Molyullah vs Tatong

Molyullah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Tatong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Molyullah tends to suit 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

Molyullah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tatong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tatong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Molyullah sits closer to the CBD (236.8 km vs 244.2 km)
  • Tatong has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 171 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Molyullah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Molyullah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Molyullah Tatong
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.

Molyullah Tatong
Walkability 0 / 0
Molyullah — Walkability: 0/100 Tatong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 71
Molyullah — Safety: 86/100 Tatong — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 3 / 5
Molyullah — Low fire risk: 3/100 Tatong — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Molyullah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tatong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tatong has more residents (281 vs 160); Molyullah rents higher ($260/wk vs $200/wk).

Molyullah Tatong
Population 160 281
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.1% -2.1%
Median age 50 53
Median household income $67,132/yr
+2% vs other
 $65,572/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+23% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Molyullah Tatong
0-4 3.8% / 4.3%
Molyullah — 0-4: 3.8% Tatong — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 17.5% / 9.6%
Molyullah — 5-14: 17.5% Tatong — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 6.2% / 4.3%
Molyullah — 15-19: 6.2% Tatong — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 1.9% / 3.2%
Molyullah — 20-24: 1.9% Tatong — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 8.8% / 7.1%
Molyullah — 25-34: 8.8% Tatong — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 11.2% / 8.9%
Molyullah — 35-44: 11.2% Tatong — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 15.0% / 15.3%
Molyullah — 45-54: 15.0% Tatong — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 17.5% / 22.8%
Molyullah — 55-64: 17.5% Tatong — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 16.2% / 18.9%
Molyullah — 65-74: 16.2% Tatong — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 6.9% / 5.3%
Molyullah — 75-84: 6.9% Tatong — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Molyullah — 85+: not among its largest Tatong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Molyullah 43.8% lone person
Molyullah — Lone Person: 43.8% Molyullah — Couple Families: 28.1% Molyullah — One Parent Families: 28.1%
Tatong 43.1% lone person
Tatong — Lone Person: 43.1% Tatong — Couple Families: 38.5% Tatong — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Molyullah 5.7% renting
Molyullah — Owned Outright: 56.6% Molyullah — Mortgage: 37.7% Molyullah — Renting: 5.7%
Tatong 2.7% renting
Tatong — Owned Outright: 49.1% Tatong — Mortgage: 48.2% Tatong — Renting: 2.7%
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.

Molyullah Tatong
England 1.9% / 3.9%
Molyullah — England: 1.9% Tatong — England: 3.9%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Molyullah — New Zealand: not among its largest Tatong — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany — / 1.1%
Molyullah — Germany: not among its largest Tatong — Germany: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Molyullah Tatong
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 21.0%
Molyullah — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Tatong — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 10.0%
Molyullah — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Tatong — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 8.9%
Molyullah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Tatong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.4%
Molyullah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Tatong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / —
Molyullah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Tatong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Molyullah 100.0% houses
Molyullah — Houses: 100.0%
Tatong 100.0% houses
Tatong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Molyullah has more rural and farming land (70% vs 44%).

Molyullah Tatong
Rural and farming 70% 44%
Parks and recreation 30% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Molyullah Tatong
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Molyullah Tatong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Molyullah Tatong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Tatong carries more crime risk (29 vs 14).

Molyullah Tatong
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
29/100
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

Molyullah Tatong
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

Molyullah Tatong
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 10 8

Mobility

Tatong sits further from the CBD (244.2 km vs 236.8 km).

Molyullah Tatong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 236.8 km 244.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 171 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3673
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3673
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.

Molyullah Tatong
Car (driver) 62.5% / 68.5%
Molyullah — Car (driver): 62.5% Tatong — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 31.5%
Molyullah — Worked from Home: 30.4% Tatong — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Walked Only 7.1% / —
Molyullah — Walked Only: 7.1% Tatong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Molyullah Tatong
Elevation 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Molyullah Tatong
Connectivity score 18/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Molyullah Tatong
Annual rainfall 964 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Molyullah Tatong
Average residential rate $2,119/yr
same for both
Council Benalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Molyullah Tatong
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Molyullah Tatong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Molyullah

Rural

Tatong

Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Molyullah

Molyullah vs Benalla Molyullah vs Lurg Molyullah vs Upper Lurg

Other comparisons with Tatong

Tatong vs Benalla Tatong vs Myrrhee Tatong vs Greta South Tatong vs Bridge Creek Tatong vs Moorngag Tatong vs Samaria
Full data on Molyullah Full data on Tatong
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or