Maldon vs Tarrengower

Tarrengower is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Maldon. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Maldon tends to suit older residents, while Tarrengower suits people living alone.

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

Maldon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Tarrengower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tarrengower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Maldon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 118 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (143.1 km vs 149.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maldon

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Maldon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maldon Tarrengower
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.

Maldon Tarrengower
Walkability 67 / 4
Maldon — Walkability: 67/100 Tarrengower — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 71 / 74
Maldon — Safety: 71/100 Tarrengower — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 26 / 29
Maldon — Low fire risk: 26/100 Tarrengower — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 84
Maldon — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tarrengower — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Maldon has more residents (1,665 vs 56); Tarrengower has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $55,068).

Maldon Tarrengower
Population 1,665
+97% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% -12.5%
Median age 60 56
Median household income $55,068/yr $84,500/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $268/wk
+1% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maldon Tarrengower
0-4 2.6% / —
Maldon — 0-4: 2.6% Tarrengower — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.4% / 14.3%
Maldon — 5-14: 6.4% Tarrengower — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 4.1% / 7.1%
Maldon — 15-19: 4.1% Tarrengower — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 2.3% / 8.9%
Maldon — 20-24: 2.3% Tarrengower — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 6.0% / 8.9%
Maldon — 25-34: 6.0% Tarrengower — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 7.0% / —
Maldon — 35-44: 7.0% Tarrengower — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 12.3% / 21.4%
Maldon — 45-54: 12.3% Tarrengower — 45-54: 21.4%
55-64 20.2% / 26.8%
Maldon — 55-64: 20.2% Tarrengower — 55-64: 26.8%
65-74 23.7% / 25.0%
Maldon — 65-74: 23.7% Tarrengower — 65-74: 25.0%
75-84 12.0% / —
Maldon — 75-84: 12.0% Tarrengower — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.0% / —
Maldon — 85+: 4.0% Tarrengower — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maldon 59.8% lone person
Maldon — Lone Person: 59.8% Maldon — Couple Families: 22.2% Maldon — One Parent Families: 11.1% Maldon — Group Household: 4.7% Maldon — Other Families: 2.1%
Tarrengower 69.2% lone person
Tarrengower — Lone Person: 69.2% Tarrengower — Couple Families: 30.8% Tarrengower — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tarrengower — Group Household: 0.0% Tarrengower — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maldon 11.6% renting
Maldon — Owned Outright: 56.2% Maldon — Mortgage: 32.2% Maldon — Renting: 11.6%
Tarrengower 0.0% renting
Tarrengower — Owned Outright: 75.0% Tarrengower — Mortgage: 25.0% Tarrengower — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Maldon Tarrengower
New Zealand 1.1% / 8.9%
Maldon — New Zealand: 1.1% Tarrengower — New Zealand: 8.9%
England 7.2% / —
Maldon — England: 7.2% Tarrengower — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Maldon — Netherlands: 1.1% Tarrengower — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Maldon — South Africa: 0.5% Tarrengower — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 0.5% / —
Maldon — Italy: 0.5% Tarrengower — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Qualifications

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

Maldon Tarrengower
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.3%
Maldon — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Tarrengower — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 12.5%
Maldon — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Tarrengower — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 8.9%
Maldon — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Tarrengower — Postgraduate Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 5.4%
Maldon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Tarrengower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / —
Maldon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Tarrengower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maldon 98.1% houses
Maldon — Houses: 98.1% Maldon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Maldon — Townhouses: 2.2%
Tarrengower 91.7% houses
Tarrengower — Houses: 91.7% Tarrengower — Flats / Apartments: 8.3% Tarrengower — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Maldon Tarrengower
Median house price $742,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $285,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 87 days
from 28 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tarrengower has more rural and farming land (97% vs 52%).

Maldon Tarrengower
Rural and farming 52% 97%
Parks and recreation 37% 0%
Residential 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
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

Maldon Tarrengower
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Maldon Tarrengower
Houses 3.9%
$602/wk on $795K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maldon Tarrengower
House price Higher than 58% of VIC —
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 10% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 80% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of VIC —

Liveability

Maldon is more walkable (67 vs 4).

Maldon Tarrengower
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tarrengower carries more flood risk (16 vs 0).

Maldon Tarrengower
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
26/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
16/100
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

Maldon Tarrengower
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maldon

  • Maldon Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tarrengower

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

Amenities in the suburb

Maldon Tarrengower
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 27 7

Mobility

Tarrengower sits further from the CBD (149.5 km vs 143.1 km).

Maldon Tarrengower
Walkability score 67/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 143.1 km 149.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3463
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 3463
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.

Maldon Tarrengower
Car (driver) 64.5% / 70.4%
Maldon — Car (driver): 64.5% Tarrengower — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 29.6%
Maldon — Worked from Home: 25.6% Tarrengower — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Maldon — Walked Only: 4.8% Tarrengower — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Maldon — Car (passenger): 3.9% Tarrengower — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 0.7% / —
Maldon — Train: 0.7% Tarrengower — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Maldon Tarrengower
Elevation 355 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maldon Tarrengower
Connectivity score 64/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
1,131 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Maldon Tarrengower
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Maldon Tarrengower
Average residential rate $1,885/yr
same for both
Council Mount Alexander
same for both

Federal electorate

Maldon Tarrengower
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maldon Tarrengower
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maldon

Acreage Parks Quiet Retirees River

Tarrengower

Retirees Rural

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