Maroona vs Tatyoon

Tatyoon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Maroona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maroona, most households are couple families. In Tatyoon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Maroona tends to suit older residents, while Tatyoon suits people living alone and 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

Maroona

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 59%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Tatyoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (211.5 km vs 222.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 151 min)
  • But Maroona is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maroona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Tatyoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -27.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maroona Tatyoon
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.

Maroona Tatyoon
Walkability 13 / 0
Maroona — Walkability: 13/100 Tatyoon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 30
Maroona — Safety: 28/100 Tatyoon — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 52 / 41
Maroona — Low fire risk: 52/100 Tatyoon — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Maroona — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tatyoon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tatyoon has more residents (130 vs 80); Maroona skews older (48 vs 35).

Maroona Tatyoon
Population 80 130
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -27.3% +0.0%
Median age 48 35
Median household income $97,448/yr
+21% vs other
 $77,012/yr
Median weekly rent $145/wk
+7% vs other
 $135/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maroona Tatyoon
0-4 — / 2.3%
Maroona — 0-4: not among its largest Tatyoon — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 16.2% / 18.5%
Maroona — 5-14: 16.2% Tatyoon — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 6.2% / 3.8%
Maroona — 15-19: 6.2% Tatyoon — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 5.0% / 4.6%
Maroona — 20-24: 5.0% Tatyoon — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.5% / 9.2%
Maroona — 25-34: 7.5% Tatyoon — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 17.5% / 16.2%
Maroona — 35-44: 17.5% Tatyoon — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 17.5% / 11.5%
Maroona — 45-54: 17.5% Tatyoon — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 21.2% / 13.1%
Maroona — 55-64: 21.2% Tatyoon — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 16.2% / 6.2%
Maroona — 65-74: 16.2% Tatyoon — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 7.5% / —
Maroona — 75-84: 7.5% Tatyoon — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Maroona — 85+: not among its largest Tatyoon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Maroona Tatyoon
England 5.0% / 3.1%
Maroona — England: 5.0% Tatyoon — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maroona 58.8% couple families
Maroona — Couple Families: 58.8% Maroona — Lone Person: 23.5% Maroona — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Tatyoon 50.0% couple families
Tatyoon — Couple Families: 50.0% Tatyoon — Lone Person: 41.2% Tatyoon — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maroona 100.0% houses
Maroona — Houses: 100.0%
Tatyoon 100.0% houses
Tatyoon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Maroona Tatyoon
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 11.5%
Maroona — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Tatyoon — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 9.2%
Maroona — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Tatyoon — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 13.1%
Maroona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Tatyoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.5% / —
Maroona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.5% Tatyoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / —
Maroona — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Tatyoon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maroona 14.8% renting
Maroona — Owned Outright: 44.4% Maroona — Mortgage: 40.7% Maroona — Renting: 14.8%
Tatyoon 18.2% renting
Tatyoon — Owned Outright: 54.5% Tatyoon — Mortgage: 27.3% Tatyoon — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Maroona Tatyoon
Rural and farming 99% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Maroona Tatyoon
New dwellings approved 56
across Ararat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maroona Tatyoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC

Liveability

Maroona is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Maroona Tatyoon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tatyoon carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 48).

Maroona Tatyoon
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
70/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Maroona Tatyoon
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 Maroona

  • Maroona Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tatyoon

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

Amenities in the suburb

Maroona Tatyoon
Parks & reserves 2 4
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Maroona sits further from the CBD (222.6 km vs 211.5 km).

Maroona Tatyoon
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 222.6 km
+5% vs other
 211.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3377
 0.0%
postcode 3378
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3377
 —

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.

Maroona Tatyoon
Car (driver) 71.0% / 46.6%
Maroona — Car (driver): 71.0% Tatyoon — Car (driver): 46.6%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 45.2%
Maroona — Worked from Home: 29.0% Tatyoon — Worked from Home: 45.2%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Maroona — Walked Only: not among its largest Tatyoon — Walked Only: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Maroona Tatyoon
Elevation 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maroona Tatyoon
Connectivity score 25/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Maroona Tatyoon
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Maroona Tatyoon
Average residential rate $2,002/yr
same for both
Council Ararat
same for both

Federal electorate

Maroona Tatyoon
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maroona Tatyoon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maroona

Rural

Tatyoon

Rural

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