Ebden vs Tangambalanga
Tangambalanga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 50 in Ebden. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Ebden tends to suit older residents, while Tangambalanga suits families with children.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tangambalanga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ebden
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ebden
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 226 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (337.4 km vs 345.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ebden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tangambalanga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (67.5% vs -19.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ebden and Tangambalanga drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tangambalanga has more residents (908 vs 110); Tangambalanga rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk).
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 110 | 908 +725% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -19.1% | +67.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 33 |
| Median household income | $123,448/yr +20% vs other | $99,008/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $250/wk +150% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
Property market
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $679,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $817,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 41 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Tangambalanga has more rural and farming land (92% vs 18%); Ebden has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 18% | 92% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 67% | 1% |
| Environmental | 14% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| Industrial | 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
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 423 across Wodonga | 120 across Indigo |
| Approvals change year on year | +3% | +15% |
Ranking within VIC
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 93% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
Liveability
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 35/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Tangambalanga carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 14); Ebden carries more flood risk (98 vs 79).
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Flood | High 98/100 | High 79/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ebden
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tangambalanga
- Kiewa Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Tangambalanga sits further from the CBD (345.2 km vs 337.4 km).
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 337.4 km | 345.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 217 min | 226 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3691 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 79 postcode 3691 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).
Setting
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 198 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 382 premises |
Climate
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 692 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,188/yr | $1,828/yr |
| Council | Wodonga | Indigo |
Federal electorate
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ebden | Tangambalanga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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