Murraydale vs Tyntynder

Tyntynder is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in Murraydale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murraydale, about half of households are couple families. In Tyntynder, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tyntynder tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

  • Murraydale carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 53/100)
  • Tyntynder is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 46%)

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

Tyntynder

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Murraydale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 248 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (344.3 km vs 351.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murraydale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Tyntynder

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.0% vs -16.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Murraydale Tyntynder
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.

Murraydale Tyntynder
Walkability 0 / 0
Murraydale — Walkability: 0/100 Tyntynder — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 47
Murraydale — Safety: 88/100 Tyntynder — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Murraydale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tyntynder — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 2 / 2
Murraydale — Low flood risk: 2/100 Tyntynder — Low flood risk: 2/100

Demographics

Tyntynder has more residents (157 vs 105); Murraydale has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $76,648).

Murraydale Tyntynder
Population 105 157
+50% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.0% +4.0%
Median age 48 37
Median household income $107,224/yr
+29% vs other
 $76,648/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+20% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murraydale Tyntynder
0-4 7.6% / 5.1%
Murraydale — 0-4: 7.6% Tyntynder — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.5% / 18.5%
Murraydale — 5-14: 10.5% Tyntynder — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 2.9% / 10.8%
Murraydale — 15-19: 2.9% Tyntynder — 15-19: 10.8%
20-24 4.8% / 6.4%
Murraydale — 20-24: 4.8% Tyntynder — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 13.3% / 9.6%
Murraydale — 25-34: 13.3% Tyntynder — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 9.5% / 9.6%
Murraydale — 35-44: 9.5% Tyntynder — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 11.4% / 17.8%
Murraydale — 45-54: 11.4% Tyntynder — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 22.9% / 15.3%
Murraydale — 55-64: 22.9% Tyntynder — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 17.1% / 8.3%
Murraydale — 65-74: 17.1% Tyntynder — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 — / 3.8%
Murraydale — 75-84: not among its largest Tyntynder — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Murraydale — 85+: not among its largest Tyntynder — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murraydale 45.8% couple families
Murraydale — Couple Families: 45.8% Murraydale — Lone Person: 29.2% Murraydale — Group Household: 25.0% Murraydale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tyntynder 65.9% couple families
Tyntynder — Couple Families: 65.9% Tyntynder — Lone Person: 26.8% Tyntynder — Group Household: 0.0% Tyntynder — One Parent Families: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murraydale 12.5% renting
Murraydale — Owned Outright: 43.8% Murraydale — Mortgage: 43.8% Murraydale — Renting: 12.5%
Tyntynder 22.6% renting
Tyntynder — Owned Outright: 39.6% Tyntynder — Mortgage: 37.7% Tyntynder — Renting: 22.6%
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.

Murraydale Tyntynder
New Zealand 3.8% / —
Murraydale — New Zealand: 3.8% Tyntynder — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 2.5%
Murraydale — England: not among its largest Tyntynder — England: 2.5%
Canada — / 1.9%
Murraydale — Canada: not among its largest Tyntynder — Canada: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Murraydale Tyntynder
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 22.3%
Murraydale — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Tyntynder — Certificate III & IV: 22.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 2.5%
Murraydale — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Tyntynder — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 1.9%
Murraydale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Tyntynder — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Murraydale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tyntynder — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murraydale 100.0% houses
Murraydale — Houses: 100.0%
Tyntynder 100.0% houses
Tyntynder — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Murraydale has more rural and farming land (95% vs 63%).

Murraydale Tyntynder
Rural and farming 95% 63%
Parks and recreation 5% 36%
Environmental 1% 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

Murraydale Tyntynder
New dwellings approved 91
across Swan Hill
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Murraydale Tyntynder
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Murraydale Tyntynder
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tyntynder carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Tyntynder carries more crime risk (53 vs 12).

Murraydale Tyntynder
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood High
98/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Murraydale Tyntynder
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

Mobility

Tyntynder sits further from the CBD (351.5 km vs 344.3 km).

Murraydale Tyntynder
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 344.3 km 351.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 min 248 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3586
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3586
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.

Murraydale Tyntynder
Car (driver) 82.8% / 75.0%
Murraydale — Car (driver): 82.8% Tyntynder — Car (driver): 75.0%
Walked Only 6.9% / 10.0%
Murraydale — Walked Only: 6.9% Tyntynder — Walked Only: 10.0%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 8.8%
Murraydale — Worked from Home: 5.2% Tyntynder — Worked from Home: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 6.2%
Murraydale — Car (passenger): 5.2% Tyntynder — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Murraydale Tyntynder
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murraydale Tyntynder
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
75 premises

Council rates

Murraydale Tyntynder
Average residential rate $2,333/yr
same for both
Council Swan Hill
same for both

Federal electorate

Murraydale Tyntynder
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Murraydale Tyntynder
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Murraydale

Rural

Tyntynder

Family Rural

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