Miepoll vs Tamleugh
Miepoll is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Tamleugh. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tamleugh, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tamleugh tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Miepoll is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 42%)
- Tamleugh carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tamleugh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tamleugh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Miepoll
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 133 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (176.9 km vs 189.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Miepoll is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- Tamleugh carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs 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
Miepoll and Tamleugh drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Miepoll rents higher ($270/wk vs $0/wk); Miepoll has more residents (223 vs 54).
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 223 +76% vs other | 54 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.7% | +5.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 52 |
| Median household income | $59,280/yr | $68,224/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Property market
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $529,700 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
Liveability
Miepoll is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Miepoll carries more crime risk (38 vs 26).
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | High 81/100 | High 83/100 |
| 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
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 3 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Tamleugh sits further from the CBD (189.7 km vs 176.9 km).
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 176.9 km | 189.7 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3666 | 0.6% postcode 3669 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3666 | 56 postcode 3669 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).
Setting
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 103 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm | 484 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C | — |
Council rates
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Miepoll | Tamleugh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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