Eskdale vs Tallandoon
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eskdale, about half of households are people living alone. In Tallandoon, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Eskdale tends to suit older residents, while Tallandoon suits people living alone and 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
Eskdale
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 33%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Eskdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tallandoon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tallandoon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 266 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (373.1 km vs 386.8 km)
- But Eskdale is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Eskdale
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tallandoon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.5% vs -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eskdale and Tallandoon 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
Eskdale has more residents (238 vs 92); Eskdale rents higher ($175/wk vs $100/wk).
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 238 +61% vs other | 92 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | +16.5% |
| Median age | 54 | 52 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr +24% vs other | $53,092/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk +43% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $507,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Tallandoon has more rural and farming land (46% vs 21%).
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 78% | 53% |
| Rural and farming | 21% | 46% |
| 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
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Towong same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
Liveability
Eskdale is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Eskdale carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 31); Tallandoon carries more flood risk (71 vs 34).
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | Low 34/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Eskdale
- Eskdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Tallandoon
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 8 |
Mobility
Eskdale sits further from the CBD (386.8 km vs 373.1 km).
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 386.8 km +4% vs other | 373.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 266 min | 247 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3701 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 3701 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 (73.5%).
Setting
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 302 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 234 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 947 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Towong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eskdale | Tallandoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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