Launching Place vs Mount Toolebewong

Launching Place is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Mount Toolebewong. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Launching Place

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 58%)
  • But Mount Toolebewong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Launching Place

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Toolebewong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Launching Place

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 83 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64.1 km vs 73.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Launching Place is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mount Toolebewong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Launching Place

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.2% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
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.

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Walkability 31 / 0
Launching Place — Walkability: 31/100 Mount Toolebewong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 71
Launching Place — Safety: 52/100 Mount Toolebewong — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Launching Place — Low fire risk: 2/100 Mount Toolebewong — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 30 / 100
Launching Place — Low flood risk: 30/100 Mount Toolebewong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Launching Place has more residents (2,495 vs 119); Launching Place has higher household incomes ($95,160 vs $71,500).

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Population 2,495
+95% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% -15.0%
Median age 38 45
Median household income $95,160/yr
+25% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+20% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
0-4 7.0% / 2.5%
Launching Place — 0-4: 7.0% Mount Toolebewong — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 12.6% / 16.0%
Launching Place — 5-14: 12.6% Mount Toolebewong — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.1% / 5.9%
Launching Place — 15-19: 7.1% Mount Toolebewong — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.2% / 6.7%
Launching Place — 20-24: 6.2% Mount Toolebewong — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 13.9% / 4.2%
Launching Place — 25-34: 13.9% Mount Toolebewong — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 11.3% / 10.1%
Launching Place — 35-44: 11.3% Mount Toolebewong — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.7% / 21.0%
Launching Place — 45-54: 13.7% Mount Toolebewong — 45-54: 21.0%
55-64 12.7% / 16.0%
Launching Place — 55-64: 12.7% Mount Toolebewong — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 10.9% / 9.2%
Launching Place — 65-74: 10.9% Mount Toolebewong — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 3.8% / 4.2%
Launching Place — 75-84: 3.8% Mount Toolebewong — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 0.8% / —
Launching Place — 85+: 0.8% Mount Toolebewong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Launching Place 52.1% couple families
Launching Place — Couple Families: 52.1% Launching Place — Lone Person: 26.1% Launching Place — One Parent Families: 16.5% Launching Place — Group Household: 3.6% Launching Place — Other Families: 1.7%
Mount Toolebewong 45.2% couple families
Mount Toolebewong — Couple Families: 45.2% Mount Toolebewong — Lone Person: 32.3% Mount Toolebewong — One Parent Families: 12.9% Mount Toolebewong — Group Household: 9.7% Mount Toolebewong — 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.

Launching Place 6.3% renting
Launching Place — Owned Outright: 35.1% Launching Place — Mortgage: 58.6% Launching Place — Renting: 6.3%
Mount Toolebewong 17.4% renting
Mount Toolebewong — Owned Outright: 47.8% Mount Toolebewong — Mortgage: 34.8% Mount Toolebewong — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 10.9%
Launching Place — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Mount Toolebewong — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 14.3%
Launching Place — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Mount Toolebewong — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 14.3%
Launching Place — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Mount Toolebewong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 8.4%
Launching Place — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Mount Toolebewong — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 5.9%
Launching Place — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Mount Toolebewong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.9%

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

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.

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
England 5.0% / 6.7%
Launching Place — England: 5.0% Mount Toolebewong — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 5.9%
Launching Place — New Zealand: 1.0% Mount Toolebewong — New Zealand: 5.9%
Germany 0.6% / 4.2%
Launching Place — Germany: 0.6% Mount Toolebewong — Germany: 4.2%
Canada — / 3.4%
Launching Place — Canada: not among its largest Mount Toolebewong — Canada: 3.4%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Launching Place — Netherlands: 0.8% Mount Toolebewong — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Launching Place — Scotland: 0.4% Mount Toolebewong — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Launching Place 99.8% houses
Launching Place — Houses: 99.8% Launching Place — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Mount Toolebewong 93.0% houses
Mount Toolebewong — Houses: 93.0% Mount Toolebewong — Flats / Apartments: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Median house price $765,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $705,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 7 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Launching Place has more rural and farming land (49% vs 15%); Mount Toolebewong has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 35%).

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Rural and farming 49% 15%
Environmental 35% 49%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 33%
Parks and recreation 7% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Other and special use 1% 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

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
House price Higher than 49% of VIC —
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 69% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Launching Place is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Grade D —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Launching Place carries more flood risk (70 vs 0); Launching Place carries more crime risk (48 vs 29).

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
29/100
Flood High
70/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Launching Place

  • Launching Place Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Toolebewong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Mount Toolebewong sits further from the CBD (73.8 km vs 64.1 km).

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Walkability score 31/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 64.1 km 73.8 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 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.

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Car (driver) 75.4% / 64.7%
Launching Place — Car (driver): 75.4% Mount Toolebewong — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 35.3%
Launching Place — Worked from Home: 18.2% Mount Toolebewong — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Launching Place — Car (passenger): 4.3% Mount Toolebewong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.1% / —
Launching Place — Walked Only: 1.1% Mount Toolebewong — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.8% / —
Launching Place — Train: 0.8% Mount Toolebewong — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 526 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Connectivity score 63/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
973 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm 1,215 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 22.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Launching Place Mount Toolebewong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Launching Place

Acreage River

Mount Toolebewong

Rural

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