Dingee vs Tandarra

Tandarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Dingee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tandarra, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Tandarra tends to suit 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

  • Dingee has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Tandarra is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 55%)

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

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (193.9 km vs 204.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dingee

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dingee Tandarra
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.

Dingee Tandarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Dingee — Walkability: 0/100 Tandarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 50
Dingee — Safety: 64/100 Tandarra — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 78 / 76
Dingee — Low fire risk: 78/100 Tandarra — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 9 / 6
Dingee — Low flood risk: 9/100 Tandarra — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Dingee rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Dingee has more residents (195 vs 55).

Dingee Tandarra
Population 195
+72% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% +14.6%
Median age 50 43
Median household income $53,092/yr $110,500/yr
+108% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dingee Tandarra
0-4 4.1% / 5.5%
Dingee — 0-4: 4.1% Tandarra — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.3% / 10.9%
Dingee — 5-14: 11.3% Tandarra — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.2% / —
Dingee — 15-19: 6.2% Tandarra — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.6% / 9.1%
Dingee — 20-24: 3.6% Tandarra — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 14.4% / 5.5%
Dingee — 25-34: 14.4% Tandarra — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 5.6% / 20.0%
Dingee — 35-44: 5.6% Tandarra — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 13.3% / 9.1%
Dingee — 45-54: 13.3% Tandarra — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 11.8% / 14.5%
Dingee — 55-64: 11.8% Tandarra — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 12.3% / 20.0%
Dingee — 65-74: 12.3% Tandarra — 65-74: 20.0%
75-84 11.3% / —
Dingee — 75-84: 11.3% Tandarra — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.6% / —
Dingee — 85+: 3.6% Tandarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dingee 42.9% couple families
Dingee — Couple Families: 42.9% Dingee — Lone Person: 38.8% Dingee — One Parent Families: 12.2% Dingee — Group Household: 6.1%
Tandarra 100.0% couple families
Tandarra — Couple Families: 100.0% Tandarra — Lone Person: 0.0% Tandarra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tandarra — 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.

Dingee 25.0% renting
Dingee — Owned Outright: 52.9% Dingee — Mortgage: 22.1% Dingee — Renting: 25.0%
Tandarra 0.0% renting
Tandarra — Owned Outright: 52.6% Tandarra — Mortgage: 47.4% Tandarra — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dingee 89.5% houses
Dingee — Houses: 89.5% Dingee — Townhouses: 9.2% Dingee — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Tandarra 100.0% houses
Tandarra — Houses: 100.0% Tandarra — Townhouses: 0.0% Tandarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dingee Tandarra
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 32.7%
Dingee — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Tandarra — Certificate III & IV: 32.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 10.9%
Dingee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Tandarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 5.5%
Dingee — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Tandarra — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Dingee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Tandarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Dingee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Tandarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.7%).

Zoning mix

Dingee Tandarra
Rural and farming 98% 99%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Dingee Tandarra
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
same for both
Approvals change year on year +150%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dingee Tandarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Dingee Tandarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tandarra carries more crime risk (50 vs 36).

Dingee Tandarra
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood High
91/100
 High
94/100
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

Dingee Tandarra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dingee

  • East Loddon P-12 College Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Tandarra

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dingee Tandarra
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 15 0

Mobility

Dingee sits further from the CBD (204.6 km vs 193.9 km).

Dingee Tandarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 204.6 km
+5% vs other
 193.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 147 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3571
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3571
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.

Dingee Tandarra
Car (driver) 55.3% / 39.3%
Dingee — Car (driver): 55.3% Tandarra — Car (driver): 39.3%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 50.0%
Dingee — Worked from Home: 30.6% Tandarra — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Walked Only 14.1% / 10.7%
Dingee — Walked Only: 14.1% Tandarra — Walked Only: 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.3%).

Setting

Dingee Tandarra
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dingee Tandarra
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
104 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Dingee Tandarra
Annual rainfall 438 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dingee Tandarra
Average residential rate $1,353/yr
same for both
Council Loddon
same for both

Federal electorate

Dingee Tandarra
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dingee Tandarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dingee

Retirees Rural

Tandarra

Rural
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