Glenmaggie vs Tinamba

Tinamba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Glenmaggie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenmaggie, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Glenmaggie tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tinamba 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

They split

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

  • Glenmaggie has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 92%)
  • Tinamba carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tinamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tinamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 172 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Glenmaggie has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)
  • Tinamba carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Tinamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.2% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenmaggie Tinamba
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.

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Walkability 0 / 0
Glenmaggie — Walkability: 0/100 Tinamba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 74
Glenmaggie — Safety: 40/100 Tinamba — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 5 / 100
Glenmaggie — Low fire risk: 5/100 Tinamba — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 43 / 14
Glenmaggie — Low flood risk: 43/100 Tinamba — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Tinamba has more residents (358 vs 279); Glenmaggie skews older (55 vs 45).

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Population 279 358
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +29.2%
Median age 55 45
Median household income $66,248/yr $65,884/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+5% vs other
 $237/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenmaggie Tinamba
0-4 4.3% / 7.5%
Glenmaggie — 0-4: 4.3% Tinamba — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 9.0% / 13.1%
Glenmaggie — 5-14: 9.0% Tinamba — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 4.7% / 3.6%
Glenmaggie — 15-19: 4.7% Tinamba — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 2.5% / 5.0%
Glenmaggie — 20-24: 2.5% Tinamba — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.2% / 10.6%
Glenmaggie — 25-34: 8.2% Tinamba — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 5.4% / 11.7%
Glenmaggie — 35-44: 5.4% Tinamba — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.0% / 12.6%
Glenmaggie — 45-54: 14.0% Tinamba — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 20.8% / 15.4%
Glenmaggie — 55-64: 20.8% Tinamba — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 17.9% / 13.4%
Glenmaggie — 65-74: 17.9% Tinamba — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 12.2% / 7.3%
Glenmaggie — 75-84: 12.2% Tinamba — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 1.4% / 0.8%
Glenmaggie — 85+: 1.4% Tinamba — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenmaggie 53.4% lone person
Glenmaggie — Lone Person: 53.4% Glenmaggie — Couple Families: 32.8% Glenmaggie — One Parent Families: 13.8% Glenmaggie — Other Families: 0.0%
Tinamba 43.8% lone person
Tinamba — Lone Person: 43.8% Tinamba — Couple Families: 39.6% Tinamba — One Parent Families: 13.5% Tinamba — Other Families: 3.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenmaggie 6.0% renting
Glenmaggie — Owned Outright: 62.0% Glenmaggie — Mortgage: 32.0% Glenmaggie — Renting: 6.0%
Tinamba 23.3% renting
Tinamba — Owned Outright: 45.0% Tinamba — Mortgage: 31.7% Tinamba — Renting: 23.3%
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.

Glenmaggie Tinamba
New Zealand 1.1% / 3.1%
Glenmaggie — New Zealand: 1.1% Tinamba — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 1.8% / 0.8%
Glenmaggie — England: 1.8% Tinamba — England: 0.8%
Germany 1.4% / 0.8%
Glenmaggie — Germany: 1.4% Tinamba — Germany: 0.8%
India — / 0.8%
Glenmaggie — India: not among its largest Tinamba — India: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Glenmaggie — Philippines: not among its largest Tinamba — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Certificate III & IV 24.7% / 16.8%
Glenmaggie — Certificate III & IV: 24.7% Tinamba — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 7.0%
Glenmaggie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Tinamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.2%
Glenmaggie — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Tinamba — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.2%
Glenmaggie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Tinamba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Glenmaggie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Tinamba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenmaggie 102.0% houses
Glenmaggie — Houses: 102.0% Glenmaggie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tinamba 91.8% houses
Tinamba — Houses: 91.8% Tinamba — Flats / Apartments: 8.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tinamba has more rural and farming land (96% vs 27%).

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Rural and farming 27% 96%
Parks and recreation 70% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Environmental 2% 0%
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

Glenmaggie Tinamba
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Glenmaggie Tinamba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Glenmaggie carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 0); Glenmaggie carries more crime risk (60 vs 26).

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Bushfire High
95/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 High
86/100
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

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 413 4

Mobility

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 214.3 km 213.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3858
 0.3%
postcode 3859
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3858
 55
postcode 3859

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.

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Car (driver) 74.3% / 56.6%
Glenmaggie — Car (driver): 74.3% Tinamba — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 17.8% / 29.0%
Glenmaggie — Worked from Home: 17.8% Tinamba — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 4.1%
Glenmaggie — Car (passenger): 7.9% Tinamba — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only — / 10.3%
Glenmaggie — Walked Only: not among its largest Tinamba — Walked Only: 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Elevation 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
185 premises
 0%
161 premises

Climate

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Annual rainfall 1,403 mm 546 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.0°C

Council rates

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenmaggie Tinamba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenmaggie

Retirees Rural

Tinamba

Rural

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