Mininera vs Tatyoon

Tatyoon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in Mininera. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mininera, most households are couple families. In Tatyoon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mininera tends to suit couples and older residents.

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

  • Mininera carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 70/100)
  • Tatyoon has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

Mininera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $135/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Tatyoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (211.5 km vs 223.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mininera

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 70/100)

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 -17.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mininera 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.

Mininera 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.

Mininera Tatyoon
Walkability 0 / 0
Mininera — Walkability: 0/100 Tatyoon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 30
Mininera — Safety: 59/100 Tatyoon — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 33 / 41
Mininera — Low fire risk: 33/100 Tatyoon — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mininera — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tatyoon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tatyoon has more residents (130 vs 51); Mininera skews older (47 vs 35).

Mininera Tatyoon
Population 51 130
+155% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.7% +0.0%
Median age 47 35
Median household income $94,224/yr
+18% vs other
 $77,012/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $135/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mininera Tatyoon
0-4 5.9% / 2.3%
Mininera — 0-4: 5.9% Tatyoon — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 11.8% / 18.5%
Mininera — 5-14: 11.8% Tatyoon — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 5.9% / 3.8%
Mininera — 15-19: 5.9% Tatyoon — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 4.6%
Mininera — 20-24: not among its largest Tatyoon — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 15.7% / 9.2%
Mininera — 25-34: 15.7% Tatyoon — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 11.8% / 16.2%
Mininera — 35-44: 11.8% Tatyoon — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 5.9% / 11.5%
Mininera — 45-54: 5.9% Tatyoon — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.6% / 13.1%
Mininera — 55-64: 17.6% Tatyoon — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 15.7% / 6.2%
Mininera — 65-74: 15.7% Tatyoon — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 7.8% / —
Mininera — 75-84: 7.8% Tatyoon — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Mininera — 85+: not among its largest Tatyoon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Mininera Tatyoon
New Zealand 5.9% / —
Mininera — New Zealand: 5.9% Tatyoon — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 3.1%
Mininera — England: not among its largest Tatyoon — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mininera 60.0% couple families
Mininera — Couple Families: 60.0% Mininera — Lone Person: 40.0% Mininera — One Parent Families: 0.0%
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.

Mininera 100.0% houses
Mininera — Houses: 100.0%
Tatyoon 100.0% houses
Tatyoon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mininera Tatyoon
Certificate III & IV 25.5% / 11.5%
Mininera — Certificate III & IV: 25.5% Tatyoon — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 13.1%
Mininera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Tatyoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 9.2%
Mininera — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Tatyoon — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mininera 0.0% renting
Mininera — Owned Outright: 82.4% Mininera — Mortgage: 17.6% Mininera — Renting: 0.0%
Tatyoon 18.2% renting
Tatyoon — Owned Outright: 54.5% Tatyoon — Mortgage: 27.3% Tatyoon — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Mininera Tatyoon
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Mininera Tatyoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC

Liveability

Mininera Tatyoon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Tatyoon carries more crime risk (70 vs 41).

Mininera Tatyoon
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 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

Mininera Tatyoon
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

Mininera Tatyoon
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Mininera sits further from the CBD (223.2 km vs 211.5 km).

Mininera Tatyoon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 223.2 km
+5% vs other
 211.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
 0.0%
postcode 3378
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
 —

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.

Mininera Tatyoon
Worked from Home 67.7% / 45.2%
Mininera — Worked from Home: 67.7% Tatyoon — Worked from Home: 45.2%
Car (driver) 32.3% / 46.6%
Mininera — Car (driver): 32.3% Tatyoon — Car (driver): 46.6%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Mininera — Walked Only: not among its largest Tatyoon — Walked Only: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Mininera Tatyoon
Elevation 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mininera Tatyoon
Connectivity score 28/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Mininera 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mininera

Rural

Tatyoon

Rural

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