Mossiface vs Tambo Upper

Tambo Upper is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Mossiface. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mossiface, about half of households are couple families. In Tambo Upper, most households are couple families.

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

Mossiface

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mossiface

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tambo Upper

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($268/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mossiface

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 231 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mossiface

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Mossiface

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.3% vs 0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mossiface Tambo Upper
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.

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Walkability 10 / 0
Mossiface — Walkability: 10/100 Tambo Upper — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 64
Mossiface — Safety: 90/100 Tambo Upper — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 2 / 6
Mossiface — Low fire risk: 2/100 Tambo Upper — Low fire risk: 6/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mossiface — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tambo Upper — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tambo Upper has more residents (325 vs 138); Mossiface rents higher ($305/wk vs $268/wk).

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Population 138 325
+136% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +0.3%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $75,348/yr $84,500/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+12% vs other
 $268/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mossiface Tambo Upper
0-4 2.9% / 5.8%
Mossiface — 0-4: 2.9% Tambo Upper — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.9% / 12.0%
Mossiface — 5-14: 10.9% Tambo Upper — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.2% / 5.8%
Mossiface — 15-19: 7.2% Tambo Upper — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 2.2% / 2.5%
Mossiface — 20-24: 2.2% Tambo Upper — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 9.4% / 8.9%
Mossiface — 25-34: 9.4% Tambo Upper — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 8.0% / 9.5%
Mossiface — 35-44: 8.0% Tambo Upper — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 19.6% / 14.8%
Mossiface — 45-54: 19.6% Tambo Upper — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 21.0% / 18.2%
Mossiface — 55-64: 21.0% Tambo Upper — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 16.7% / 15.4%
Mossiface — 65-74: 16.7% Tambo Upper — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 2.9% / 5.2%
Mossiface — 75-84: 2.9% Tambo Upper — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.6% / 1.2%
Mossiface — 85+: 3.6% Tambo Upper — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mossiface 53.8% couple families
Mossiface — Couple Families: 53.8% Mossiface — Lone Person: 30.8% Mossiface — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Tambo Upper 57.9% couple families
Tambo Upper — Couple Families: 57.9% Tambo Upper — Lone Person: 30.3% Tambo Upper — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mossiface 7.0% renting
Mossiface — Owned Outright: 46.5% Mossiface — Mortgage: 46.5% Mossiface — Renting: 7.0%
Tambo Upper 10.3% renting
Tambo Upper — Owned Outright: 47.9% Tambo Upper — Mortgage: 41.9% Tambo Upper — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mossiface 100.0% houses
Mossiface — Houses: 100.0%
Tambo Upper 100.0% houses
Tambo Upper — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 20.3%
Mossiface — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Tambo Upper — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.6% / 8.6%
Mossiface — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6% Tambo Upper — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 8.0%
Mossiface — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Tambo Upper — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.8%
Mossiface — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Tambo Upper — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Mossiface — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tambo Upper — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Zoning mix

Mossiface has more rural and farming land (91% vs 52%).

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Rural and farming 91% 52%
Parks and recreation 7% 47%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Mossiface Tambo Upper
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mossiface Tambo Upper
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Mossiface is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tambo Upper carries more crime risk (36 vs 10).

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
94/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
36/100
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

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mossiface

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

Schools in Tambo Upper

  • Tambo Upper Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6
same for both

Mobility

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 305.3 km 307.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 231 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3885
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3885
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.

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Car (driver) 77.4% / 73.4%
Mossiface — Car (driver): 77.4% Tambo Upper — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 18.9%
Mossiface — Worked from Home: 16.1% Tambo Upper — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 7.7%
Mossiface — Car (passenger): 6.5% Tambo Upper — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.9 km 15.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
161 premises

Climate

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mossiface Tambo Upper
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mossiface

River Rural

Tambo Upper

Rural

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