Gundowring vs Tangambalanga

Tangambalanga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 47 in Gundowring. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gundowring, about half of households are couple families. In Tangambalanga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gundowring tends to suit people living alone, while Tangambalanga suits families with children and couples.

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

  • Gundowring carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)
  • Tangambalanga is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Tangambalanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Gundowring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (339.5 km vs 345.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gundowring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Tangambalanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (67.5% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gundowring Tangambalanga
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.

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Walkability 10 / 13
Gundowring — Walkability: 10/100 Tangambalanga — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 87 / 71
Gundowring — Safety: 87/100 Tangambalanga — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 61 / 66
Gundowring — Low fire risk: 61/100 Tangambalanga — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 17 / 21
Gundowring — Low flood risk: 17/100 Tangambalanga — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Tangambalanga has more residents (908 vs 208); Gundowring skews older (47 vs 33).

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Population 208 908
+337% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +67.5%
Median age 47 33
Median household income $87,412/yr $99,008/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gundowring Tangambalanga
0-4 4.8% / 8.8%
Gundowring — 0-4: 4.8% Tangambalanga — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 9.6% / 18.8%
Gundowring — 5-14: 9.6% Tangambalanga — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 3.8% / 4.6%
Gundowring — 15-19: 3.8% Tangambalanga — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 1.9% / 5.8%
Gundowring — 20-24: 1.9% Tangambalanga — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 7.2% / 16.2%
Gundowring — 25-34: 7.2% Tangambalanga — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 13.0% / 12.9%
Gundowring — 35-44: 13.0% Tangambalanga — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 21.2% / 10.4%
Gundowring — 45-54: 21.2% Tangambalanga — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 18.8% / 11.6%
Gundowring — 55-64: 18.8% Tangambalanga — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 9.6% / 6.9%
Gundowring — 65-74: 9.6% Tangambalanga — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.3% / 4.7%
Gundowring — 75-84: 5.3% Tangambalanga — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.4% / 0.9%
Gundowring — 85+: 1.4% Tangambalanga — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 51.2% couple families
Gundowring — Couple Families: 51.2% Gundowring — Lone Person: 37.2% Gundowring — One Parent Families: 11.6% Gundowring — Group Household: 0.0%
Tangambalanga 62.1% couple families
Tangambalanga — Couple Families: 62.1% Tangambalanga — Lone Person: 23.3% Tangambalanga — One Parent Families: 12.3% Tangambalanga — Group Household: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 16.9% renting
Gundowring — Owned Outright: 52.5% Gundowring — Mortgage: 30.5% Gundowring — Renting: 16.9%
Tangambalanga 15.2% renting
Tangambalanga — Owned Outright: 27.2% Tangambalanga — Mortgage: 57.6% Tangambalanga — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 23.9%
Gundowring — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Tangambalanga — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 6.5%
Gundowring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Tangambalanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 7.4%
Gundowring — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Tangambalanga — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.4%
Gundowring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Tangambalanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.1%
Gundowring — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Tangambalanga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

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.

Gundowring Tangambalanga
England 2.4% / 1.0%
Gundowring — England: 2.4% Tangambalanga — England: 1.0%
China 2.4% / —
Gundowring — China: 2.4% Tangambalanga — China: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Gundowring — New Zealand: not among its largest Tangambalanga — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Gundowring — Scotland: not among its largest Tangambalanga — Scotland: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.7%
Gundowring — Canada: not among its largest Tangambalanga — Canada: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.4%
Gundowring — Ireland: not among its largest Tangambalanga — Ireland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 100.0% houses
Gundowring — Houses: 100.0% Gundowring — Townhouses: 0.0% Gundowring — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tangambalanga 98.7% houses
Tangambalanga — Houses: 98.7% Tangambalanga — Townhouses: 1.0% Tangambalanga — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Median house price — $679,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $817,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Rural and farming 84% 92%
Parks and recreation 16% 2%
Residential 0% 4%
Industrial 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

Gundowring Tangambalanga
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gundowring Tangambalanga
House price — Higher than 28% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 90% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tangambalanga carries more crime risk (29 vs 13).

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
29/100
Flood High
83/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gundowring

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tangambalanga

  • Kiewa Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 12 0

Mobility

Tangambalanga sits further from the CBD (345.2 km vs 339.5 km).

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Walkability score 10/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 339.5 km 345.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 226 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Car (driver) 57.5% / 81.8%
Gundowring — Car (driver): 57.5% Tangambalanga — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 10.2%
Gundowring — Worked from Home: 31.1% Tangambalanga — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Walked Only 7.5% / 3.4%
Gundowring — Walked Only: 7.5% Tangambalanga — Walked Only: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.7%
Gundowring — Car (passenger): 3.8% Tangambalanga — Car (passenger): 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Elevation 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
382 premises

Climate

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gundowring Tangambalanga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gundowring

Rural

Tangambalanga

Acreage Family Young Families

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