Myall vs Teal Point

Teal Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Myall. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Myall tends to suit older residents, while Teal Point suits 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

Teal Point

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Teal Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Teal Point

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $178/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Teal Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 210 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (291.2 km vs 299.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Myall has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 13%)
  • Teal Point carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 50/100)

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

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

Myall Teal Point
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.

Myall Teal Point
Walkability 0 / 0
Myall — Walkability: 0/100 Teal Point — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 87
Myall — Safety: 50/100 Teal Point — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 79 / 72
Myall — Low fire risk: 79/100 Teal Point — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 16 / 19
Myall — Low flood risk: 16/100 Teal Point — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Myall has more residents (98 vs 54); Myall rents higher ($178/wk vs $100/wk).

Myall Teal Point
Population 98
+45% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.4% -10.0%
Median age 51 43
Median household income $58,500/yr $74,724/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $178/wk
+44% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myall Teal Point
0-4 5.1% / 9.3%
Myall — 0-4: 5.1% Teal Point — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 11.2% / 14.8%
Myall — 5-14: 11.2% Teal Point — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.1% / —
Myall — 15-19: 7.1% Teal Point — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / 5.6%
Myall — 20-24: 3.1% Teal Point — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 — / 11.1%
Myall — 25-34: not among its largest Teal Point — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 15.3% / 9.3%
Myall — 35-44: 15.3% Teal Point — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 11.2% / 13.0%
Myall — 45-54: 11.2% Teal Point — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 16.3% / 16.7%
Myall — 55-64: 16.3% Teal Point — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 29.6% / 13.0%
Myall — 65-74: 29.6% Teal Point — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 7.1% / —
Myall — 75-84: 7.1% Teal Point — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Myall — 85+: not among its largest Teal Point — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myall 72.0% couple families
Myall — Couple Families: 72.0% Myall — Lone Person: 28.0%
Teal Point 72.7% couple families
Teal Point — Couple Families: 72.7% Teal Point — Lone Person: 27.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myall 10.5% renting
Myall — Owned Outright: 63.2% Myall — Mortgage: 26.3% Myall — Renting: 10.5%
Teal Point 0.0% renting
Teal Point — Owned Outright: 37.5% Teal Point — Mortgage: 62.5% Teal Point — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myall 100.0% houses
Myall — Houses: 100.0%
Teal Point 100.0% houses
Teal Point — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Myall Teal Point
Certificate III & IV 27.6% / 29.6%
Myall — Certificate III & IV: 27.6% Teal Point — Certificate III & IV: 29.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.3%
Myall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Teal Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.6%
Myall — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Teal Point — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

Zoning mix

Teal Point has more rural and farming land (90% vs 80%).

Myall Teal Point
Rural and farming 80% 90%
Parks and recreation 20% 9%
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

Myall Teal Point
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Myall Teal Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC

Liveability

Myall Teal Point
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Myall carries more crime risk (50 vs 13).

Myall Teal Point
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
81/100
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

Myall Teal Point
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

Myall Teal Point
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Myall sits further from the CBD (299.8 km vs 291.2 km).

Myall Teal Point
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 299.8 km
+3% vs other
 291.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
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.

Myall Teal Point
Car (driver) 48.7% / 80.0%
Myall — Car (driver): 48.7% Teal Point — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 20.0%
Myall — Worked from Home: 30.8% Teal Point — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 20.5% / —
Myall — Walked Only: 20.5% Teal Point — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Myall Teal Point
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Myall Teal Point
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Myall Teal Point
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Myall Teal Point
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Myall Teal Point
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myall Teal Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myall

Retirees Rural

Teal Point

Family Rural Young Families

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