Kinglake vs Toolangi

Kinglake is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Toolangi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kinglake, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Toolangi: a median of $938,000, against $768,000 in Kinglake, though rent is higher in Kinglake. On these figures, Kinglake tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Kinglake is a larger, more established community of 1662 people sitting 60 km from Melbourne's CBD, while Toolangi is a quieter settlement of 366 people nearly 83 km out. Kinglake offers better walkability and higher median household income at $90,324 versus $83,772, though housing is more affordable there at a median of $780,000 compared to Toolangi's $915,000. Both areas carry high bushfire risk (96 and 95 respectively), but Toolangi has a slightly lower crime risk and no flood risk, whereas Kinglake records a flood risk of 12. Kinglake suits buyers wanting more amenities and proximity to the city; Toolangi appeals to those seeking greater isolation and a more affluent demographic profile.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

  • Kinglake has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Toolangi has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Kinglake

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($768,500 vs $937,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toolangi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($236/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kinglake

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (60 km vs 82.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kinglake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kinglake Toolangi
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.

Kinglake Toolangi
Walkability 30 / 0
Kinglake — Walkability: 30/100 Toolangi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 45
Kinglake — Safety: 43/100 Toolangi — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 4 / 5
Kinglake — Low fire risk: 4/100 Toolangi — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 88 / 100
Kinglake — Low flood risk: 88/100 Toolangi — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kinglake has more residents (1,662 vs 366); Kinglake rents higher ($300/wk vs $236/wk).

Kinglake Toolangi
Population 1,662
+78% vs other
 366
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +6.4%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $90,324/yr
+7% vs other
 $83,772/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+21% vs other
 $236/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kinglake Toolangi
0-4 4.9% / 1.9%
Kinglake — 0-4: 4.9% Toolangi — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 12.5% / 10.9%
Kinglake — 5-14: 12.5% Toolangi — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.3% / 9.6%
Kinglake — 15-19: 6.3% Toolangi — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 5.1% / 4.1%
Kinglake — 20-24: 5.1% Toolangi — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 11.1% / 10.7%
Kinglake — 25-34: 11.1% Toolangi — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 13.5% / 8.2%
Kinglake — 35-44: 13.5% Toolangi — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 17.5% / 20.2%
Kinglake — 45-54: 17.5% Toolangi — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 15.6% / 17.2%
Kinglake — 55-64: 15.6% Toolangi — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 9.7% / 12.0%
Kinglake — 65-74: 9.7% Toolangi — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 3.2% / 5.2%
Kinglake — 75-84: 3.2% Toolangi — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.5% / —
Kinglake — 85+: 0.5% Toolangi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kinglake 47.4% couple families
Kinglake — Couple Families: 47.4% Kinglake — Lone Person: 34.3% Kinglake — One Parent Families: 13.6% Kinglake — Group Household: 3.8% Kinglake — Other Families: 1.0%
Toolangi 43.8% couple families
Toolangi — Couple Families: 43.8% Toolangi — Lone Person: 32.9% Toolangi — One Parent Families: 23.3% Toolangi — Group Household: 0.0% Toolangi — 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.

Kinglake 5.3% renting
Kinglake — Owned Outright: 35.4% Kinglake — Mortgage: 59.3% Kinglake — Renting: 5.3%
Toolangi 12.9% renting
Toolangi — Owned Outright: 43.1% Toolangi — Mortgage: 44.0% Toolangi — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kinglake Toolangi
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 18.9%
Kinglake — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Toolangi — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 9.3%
Kinglake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Toolangi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 8.7%
Kinglake — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Toolangi — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 4.1%
Kinglake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Toolangi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.7%
Kinglake — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Toolangi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Kinglake Toolangi
England 2.9% / 6.3%
Kinglake — England: 2.9% Toolangi — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.8%
Kinglake — New Zealand: 1.1% Toolangi — New Zealand: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 1.4%
Kinglake — Netherlands: not among its largest Toolangi — Netherlands: 1.4%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Kinglake — Ireland: not among its largest Toolangi — Ireland: 0.8%
South Africa 0.4% / —
Kinglake — South Africa: 0.4% Toolangi — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 0.4% / —
Kinglake — Italy: 0.4% Toolangi — Italy: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Kinglake — Canada: 0.4% Toolangi — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kinglake 98.8% houses
Kinglake — Houses: 98.8% Kinglake — Townhouses: 0.8% Kinglake — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Toolangi 102.4% houses
Toolangi — Houses: 102.4% Toolangi — Townhouses: 0.0% Toolangi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kinglake Toolangi
Median house price $768,500 $937,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $685,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 30 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kinglake has more rural and farming land (20% vs 10%).

Kinglake Toolangi
Parks and recreation 75% 82%
Rural and farming 20% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Environmental 2%
same for both
Residential 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

Kinglake Toolangi
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
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.

Kinglake Toolangi
Houses 3.1%
$550/wk on $925K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kinglake Toolangi
House price Higher than 45% of VIC —
Income Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 67% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of VIC —

Liveability

Kinglake is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Kinglake Toolangi
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kinglake carries more flood risk (12 vs 0).

Kinglake Toolangi
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
55/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kinglake Toolangi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kinglake

  • Kinglake Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Toolangi

  • Toolangi Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kinglake Toolangi
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 34 124

Mobility

Toolangi sits further from the CBD (82.5 km vs 60 km).

Kinglake Toolangi
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 60 km 82.5 km
+38% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3763
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3763
 42
postcode 3777

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.

Kinglake Toolangi
Car (driver) 72.8% / 66.2%
Kinglake — Car (driver): 72.8% Toolangi — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 25.3%
Kinglake — Worked from Home: 22.4% Toolangi — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.5%
Kinglake — Car (passenger): 3.3% Toolangi — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 0.4% / 3.9%
Kinglake — Walked Only: 0.4% Toolangi — Walked Only: 3.9%
Train 0.6% / —
Kinglake — Train: 0.6% Toolangi — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.6% / —
Kinglake — Bus: 0.6% Toolangi — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Kinglake Toolangi
Elevation 557 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 658 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kinglake Toolangi
Connectivity score 73/100 17/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
783 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

Kinglake Toolangi
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Kinglake Toolangi
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Kinglake Toolangi
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kinglake Toolangi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kinglake

Outer

Toolangi

Rural

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