Glengarry vs Toongabbie

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glengarry, most households are couple families. In Toongabbie, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Toongabbie: a median of $668,000, against $536,000 in Glengarry. On these figures, Glengarry tends to suit 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

Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Glengarry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($297,000 vs $619,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($536,000 vs $668,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Glengarry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (131 min vs 158 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (173.7 km vs 189.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Toongabbie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glengarry Toongabbie
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.

Glengarry Toongabbie
Walkability 0 / 0
Glengarry — Walkability: 0/100 Toongabbie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 66
Glengarry — Safety: 61/100 Toongabbie — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 57 / 4
Glengarry — Low fire risk: 57/100 Toongabbie — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 21 / 73
Glengarry — Low flood risk: 21/100 Toongabbie — Low flood risk: 73/100

Demographics

Glengarry has higher household incomes ($110,032 vs $90,064).

Glengarry Toongabbie
Population 1,113
+3% vs other
 1,085
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +9.7%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $110,032/yr
+18% vs other
 $90,064/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glengarry Toongabbie
0-4 5.4% / 5.6%
Glengarry — 0-4: 5.4% Toongabbie — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.6% / 15.3%
Glengarry — 5-14: 14.6% Toongabbie — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.8% / 5.0%
Glengarry — 15-19: 6.8% Toongabbie — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.7% / 5.6%
Glengarry — 20-24: 4.7% Toongabbie — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.0% / 11.8%
Glengarry — 25-34: 12.0% Toongabbie — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 11.9% / 14.3%
Glengarry — 35-44: 11.9% Toongabbie — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 12.9% / 10.6%
Glengarry — 45-54: 12.9% Toongabbie — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 16.2% / 15.9%
Glengarry — 55-64: 16.2% Toongabbie — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 9.8% / 12.4%
Glengarry — 65-74: 9.8% Toongabbie — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 3.7% / 2.2%
Glengarry — 75-84: 3.7% Toongabbie — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 0.8% / 0.3%
Glengarry — 85+: 0.8% Toongabbie — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glengarry 60.7% couple families
Glengarry — Couple Families: 60.7% Glengarry — Lone Person: 24.1% Glengarry — One Parent Families: 12.8% Glengarry — Group Household: 2.3%
Toongabbie 54.1% couple families
Toongabbie — Couple Families: 54.1% Toongabbie — Lone Person: 29.3% Toongabbie — One Parent Families: 14.7% Toongabbie — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glengarry 9.4% renting
Glengarry — Owned Outright: 43.1% Glengarry — Mortgage: 47.5% Glengarry — Renting: 9.4%
Toongabbie 3.7% renting
Toongabbie — Owned Outright: 40.4% Toongabbie — Mortgage: 55.9% Toongabbie — Renting: 3.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glengarry Toongabbie
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 21.8%
Glengarry — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Toongabbie — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 6.9%
Glengarry — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Toongabbie — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.4%
Glengarry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Toongabbie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.3%
Glengarry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Toongabbie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.4%
Glengarry — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Toongabbie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

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.

Glengarry Toongabbie
England 1.2% / 1.4%
Glengarry — England: 1.2% Toongabbie — England: 1.4%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.5%
Glengarry — Netherlands: 0.7% Toongabbie — Netherlands: 0.5%
New Zealand 0.3% / 0.7%
Glengarry — New Zealand: 0.3% Toongabbie — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Glengarry — Philippines: 0.7% Toongabbie — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / 0.3%
Glengarry — Scotland: 0.4% Toongabbie — Scotland: 0.3%
India 0.5% / —
Glengarry — India: 0.5% Toongabbie — India: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.4% / —
Glengarry — Malaysia: 0.4% Toongabbie — Malaysia: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.4%
Glengarry — South Africa: not among its largest Toongabbie — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glengarry 98.4% houses
Glengarry — Houses: 98.4% Glengarry — Townhouses: 0.8% Glengarry — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Toongabbie 99.2% houses
Toongabbie — Houses: 99.2% Toongabbie — Townhouses: 0.8% Toongabbie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glengarry Toongabbie
Median house price $536,000 $668,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $297,000 $619,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 9 sales
 40 days
from 16 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glengarry Toongabbie
3 bed $588K / $672K
Glengarry — 3 bed: $588K (16 sales) Toongabbie — 3 bed: $672K (22 sales)

16 vs 22 sales

4 bed $300K / $755K
Glengarry — 4 bed: $300K (20 sales) Toongabbie — 4 bed: $755K (9 sales)

20 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Glengarry has more rural and farming land (95% vs 48%).

Glengarry Toongabbie
Rural and farming 95% 48%
Parks and recreation 2% 51%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Residential 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

Glengarry Toongabbie
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year +17% +66%

Ranking within VIC

Glengarry Toongabbie
House price — Higher than 14% of VIC
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 96% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Glengarry Toongabbie
Grade D
same for both
Score 27/100 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Glengarry carries more flood risk (79 vs 27); Toongabbie carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 43).

Glengarry Toongabbie
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
34/100
Flood High
79/100
 Low
27/100
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

Glengarry Toongabbie
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Glengarry

  • Glengarry Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Toongabbie

  • Toongabbie Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glengarry Toongabbie
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 2 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 68

Mobility

Toongabbie sits further from the CBD (189.3 km vs 173.7 km).

Glengarry Toongabbie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 173.7 km 189.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3854
 0.0%
postcode 3856
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 3854
 56
postcode 3856

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.

Glengarry Toongabbie
Car (driver) 77.0% / 80.9%
Glengarry — Car (driver): 77.0% Toongabbie — Car (driver): 80.9%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 10.8%
Glengarry — Worked from Home: 16.0% Toongabbie — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.5%
Glengarry — Car (passenger): 5.6% Toongabbie — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 1.5% / 2.7%
Glengarry — Walked Only: 1.5% Toongabbie — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus — / 1.1%
Glengarry — Bus: not among its largest Toongabbie — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).

Setting

Glengarry Toongabbie
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glengarry Toongabbie
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
451 premises
 0%
419 premises

Climate

Glengarry Toongabbie
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glengarry Toongabbie
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glengarry Toongabbie
Average residential rate $1,960/yr $1,746/yr
Council Wellington Latrobe (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Glengarry Toongabbie
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glengarry Toongabbie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glengarry

Rural

Toongabbie

Rural

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