Glenburn vs Toolangi

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenburn, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glenburn tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Glenburn carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 55/100)
  • Toolangi has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toolangi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($236/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Glenburn has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 90 min)
  • Toolangi sits closer to the CBD (82.5 km vs 84.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 55/100)

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

Glenburn 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.

Glenburn 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.

Glenburn Toolangi
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenburn — Walkability: 0/100 Toolangi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 45
Glenburn — Safety: 58/100 Toolangi — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 5 / 5
Glenburn — Low fire risk: 5/100 Toolangi — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 68 / 100
Glenburn — Low flood risk: 68/100 Toolangi — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenburn rents higher ($320/wk vs $236/wk); Glenburn skews older (50 vs 48).

Glenburn Toolangi
Population 443
+17% vs other
 366
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +6.4%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $88,192/yr
+5% vs other
 $83,772/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+26% vs other
 $236/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenburn Toolangi
0-4 4.3% / 1.9%
Glenburn — 0-4: 4.3% Toolangi — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 10.8% / 10.9%
Glenburn — 5-14: 10.8% Toolangi — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.2% / 9.6%
Glenburn — 15-19: 7.2% Toolangi — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 4.1% / 4.1%
Glenburn — 20-24: 4.1% Toolangi — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.5% / 10.7%
Glenburn — 25-34: 6.5% Toolangi — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 9.9% / 8.2%
Glenburn — 35-44: 9.9% Toolangi — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 14.4% / 20.2%
Glenburn — 45-54: 14.4% Toolangi — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 16.9% / 17.2%
Glenburn — 55-64: 16.9% Toolangi — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 16.5% / 12.0%
Glenburn — 65-74: 16.5% Toolangi — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.1% / 5.2%
Glenburn — 75-84: 6.1% Toolangi — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.2% / —
Glenburn — 85+: 3.2% Toolangi — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenburn 48.3% couple families
Glenburn — Couple Families: 48.3% Glenburn — Lone Person: 28.1% Glenburn — One Parent Families: 15.7% Glenburn — Other Families: 4.5% Glenburn — Group Household: 3.4%
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.

Glenburn 12.3% renting
Glenburn — Owned Outright: 48.6% Glenburn — Mortgage: 39.1% Glenburn — Renting: 12.3%
Toolangi 12.9% renting
Toolangi — Owned Outright: 43.1% Toolangi — Mortgage: 44.0% Toolangi — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Glenburn Toolangi
England 4.3% / 6.3%
Glenburn — England: 4.3% Toolangi — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 1.8% / 0.8%
Glenburn — New Zealand: 1.8% Toolangi — New Zealand: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 1.4%
Glenburn — Netherlands: not among its largest Toolangi — Netherlands: 1.4%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Glenburn — Ireland: not among its largest Toolangi — Ireland: 0.8%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Glenburn — Scotland: 0.7% Toolangi — Scotland: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Glenburn Toolangi
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.9%
Glenburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Toolangi — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 9.3%
Glenburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Toolangi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 8.7%
Glenburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Toolangi — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 4.1%
Glenburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Toolangi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.7%
Glenburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Toolangi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenburn 100.0% houses
Glenburn — Houses: 100.0%
Toolangi 102.4% houses
Toolangi — Houses: 102.4%
Houses

Property market

Glenburn Toolangi
Median house price $925,000 $937,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glenburn has more rural and farming land (79% vs 10%).

Glenburn Toolangi
Parks and recreation 21% 82%
Rural and farming 79% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Glenburn Toolangi
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Glenburn Toolangi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Glenburn Toolangi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Glenburn carries more flood risk (32 vs 0); Toolangi carries more crime risk (55 vs 42).

Glenburn Toolangi
Bushfire High
95/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Low
32/100
 None
0/100
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

Glenburn 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 Glenburn

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

Glenburn Toolangi
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 6
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 34 124

Mobility

Glenburn sits further from the CBD (84.8 km vs 82.5 km).

Glenburn Toolangi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 84.8 km
+3% vs other
 82.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
 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.

Glenburn Toolangi
Car (driver) 70.3% / 66.2%
Glenburn — Car (driver): 70.3% Toolangi — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 25.3%
Glenburn — Worked from Home: 23.0% Toolangi — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Walked Only 4.7% / 3.9%
Glenburn — Walked Only: 4.7% Toolangi — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 4.5%
Glenburn — Car (passenger): 2.0% Toolangi — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Glenburn Toolangi
Elevation 318 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 658 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenburn Toolangi
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

Glenburn 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

Glenburn Toolangi
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenburn Toolangi
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glenburn

Retirees Rural

Toolangi

Rural

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