Lake Tyers Beach vs Toorloo Arm

Toorloo Arm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Lake Tyers Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Tyers Beach, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lake Tyers Beach tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Toorloo Arm suits families with children.

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

  • Lake Tyers Beach carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 91/100)
  • Toorloo Arm is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 50%)

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

Toorloo Arm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Tyers Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (326.8 km vs 332 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Tyers Beach

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 91/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Toorloo Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.6% vs 10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lake Tyers Beach and Toorloo Arm drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
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.

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Walkability 15 / 0
Lake Tyers Beach — Walkability: 15/100 Toorloo Arm — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 9
Lake Tyers Beach — Safety: 57/100 Toorloo Arm — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 12
Lake Tyers Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toorloo Arm — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lake Tyers Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100 Toorloo Arm — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lake Tyers Beach rents higher ($275/wk vs $170/wk); Lake Tyers Beach has more residents (802 vs 509).

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Population 802
+37% vs other
 509
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +40.6%
Median age 53 45
Median household income $60,892/yr $68,484/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+38% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
0-4 3.0% / 5.3%
Lake Tyers Beach — 0-4: 3.0% Toorloo Arm — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.6% / 14.5%
Lake Tyers Beach — 5-14: 9.6% Toorloo Arm — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.4% / 6.5%
Lake Tyers Beach — 15-19: 6.4% Toorloo Arm — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 3.7% / 5.9%
Lake Tyers Beach — 20-24: 3.7% Toorloo Arm — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.2% / 7.5%
Lake Tyers Beach — 25-34: 7.2% Toorloo Arm — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 7.1% / 9.0%
Lake Tyers Beach — 35-44: 7.1% Toorloo Arm — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 14.6% / 16.9%
Lake Tyers Beach — 45-54: 14.6% Toorloo Arm — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 17.8% / 17.7%
Lake Tyers Beach — 55-64: 17.8% Toorloo Arm — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 19.5% / 10.8%
Lake Tyers Beach — 65-74: 19.5% Toorloo Arm — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 10.2% / 5.1%
Lake Tyers Beach — 75-84: 10.2% Toorloo Arm — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.1% / 1.0%
Lake Tyers Beach — 85+: 1.1% Toorloo Arm — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Tyers Beach 47.5% lone person
Lake Tyers Beach — Lone Person: 47.5% Lake Tyers Beach — Couple Families: 33.2% Lake Tyers Beach — One Parent Families: 17.1% Lake Tyers Beach — Group Household: 2.3%
Toorloo Arm 33.6% lone person
Toorloo Arm — Lone Person: 33.6% Toorloo Arm — Couple Families: 37.2% Toorloo Arm — One Parent Families: 21.2% Toorloo Arm — Group Household: 8.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Tyers Beach 19.5% renting
Lake Tyers Beach — Owned Outright: 48.3% Lake Tyers Beach — Mortgage: 32.1% Lake Tyers Beach — Renting: 19.5%
Toorloo Arm 23.8% renting
Toorloo Arm — Owned Outright: 39.2% Toorloo Arm — Mortgage: 37.1% Toorloo Arm — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
England 3.4% / 3.9%
Lake Tyers Beach — England: 3.4% Toorloo Arm — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.8%
Lake Tyers Beach — New Zealand: 1.1% Toorloo Arm — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Lake Tyers Beach — Scotland: 1.2% Toorloo Arm — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / —
Lake Tyers Beach — Germany: 1.0% Toorloo Arm — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Lake Tyers Beach — Netherlands: 0.9% Toorloo Arm — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 15.7%
Lake Tyers Beach — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Toorloo Arm — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 6.3%
Lake Tyers Beach — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Toorloo Arm — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 3.9%
Lake Tyers Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Toorloo Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.8%
Lake Tyers Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Toorloo Arm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.0%
Lake Tyers Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Toorloo Arm — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Tyers Beach 98.2% houses
Lake Tyers Beach — Houses: 98.2% Lake Tyers Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Lake Tyers Beach — Townhouses: 1.8%
Toorloo Arm 93.5% houses
Toorloo Arm — Houses: 93.5% Toorloo Arm — Flats / Apartments: 6.5% Toorloo Arm — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Median house price $550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $365,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 156 days
from 11 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lake Tyers Beach has more rural and farming land (52% vs 11%).

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Parks and recreation 26% 80%
Rural and farming 52% 11%
Residential 19% 0%
Other and special use 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
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.

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Houses 4.2%
$545/wk on $682K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
House price Higher than 19% of VIC —
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 54% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of VIC —

Liveability

Lake Tyers Beach is more walkable (15 vs 0); Lake Tyers Beach scores higher overall (48 vs 9).

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Grade C D
Score 48/100 9/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Toorloo Arm carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 0); Toorloo Arm carries more crime risk (91 vs 43).

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
91/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Lake Tyers Beach

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

Schools in Toorloo Arm

  • Toorloo Arm Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
GPs 0 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Toorloo Arm sits further from the CBD (332 km vs 326.8 km).

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Walkability score 15/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 326.8 km 332 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 247 min 249 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3909
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3909
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.

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Car (driver) 82.2% / 79.1%
Lake Tyers Beach — Car (driver): 82.2% Toorloo Arm — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 14.2%
Lake Tyers Beach — Worked from Home: 9.2% Toorloo Arm — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 4.5%
Lake Tyers Beach — Car (passenger): 6.2% Toorloo Arm — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 2.3% / 2.2%
Lake Tyers Beach — Walked Only: 2.3% Toorloo Arm — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 950 m
2.3 km to a named beach
 7.7 km

NBN connectivity

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
531 premises
 0%
159 premises

Climate

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Tyers Beach Toorloo Arm
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Tyers Beach

Acreage Affordable Coastal Retirees

Toorloo Arm

Rural

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