Dixons Creek vs Toolangi

Toolangi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Dixons Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dixons Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dixons Creek: a median of $1.67 million, against $938,000 in Toolangi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dixons Creek tends to suit older residents, while Toolangi suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Toolangi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 59%)
  • But Dixons Creek carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 55/100)

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

First-home buyers

Toolangi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($937,500 vs $1,665,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toolangi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($236/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dixons Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 90 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64.3 km vs 82.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dixons Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 55/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dixons Creek Toolangi
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.

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Walkability 0 / 0
Dixons Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Toolangi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 45
Dixons Creek — Safety: 68/100 Toolangi — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 2 / 5
Dixons Creek — Low fire risk: 2/100 Toolangi — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dixons Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Toolangi — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dixons Creek rents higher ($330/wk vs $236/wk); Dixons Creek has higher household incomes ($104,832 vs $83,772).

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Population 344 366
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +6.4%
Median age 54 48
Median household income $104,832/yr
+20% vs other
 $83,772/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+28% vs other
 $236/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek Toolangi
0-4 2.6% / 1.9%
Dixons Creek — 0-4: 2.6% Toolangi — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 7.0% / 10.9%
Dixons Creek — 5-14: 7.0% Toolangi — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.4% / 9.6%
Dixons Creek — 15-19: 4.4% Toolangi — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 4.9% / 4.1%
Dixons Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Toolangi — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.6% / 10.7%
Dixons Creek — 25-34: 9.6% Toolangi — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 9.9% / 8.2%
Dixons Creek — 35-44: 9.9% Toolangi — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 9.9% / 20.2%
Dixons Creek — 45-54: 9.9% Toolangi — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 21.2% / 17.2%
Dixons Creek — 55-64: 21.2% Toolangi — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 16.9% / 12.0%
Dixons Creek — 65-74: 16.9% Toolangi — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 8.4% / 5.2%
Dixons Creek — 75-84: 8.4% Toolangi — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.3% / —
Dixons Creek — 85+: 2.3% Toolangi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek 50.7% couple families
Dixons Creek — Couple Families: 50.7% Dixons Creek — Lone Person: 31.5% Dixons Creek — One Parent Families: 8.2% Dixons Creek — Other Families: 5.5% Dixons Creek — Group Household: 4.1%
Toolangi 43.8% couple families
Toolangi — Couple Families: 43.8% Toolangi — Lone Person: 32.9% Toolangi — One Parent Families: 23.3% Toolangi — Other Families: 0.0% Toolangi — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek 11.3% renting
Dixons Creek — Owned Outright: 54.8% Dixons Creek — Mortgage: 33.9% Dixons Creek — Renting: 11.3%
Toolangi 12.9% renting
Toolangi — Owned Outright: 43.1% Toolangi — Mortgage: 44.0% Toolangi — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 18.9%
Dixons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Toolangi — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 8.7%
Dixons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Toolangi — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 9.3%
Dixons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Toolangi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.7%
Dixons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Toolangi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 4.1%
Dixons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Toolangi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Dixons Creek Toolangi
England 4.4% / 6.3%
Dixons Creek — England: 4.4% Toolangi — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.8%
Dixons Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Toolangi — New Zealand: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 1.4%
Dixons Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Toolangi — Netherlands: 1.4%
Italy 1.2% / —
Dixons Creek — Italy: 1.2% Toolangi — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 1.2% / —
Dixons Creek — Scotland: 1.2% Toolangi — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.8%
Dixons Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Toolangi — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dixons Creek 102.5% houses
Dixons Creek — Houses: 102.5%
Toolangi 102.4% houses
Toolangi — Houses: 102.4%
Houses

Property market

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Median house price $1,665,000 $937,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dixons Creek has more rural and farming land (68% vs 10%).

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Parks and recreation 19% 82%
Rural and farming 68% 10%
Environmental 12% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
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

Dixons Creek Toolangi
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
 82
across Murrindindi
Approvals change year on year -57% +83%

Ranking within VIC

Dixons Creek Toolangi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Toolangi carries more crime risk (55 vs 32).

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dixons Creek

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

Schools in Toolangi

  • Toolangi Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 1 6
Waterways 17 124

Mobility

Toolangi sits further from the CBD (82.5 km vs 64.3 km).

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 64.3 km 82.5 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3775
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3775
 42
postcode 3777

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.

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Car (driver) 59.0% / 66.2%
Dixons Creek — Car (driver): 59.0% Toolangi — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 25.3%
Dixons Creek — Worked from Home: 31.7% Toolangi — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Walked Only 9.4% / 3.9%
Dixons Creek — Walked Only: 9.4% Toolangi — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Dixons Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Toolangi — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Elevation 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 658 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Connectivity score 26/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Average residential rate $2,161/yr $1,973/yr
Council Yarra Ranges Murrindindi

Federal electorate

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Division Casey Indi
Member Aaron Violi Helen Haines
Party Liberal Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Dixons Creek Toolangi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dixons Creek

Outer Retirees

Toolangi

Rural

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