Dingwall vs Tragowel

Dingwall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Tragowel. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dingwall, the large majority of households are couple families. In Tragowel, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dingwall tends to suit families with children, couples, 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

Dingwall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Dingwall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tragowel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $215/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Tragowel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (268.3 km vs 291 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 200 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dingwall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Dingwall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.2% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dingwall Tragowel
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.

Dingwall Tragowel
Walkability 0 / 0
Dingwall — Walkability: 0/100 Tragowel — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 50
Dingwall — Safety: 44/100 Tragowel — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 82 / 87
Dingwall — Low fire risk: 82/100 Tragowel — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 4 / 7
Dingwall — Low flood risk: 4/100 Tragowel — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Dingwall rents higher ($215/wk vs $0/wk); Tragowel has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $54,184).

Dingwall Tragowel
Population 99
+16% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.2% -20.2%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $54,184/yr $74,724/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $215/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dingwall Tragowel
0-4 9.1% / 4.8%
Dingwall — 0-4: 9.1% Tragowel — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 15.2% / 7.2%
Dingwall — 5-14: 15.2% Tragowel — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 9.1% / 4.8%
Dingwall — 15-19: 9.1% Tragowel — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / —
Dingwall — 20-24: not among its largest Tragowel — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.1% / 18.1%
Dingwall — 25-34: 11.1% Tragowel — 25-34: 18.1%
35-44 16.2% / 6.0%
Dingwall — 35-44: 16.2% Tragowel — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 9.1% / 16.9%
Dingwall — 45-54: 9.1% Tragowel — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 9.1% / 21.7%
Dingwall — 55-64: 9.1% Tragowel — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 21.2% / 9.6%
Dingwall — 65-74: 21.2% Tragowel — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 8.1% / 3.6%
Dingwall — 75-84: 8.1% Tragowel — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Dingwall — 85+: not among its largest Tragowel — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Dingwall Tragowel
England — / 7.2%
Dingwall — England: not among its largest Tragowel — England: 7.2%
South Africa 4.0% / —
Dingwall — South Africa: 4.0% Tragowel — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dingwall 80.0% couple families
Dingwall — Couple Families: 80.0% Dingwall — Lone Person: 0.0% Dingwall — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Tragowel 33.3% couple families
Tragowel — Couple Families: 33.3% Tragowel — Lone Person: 47.6% Tragowel — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dingwall 100.0% houses
Dingwall — Houses: 100.0%
Tragowel 100.0% houses
Tragowel — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dingwall Tragowel
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 16.9%
Dingwall — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Tragowel — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 9.6%
Dingwall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Tragowel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 3.6%
Dingwall — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Tragowel — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Dingwall — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tragowel — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dingwall 0.0% renting
Dingwall — Owned Outright: 69.2% Dingwall — Mortgage: 30.8% Dingwall — Renting: 0.0%
Tragowel 0.0% renting
Tragowel — Owned Outright: 60.7% Tragowel — Mortgage: 39.3% Tragowel — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Dingwall Tragowel
Rural and farming 96% 94%
Parks and recreation 4% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Dingwall Tragowel
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dingwall Tragowel
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

Dingwall Tragowel
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dingwall Tragowel
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood High
96/100
 High
93/100
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

Dingwall Tragowel
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

Dingwall Tragowel
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 5 9

Mobility

Dingwall sits further from the CBD (291 km vs 268.3 km).

Dingwall Tragowel
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 291 km
+8% vs other
 268.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
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.

Dingwall Tragowel
Car (driver) 67.6% / 47.5%
Dingwall — Car (driver): 67.6% Tragowel — Car (driver): 47.5%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 32.5%
Dingwall — Worked from Home: 32.4% Tragowel — Worked from Home: 32.5%
Walked Only — / 20.0%
Dingwall — Walked Only: not among its largest Tragowel — Walked Only: 20.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Dingwall Tragowel
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dingwall Tragowel
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Dingwall Tragowel
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Dingwall Tragowel
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Dingwall Tragowel
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dingwall Tragowel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dingwall

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Tragowel

Rural

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