Devon North vs Tarra Valley

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Devon North, about half of households are couple families. In Tarra Valley, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Devon North tends to suit older residents, while Tarra 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

  • Devon North has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Tarra Valley is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 51%)

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

Tarra Valley

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Devon North has a shorter drive in (166 min vs 172 min)
  • Tarra Valley sits closer to the CBD (200.5 km vs 223.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Devon North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Tarra Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Devon North and Tarra 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.

Devon North Tarra Valley
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.

Devon North Tarra Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Devon North — Walkability: 0/100 Tarra Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 82
Devon North — Safety: 81/100 Tarra Valley — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 47 / 19
Devon North — Low fire risk: 47/100 Tarra Valley — Low fire risk: 19/100
Low flood risk 50 / 100
Devon North — Low flood risk: 50/100 Tarra Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Devon North has more residents (352 vs 85); Devon North rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).

Devon North Tarra Valley
Population 352
+76% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +10.4%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $68,588/yr $76,076/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Devon North Tarra Valley
0-4 3.1% / 3.5%
Devon North — 0-4: 3.1% Tarra Valley — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 9.4% / 14.1%
Devon North — 5-14: 9.4% Tarra Valley — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 4.0% / —
Devon North — 15-19: 4.0% Tarra Valley — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.0% / —
Devon North — 20-24: 4.0% Tarra Valley — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.8% / 5.9%
Devon North — 25-34: 8.8% Tarra Valley — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 11.4% / 11.8%
Devon North — 35-44: 11.4% Tarra Valley — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 13.6% / 14.1%
Devon North — 45-54: 13.6% Tarra Valley — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 19.0% / 24.7%
Devon North — 55-64: 19.0% Tarra Valley — 55-64: 24.7%
65-74 19.6% / 11.8%
Devon North — 65-74: 19.6% Tarra Valley — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 8.0% / 4.7%
Devon North — 75-84: 8.0% Tarra Valley — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.4% / —
Devon North — 85+: 1.4% Tarra Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Devon North 46.2% couple families
Devon North — Couple Families: 46.2% Devon North — Lone Person: 44.9% Devon North — One Parent Families: 5.1% Devon North — Group Household: 3.8%
Tarra Valley 100.0% couple families
Tarra Valley — Couple Families: 100.0% Tarra Valley — Lone Person: 0.0% Tarra Valley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tarra Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Devon North 8.5% renting
Devon North — Owned Outright: 56.2% Devon North — Mortgage: 35.4% Devon North — Renting: 8.5%
Tarra Valley 0.0% renting
Tarra Valley — Owned Outright: 61.5% Tarra Valley — Mortgage: 38.5% Tarra Valley — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Devon North 97.8% houses
Devon North — Houses: 97.8% Devon North — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Tarra Valley 100.0% houses
Tarra Valley — Houses: 100.0% Tarra Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Devon North Tarra Valley
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 16.5%
Devon North — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Tarra Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 12.9%
Devon North — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Tarra Valley — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 8.2%
Devon North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Tarra Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 7.1%
Devon North — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Tarra Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 7.1%
Devon North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Tarra Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Property market

Devon North Tarra Valley
Median house price $812,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Devon North Tarra Valley
Rural and farming 94% 91%
Parks and recreation 6% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Devon North Tarra Valley
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Devon North Tarra Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Devon North Tarra Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Devon North carries more flood risk (50 vs 0); Tarra Valley carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 53).

Devon North Tarra Valley
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 High
81/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
18/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Devon North Tarra 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

Devon North Tarra Valley
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Devon North sits further from the CBD (223.4 km vs 200.5 km).

Devon North Tarra Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 223.4 km
+10% vs other
 200.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 166 min 172 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3971
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3971
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.

Devon North Tarra Valley
Car (driver) 77.3% / 67.7%
Devon North — Car (driver): 77.3% Tarra Valley — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 32.3%
Devon North — Worked from Home: 19.5% Tarra Valley — Worked from Home: 32.3%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / —
Devon North — Car (passenger): 3.1% Tarra Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Devon North Tarra Valley
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.1 km 21.2 km

NBN connectivity

Devon North Tarra Valley
Connectivity score 28/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
157 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Devon North Tarra Valley
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Devon North Tarra Valley
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Devon North Tarra Valley
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Devon North Tarra Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Devon North

Retirees Rural

Tarra Valley

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