lone Person: 28.3% Denison — One Parent Families: 7.6% Denison — Other Families: 0.0%
Tinamba 39.6% couple families
Tinamba — Couple Families: 39.6% Tinamba — Lone Person: 43.8% Tinamba — One Parent Families: 13.5% Tinamba — Other Families: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Denison 26.5% renting
Denison — Owned Outright: 32.5% Denison — Mortgage: 41.0% Denison — Renting: 26.5%
Tinamba 23.3% renting
Tinamba — Owned Outright: 45.0% Tinamba — Mortgage: 31.7% Tinamba — Renting: 23.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Denison Tinamba
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.8%
Denison — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Tinamba — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 9.2%
Denison — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Tinamba — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.0%
Denison — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Tinamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Denison — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tinamba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.1%
Denison — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Tinamba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Denison Tinamba
New Zealand 6.0% / 3.1%
Denison — New Zealand: 6.0% Tinamba — New Zealand: 3.1%
Philippines 4.6% / 0.8%
Denison — Philippines: 4.6% Tinamba — Philippines: 0.8%
England 0.7% / 0.8%
Denison — England: 0.7% Tinamba — England: 0.8%
India — / 0.8%
Denison — India: not among its largest Tinamba — India: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.8%
Denison — Germany: not among its largest Tinamba — Germany: 0.8%
Italy 0.7% / —
Denison — Italy: 0.7% Tinamba — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Denison 100.0% houses
Denison — Houses: 100.0% Denison — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tinamba 91.8% houses
Tinamba — Houses: 91.8% Tinamba — Flats / Apartments: 8.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Denison Tinamba
Median house price $610,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Denison Tinamba
Rural and farming 97% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Denison Tinamba
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Denison Tinamba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Denison Tinamba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Denison carries more crime risk (50 vs 26).

Denison Tinamba
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
77/100
 High
86/100
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

Denison Tinamba
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

Denison Tinamba
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Tinamba sits further from the CBD (213.8 km vs 205.8 km).

Denison Tinamba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 205.8 km 213.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3858
 0.3%
postcode 3859
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3858
 55
postcode 3859

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.

Denison Tinamba
Car (driver) 64.3% / 56.6%
Denison — Car (driver): 64.3% Tinamba — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 18.7% / 29.0%
Denison — Worked from Home: 18.7% Tinamba — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Walked Only 7.1% / 10.3%
Denison — Walked Only: 7.1% Tinamba — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 9.9% / 4.1%
Denison — Car (passenger): 9.9% Tinamba — Car (passenger): 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Denison Tinamba
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Denison Tinamba
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
193 premises
 0%
161 premises

Climate

Denison Tinamba
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Denison Tinamba
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Denison Tinamba
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Denison Tinamba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Denison

Family Rural

Tinamba

Rural

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