Mystic Park vs Tresco West

Tresco West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 55 in Mystic Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mystic Park, about half of households are couple families. In Tresco West, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mystic Park tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tresco West 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

Tresco West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 67%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Mystic Park carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 32/100)

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

Mystic Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (310.7 km vs 320.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mystic Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Mystic Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mystic Park Tresco West
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.

Mystic Park Tresco West
Walkability 0 / 0
Mystic Park — Walkability: 0/100 Tresco West — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 68
Mystic Park — Safety: 87/100 Tresco West — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 68 / 79
Mystic Park — Low fire risk: 68/100 Tresco West — Low fire risk: 79/100
Low flood risk 2 / 44
Mystic Park — Low flood risk: 2/100 Tresco West — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Mystic Park skews older (55 vs 33); Mystic Park has more residents (212 vs 153).

Mystic Park Tresco West
Population 212
+28% vs other
 153
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% +0.7%
Median age 55 33
Median household income $59,176/yr $71,500/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $210/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park Tresco West
0-4 3.3% / 8.5%
Mystic Park — 0-4: 3.3% Tresco West — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 7.5% / 17.6%
Mystic Park — 5-14: 7.5% Tresco West — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 3.3% / 12.4%
Mystic Park — 15-19: 3.3% Tresco West — 15-19: 12.4%
20-24 5.7% / 3.9%
Mystic Park — 20-24: 5.7% Tresco West — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.8% / 10.5%
Mystic Park — 25-34: 11.8% Tresco West — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 5.2% / 15.7%
Mystic Park — 35-44: 5.2% Tresco West — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 14.6% / 12.4%
Mystic Park — 45-54: 14.6% Tresco West — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 23.6% / 9.8%
Mystic Park — 55-64: 23.6% Tresco West — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 11.8% / 7.2%
Mystic Park — 65-74: 11.8% Tresco West — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 13.2% / 2.0%
Mystic Park — 75-84: 13.2% Tresco West — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 5.2% / 2.0%
Mystic Park — 85+: 5.2% Tresco West — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park 48.7% couple families
Mystic Park — Couple Families: 48.7% Mystic Park — Lone Person: 33.3% Mystic Park — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Tresco West 58.1% couple families
Tresco West — Couple Families: 58.1% Tresco West — Lone Person: 19.4% Tresco West — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park 12.0% renting
Mystic Park — Owned Outright: 45.3% Mystic Park — Mortgage: 42.7% Mystic Park — Renting: 12.0%
Tresco West 13.6% renting
Tresco West — Owned Outright: 27.3% Tresco West — Mortgage: 59.1% Tresco West — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park 90.0% houses
Mystic Park — Houses: 90.0% Mystic Park — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Tresco West 100.0% houses
Tresco West — Houses: 100.0% Tresco West — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mystic Park Tresco West
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 22.2%
Mystic Park — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Tresco West — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 2.6%
Mystic Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Tresco West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 2.0%
Mystic Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Tresco West — Bachelor Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Mystic Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Tresco West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Zoning mix

Tresco West has more rural and farming land (87% vs 56%).

Mystic Park Tresco West
Rural and farming 56% 87%
Parks and recreation 43% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

Mystic Park Tresco West
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
 91
across Swan Hill
Approvals change year on year — -86%

Ranking within VIC

Mystic Park Tresco West
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Mystic Park Tresco West
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Tresco West carries more crime risk (32 vs 13); Mystic Park carries more flood risk (98 vs 56).

Mystic Park Tresco West
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
32/100
Flood High
98/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Mystic Park Tresco West
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

Mystic Park Tresco West
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Tresco West sits further from the CBD (320.5 km vs 310.7 km).

Mystic Park Tresco West
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 310.7 km 320.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 223 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
 0.3%
postcode 3584
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
 50
postcode 3584

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.

Mystic Park Tresco West
Car (driver) 78.3% / 80.3%
Mystic Park — Car (driver): 78.3% Tresco West — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 8.2%
Mystic Park — Worked from Home: 9.6% Tresco West — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 6.6%
Mystic Park — Car (passenger): 7.2% Tresco West — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only — / 4.9%
Mystic Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Tresco West — Walked Only: 4.9%
Bus 4.8% / —
Mystic Park — Bus: 4.8% Tresco West — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Mystic Park Tresco West
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mystic Park Tresco West
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Mystic Park Tresco West
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

Mystic Park Tresco West
Average residential rate $1,855/yr $2,333/yr
Council Gannawarra Swan Hill

Federal electorate

Mystic Park Tresco West
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mystic Park Tresco West
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mystic Park

Retirees Rural

Tresco West

Family Rural

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