Moorngag vs Tatong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorngag, most households are couple families. On these figures, Moorngag tends to suit couples, while Tatong 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

Moorngag

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 57%)

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

Moorngag

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Moorngag

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (154 min vs 163 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (230.9 km vs 244.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Tatong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.1% vs -21.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Moorngag 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.

Moorngag 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.

Moorngag Tatong
Walkability 0 / 0
Moorngag — Walkability: 0/100 Tatong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 71
Moorngag — Safety: 64/100 Tatong — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 2 / 5
Moorngag — Low fire risk: 2/100 Tatong — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Moorngag — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tatong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tatong has more residents (281 vs 75); Tatong rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).

Moorngag Tatong
Population 75 281
+275% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.9% -2.1%
Median age 55 53
Median household income $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
 $65,572/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $200/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moorngag Tatong
0-4 — / 4.3%
Moorngag — 0-4: not among its largest Tatong — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 8.0% / 9.6%
Moorngag — 5-14: 8.0% Tatong — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 9.3% / 4.3%
Moorngag — 15-19: 9.3% Tatong — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.3% / 3.2%
Moorngag — 20-24: 5.3% Tatong — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 — / 7.1%
Moorngag — 25-34: not among its largest Tatong — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 5.3% / 8.9%
Moorngag — 35-44: 5.3% Tatong — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 24.0% / 15.3%
Moorngag — 45-54: 24.0% Tatong — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 21.3% / 22.8%
Moorngag — 55-64: 21.3% Tatong — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 21.3% / 18.9%
Moorngag — 65-74: 21.3% Tatong — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 4.0% / 5.3%
Moorngag — 75-84: 4.0% Tatong — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Moorngag — 85+: not among its largest Tatong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moorngag 65.0% couple families
Moorngag — Couple Families: 65.0% Moorngag — Lone Person: 35.0% Moorngag — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tatong 38.5% couple families
Tatong — Couple Families: 38.5% Tatong — Lone Person: 43.1% Tatong — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moorngag 0.0% renting
Moorngag — Owned Outright: 54.8% Moorngag — Mortgage: 45.2% Moorngag — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Moorngag Tatong
New Zealand 4.0% / 1.1%
Moorngag — New Zealand: 4.0% Tatong — New Zealand: 1.1%
England — / 3.9%
Moorngag — England: not among its largest Tatong — England: 3.9%
Germany — / 1.1%
Moorngag — Germany: not among its largest Tatong — Germany: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Moorngag Tatong
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 21.0%
Moorngag — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Tatong — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 10.0%
Moorngag — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Tatong — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 8.9%
Moorngag — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Tatong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.4%
Moorngag — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Tatong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moorngag 100.0% houses
Moorngag — Houses: 100.0%
Tatong 100.0% houses
Tatong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Moorngag has more rural and farming land (96% vs 44%).

Moorngag Tatong
Rural and farming 96% 44%
Parks and recreation 2% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Moorngag Tatong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Moorngag Tatong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Moorngag Tatong
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
36/100
 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

Moorngag 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

Moorngag Tatong
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Tatong sits further from the CBD (244.2 km vs 230.9 km).

Moorngag Tatong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 230.9 km 244.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 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.

Moorngag Tatong
Car (driver) 79.5% / 68.5%
Moorngag — Car (driver): 79.5% Tatong — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 20.5% / 31.5%
Moorngag — Worked from Home: 20.5% Tatong — Worked from Home: 31.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Moorngag Tatong
Elevation 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moorngag Tatong
Connectivity score 17/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Moorngag Tatong
Annual rainfall 865 mm 964 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C 3.7°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Moorngag

Retirees Rural

Tatong

Rural

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