Kyabram vs Tongala

Tongala is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Kyabram. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kyabram: a median of $522,000, against $450,000 in Tongala, and rent is higher there too.

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

Kyabram

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Tongala

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($175,000 vs $236,500)
  • has cheaper units ($265,500 vs $332,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($450,000 vs $522,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tongala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kyabram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 159 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (209.2 km vs 222 km)
  • But Tongala is more walkable (43/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kyabram has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • Tongala is more walkable (43/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Kyabram Tongala
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.

Kyabram Tongala
Walkability 4 / 43
Kyabram — Walkability: 4/100 Tongala — Walkability: 43/100
Safety 38 / 40
Kyabram — Safety: 38/100 Tongala — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Kyabram — Low fire risk: 87/100 Tongala — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 13
Kyabram — Low flood risk: 18/100 Tongala — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Kyabram has more residents (7,416 vs 1,973); Kyabram skews older (46 vs 41).

Kyabram Tongala
Population 7,416
+73% vs other
 1,973
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +2.4%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $61,048/yr $63,440/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+9% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kyabram Tongala
0-4 5.1% / 6.1%
Kyabram — 0-4: 5.1% Tongala — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 11.9% / 14.2%
Kyabram — 5-14: 11.9% Tongala — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.9% / 5.8%
Kyabram — 15-19: 5.9% Tongala — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.0% / 5.0%
Kyabram — 20-24: 5.0% Tongala — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 9.8% / 11.5%
Kyabram — 25-34: 9.8% Tongala — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 10.0% / 9.6%
Kyabram — 35-44: 10.0% Tongala — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 12.1% / 11.9%
Kyabram — 45-54: 12.1% Tongala — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 13.4% / 12.6%
Kyabram — 55-64: 13.4% Tongala — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 13.0% / 12.9%
Kyabram — 65-74: 13.0% Tongala — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 9.3% / 6.6%
Kyabram — 75-84: 9.3% Tongala — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 4.4% / 3.5%
Kyabram — 85+: 4.4% Tongala — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kyabram 44.5% lone person
Kyabram — Lone Person: 44.5% Kyabram — Couple Families: 35.6% Kyabram — One Parent Families: 16.8% Kyabram — Group Household: 2.2% Kyabram — Other Families: 0.9%
Tongala 44.0% lone person
Tongala — Lone Person: 44.0% Tongala — Couple Families: 36.7% Tongala — One Parent Families: 16.1% Tongala — Group Household: 2.6% Tongala — Other Families: 0.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kyabram 24.4% renting
Kyabram — Owned Outright: 43.9% Kyabram — Mortgage: 31.7% Kyabram — Renting: 24.4%
Tongala 23.1% renting
Tongala — Owned Outright: 37.4% Tongala — Mortgage: 39.5% Tongala — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kyabram Tongala
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.6%
Kyabram — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Tongala — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.5%
Kyabram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Tongala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 5.2%
Kyabram — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Tongala — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.6%
Kyabram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Tongala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.8%
Kyabram — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Tongala — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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.

Kyabram Tongala
England 1.8% / 1.5%
Kyabram — England: 1.8% Tongala — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.4%
Kyabram — New Zealand: 0.9% Tongala — New Zealand: 1.4%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.3%
Kyabram — Philippines: 0.9% Tongala — Philippines: 1.3%
India 0.3% / 0.9%
Kyabram — India: 0.3% Tongala — India: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.2% / 0.8%
Kyabram — Netherlands: 0.2% Tongala — Netherlands: 0.8%
Italy 0.9% / —
Kyabram — Italy: 0.9% Tongala — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kyabram 87.8% houses
Kyabram — Houses: 87.8% Kyabram — Townhouses: 10.6% Kyabram — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Tongala 89.0% houses
Tongala — Houses: 89.0% Tongala — Townhouses: 6.6% Tongala — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kyabram Tongala
Median house price $522,500 $450,000
Median unit price $332,000 $265,500
Median land price $236,500 $175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 63 days
from 75 sales
 74 days
from 13 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kyabram Tongala
2 bed $390K / $325K
Kyabram — 2 bed: $390K (11 sales) Tongala — 2 bed: $325K (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

3 bed $510K / $472K
Kyabram — 3 bed: $510K (84 sales) Tongala — 3 bed: $472K (33 sales)

84 vs 33 sales

Zoning mix

Kyabram Tongala
Rural and farming 90% 95%
Residential 5% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
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

Kyabram Tongala
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
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.

Kyabram Tongala
Houses 4.7%
$480/wk on $534K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kyabram Tongala
House price Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Income Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools Higher than 22% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of VIC —

Liveability

Tongala is more walkable (43 vs 4); Tongala scores higher overall (28 vs 20).

Kyabram Tongala
Grade D
same for both
Score 20/100 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kyabram carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Kyabram Tongala
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
87/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kyabram Tongala
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Kyabram

  • St Augustine's College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Kyabram P-12 College Government · Combined below peers
  • Kyabram P-12 College-Haslem Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Tongala

  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Tongala Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kyabram Tongala
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 14 1
Childcare 7 3
GPs 5 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 5 2
Fuel stations 4 2
Waterways 14 1

Mobility

Tongala sits further from the CBD (222 km vs 209.2 km).

Kyabram Tongala
Walkability score 4/100 43/100
Distance to Melbourne 209.2 km 222 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 159 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3620
 0.0%
postcode 3621
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3620
 59
postcode 3621

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.

Kyabram Tongala
Car (driver) 78.6% / 75.5%
Kyabram — Car (driver): 78.6% Tongala — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 13.5%
Kyabram — Worked from Home: 10.1% Tongala — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Walked Only 5.4% / 4.8%
Kyabram — Walked Only: 5.4% Tongala — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.1%
Kyabram — Car (passenger): 4.7% Tongala — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bicycle 1.2% / 1.2%
Kyabram — Bicycle: 1.2% Tongala — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Kyabram Tongala
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kyabram Tongala
Connectivity score 57/100 50/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
3,952 premises
 24%
915 premises

Climate

Kyabram Tongala
Annual rainfall 436 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Kyabram Tongala
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Kyabram Tongala
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kyabram Tongala
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kyabram

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Tongala

Affordable Quiet Rural

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