Glenrowan vs Taminick
Glenrowan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Taminick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenrowan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glenrowan tends to suit couples, while Taminick suits people living alone.
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
Glenrowan
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 59%)
- But Taminick carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)
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
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
Glenrowan
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (33/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 180 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (235.4 km vs 247.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Glenrowan is more walkable (33/100 vs 0/100)
- Taminick carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Taminick
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.0% vs 8.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenrowan and Taminick 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
Glenrowan has more residents (1,049 vs 139); Taminick skews older (48 vs 45).
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,049 +87% vs other | 139 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | +35.0% |
| Median age | 45 | 48 |
| Median household income | $80,236/yr +5% vs other | $76,076/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $300/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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 (19.5%).
Property market
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $653,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 91 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 79% |
| Parks and recreation | 16% | 10% |
| Environmental | 0% | 10% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 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
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta | 235 across Benalla |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% | +65% |
Ranking within VIC
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 35% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 43% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 64% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
Liveability
Glenrowan is more walkable (33 vs 0).
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 33/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Glenrowan carries more flood risk (12 vs 0); Glenrowan carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 46).
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Glenrowan
- Glenrowan Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Taminick
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 2 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Taminick sits further from the CBD (247.5 km vs 235.4 km).
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 33/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 235.4 km | 247.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 180 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3675 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 3675 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 (75.8%).
Setting
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 227 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 193 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 440 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Climate
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr | $2,119/yr |
| Council | Wangaratta | Benalla |
Federal electorate
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenrowan | Taminick | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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