Murrindindi vs Toolangi
Toolangi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 60 in Murrindindi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murrindindi, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Murrindindi tends to suit people living alone 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
Toolangi
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 36%)
- carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 71/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Toolangi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (82.5 km vs 102.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 106 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Murrindindi has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 17%)
- Toolangi carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Murrindindi and Toolangi drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Toolangi has more residents (366 vs 114); Murrindindi skews older (60 vs 48).
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 | 366 +221% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.5% | +6.4% |
| Median age | 60 | 48 |
| Median household income | $76,648/yr | $83,772/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +4% vs other | $236/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $937,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Murrindindi has more rural and farming land (35% vs 10%).
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 65% | 82% |
| Rural and farming | 35% | 10% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 6% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 82 across Murrindindi same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +83% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Murrindindi carries more flood risk (31 vs 0); Murrindindi carries more crime risk (71 vs 55).
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 95/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Flood | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Murrindindi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Toolangi
- Toolangi Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 6 |
| Waterways | 72 | 124 |
Mobility
Murrindindi sits further from the CBD (102.3 km vs 82.5 km).
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 102.3 km +19% vs other | 82.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 106 min | 90 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3717 | 0.8% postcode 3777 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3717 | 42 postcode 3777 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).
Setting
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 712 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 658 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,215 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,973/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murrindindi same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Murrindindi | Toolangi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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