Kerang vs Teal Point

Teal Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Kerang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kerang, about half of households are people living alone. In Teal Point, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kerang tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Teal Point 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

  • Kerang has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • Teal Point carries lower crime risk (13/100 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

Teal Point

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kerang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (282 km vs 291.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kerang

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 13%)
  • But Teal Point carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Kerang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.7% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kerang Teal Point
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.

Kerang Teal Point
Walkability 15 / 0
Kerang — Walkability: 15/100 Teal Point — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 87
Kerang — Safety: 29/100 Teal Point — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 87 / 72
Kerang — Low fire risk: 87/100 Teal Point — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 2 / 19
Kerang — Low flood risk: 2/100 Teal Point — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Kerang has more residents (3,960 vs 54); Kerang rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).

Kerang Teal Point
Population 3,960
+99% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% -10.0%
Median age 51 43
Median household income $52,312/yr $74,724/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+50% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kerang Teal Point
0-4 5.1% / 9.3%
Kerang — 0-4: 5.1% Teal Point — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 11.5% / 14.8%
Kerang — 5-14: 11.5% Teal Point — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 4.5% / —
Kerang — 15-19: 4.5% Teal Point — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.4% / 5.6%
Kerang — 20-24: 4.4% Teal Point — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 8.7% / 11.1%
Kerang — 25-34: 8.7% Teal Point — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 9.6% / 9.3%
Kerang — 35-44: 9.6% Teal Point — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 11.0% / 13.0%
Kerang — 45-54: 11.0% Teal Point — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.6% / 16.7%
Kerang — 55-64: 14.6% Teal Point — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 15.5% / 13.0%
Kerang — 65-74: 15.5% Teal Point — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 10.1% / —
Kerang — 75-84: 10.1% Teal Point — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 5.4% / —
Kerang — 85+: 5.4% Teal Point — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kerang 26.6% couple families
Kerang — Couple Families: 26.6% Kerang — Lone Person: 53.3% Kerang — One Parent Families: 14.2% Kerang — Group Household: 3.8% Kerang — Other Families: 2.1%
Teal Point 72.7% couple families
Teal Point — Couple Families: 72.7% Teal Point — Lone Person: 27.3% Teal Point — One Parent Families: 0.0% Teal Point — Group Household: 0.0% Teal Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kerang 23.9% renting
Kerang — Owned Outright: 49.0% Kerang — Mortgage: 27.1% Kerang — Renting: 23.9%
Teal Point 0.0% renting
Teal Point — Owned Outright: 37.5% Teal Point — Mortgage: 62.5% Teal Point — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kerang Teal Point
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 29.6%
Kerang — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Teal Point — Certificate III & IV: 29.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 9.3%
Kerang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Teal Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 5.6%
Kerang — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Teal Point — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Kerang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Teal Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Kerang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Teal Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

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.

Kerang Teal Point
China — / 5.6%
Kerang — China: not among its largest Teal Point — China: 5.6%
England 1.6% / —
Kerang — England: 1.6% Teal Point — England: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Kerang — Philippines: 0.6% Teal Point — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Kerang — South Africa: 0.5% Teal Point — South Africa: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Kerang — India: 0.4% Teal Point — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.4% / —
Kerang — New Zealand: 0.4% Teal Point — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kerang 89.2% houses
Kerang — Houses: 89.2% Kerang — Townhouses: 8.1% Kerang — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Teal Point 100.0% houses
Teal Point — Houses: 100.0% Teal Point — Townhouses: 0.0% Teal Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kerang Teal Point
Median house price $325,000 —
Median unit price $298,000 —
Median land price $247,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 90 days
from 34 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Teal Point has more rural and farming land (90% vs 80%).

Kerang Teal Point
Rural and farming 80% 90%
Parks and recreation 10% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
Residential 3% 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

Kerang Teal Point
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kerang Teal Point
Houses 5.4%
$390/wk on $376K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kerang Teal Point
House price Higher than 2% of VIC —
Income — Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools Higher than 88% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of VIC —

Liveability

Kerang is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Kerang Teal Point
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Kerang carries more crime risk (71 vs 13); Teal Point carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 13).

Kerang Teal Point
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
28/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
81/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kerang Teal Point
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kerang

  • Kerang Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Kerang Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Kerang South Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kerang Technical High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Teal Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kerang Teal Point
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 7 4
Childcare 4 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 17 4

Mobility

Teal Point sits further from the CBD (291.2 km vs 282 km).

Kerang Teal Point
Walkability score 15/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 282 km 291.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 198 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
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.

Kerang Teal Point
Car (driver) 78.0% / 80.0%
Kerang — Car (driver): 78.0% Teal Point — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 20.0%
Kerang — Worked from Home: 8.9% Teal Point — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 7.1% / —
Kerang — Walked Only: 7.1% Teal Point — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Kerang — Car (passenger): 5.1% Teal Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Kerang — Bicycle: 0.7% Teal Point — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Kerang Teal Point
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kerang Teal Point
Connectivity score 63/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
2,280 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Kerang Teal Point
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Kerang Teal Point
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Kerang Teal Point
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kerang Teal Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kerang

Acreage Affordable Retirees Trains

Teal Point

Family Rural Young Families

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