Kamarooka vs Tandarra

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

  • Kamarooka has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Tandarra has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)

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

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $205/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Kamarooka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (183.8 km vs 193.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kamarooka Tandarra
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.

Kamarooka Tandarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Kamarooka — Walkability: 0/100 Tandarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 50
Kamarooka — Safety: 41/100 Tandarra — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 73 / 76
Kamarooka — Low fire risk: 73/100 Tandarra — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 37 / 6
Kamarooka — Low flood risk: 37/100 Tandarra — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Kamarooka rents higher ($205/wk vs $0/wk); Kamarooka has more residents (89 vs 55).

Kamarooka Tandarra
Population 89
+38% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +14.6%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $88,816/yr $110,500/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kamarooka Tandarra
0-4 — / 5.5%
Kamarooka — 0-4: not among its largest Tandarra — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 15.7% / 10.9%
Kamarooka — 5-14: 15.7% Tandarra — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.6% / —
Kamarooka — 15-19: 5.6% Tandarra — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 9.1%
Kamarooka — 20-24: not among its largest Tandarra — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 14.6% / 5.5%
Kamarooka — 25-34: 14.6% Tandarra — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 12.4% / 20.0%
Kamarooka — 35-44: 12.4% Tandarra — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 16.9% / 9.1%
Kamarooka — 45-54: 16.9% Tandarra — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 10.1% / 14.5%
Kamarooka — 55-64: 10.1% Tandarra — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 12.4% / 20.0%
Kamarooka — 65-74: 12.4% Tandarra — 65-74: 20.0%
75-84 9.0% / —
Kamarooka — 75-84: 9.0% Tandarra — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Kamarooka — 85+: not among its largest Tandarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kamarooka 66.7% couple families
Kamarooka — Couple Families: 66.7% Kamarooka — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Tandarra 100.0% couple families
Tandarra — Couple Families: 100.0% Tandarra — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kamarooka 0.0% renting
Kamarooka — Owned Outright: 37.5% Kamarooka — Mortgage: 62.5% Kamarooka — Renting: 0.0%
Tandarra 0.0% renting
Tandarra — Owned Outright: 52.6% Tandarra — Mortgage: 47.4% Tandarra — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kamarooka 86.2% houses
Kamarooka — Houses: 86.2% Kamarooka — Flats / Apartments: 13.8%
Tandarra 100.0% houses
Tandarra — Houses: 100.0% Tandarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kamarooka Tandarra
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 32.7%
Kamarooka — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Tandarra — Certificate III & IV: 32.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 10.9%
Kamarooka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Tandarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 5.5%
Kamarooka — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Tandarra — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.7%).

Zoning mix

Tandarra has more rural and farming land (99% vs 54%).

Kamarooka Tandarra
Rural and farming 54% 99%
Parks and recreation 37% 0%
Environmental 8% 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

Kamarooka Tandarra
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
 27
across Loddon
Approvals change year on year +28% +150%

Ranking within VIC

Kamarooka Tandarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Kamarooka Tandarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tandarra carries more flood risk (94 vs 63).

Kamarooka Tandarra
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 High
94/100
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

Kamarooka Tandarra
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

Kamarooka Tandarra
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Tandarra sits further from the CBD (193.9 km vs 183.8 km).

Kamarooka Tandarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 183.8 km 193.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3570
 0.0%
postcode 3571
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3570
 69
postcode 3571

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.

Kamarooka Tandarra
Car (driver) 73.1% / 39.3%
Kamarooka — Car (driver): 73.1% Tandarra — Car (driver): 39.3%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 50.0%
Kamarooka — Worked from Home: 15.4% Tandarra — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / —
Kamarooka — Car (passenger): 11.5% Tandarra — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 10.7%
Kamarooka — Walked Only: not among its largest Tandarra — Walked Only: 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Kamarooka Tandarra
Elevation 152 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kamarooka Tandarra
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Kamarooka Tandarra
Annual rainfall 438 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kamarooka Tandarra
Average residential rate $1,949/yr $1,353/yr
Council Greater Bendigo Loddon

Federal electorate

Kamarooka Tandarra
Division Bendigo Mallee
Member Lisa Chesters Anne Webster
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Kamarooka Tandarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kamarooka

River Rural

Tandarra

Rural

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