Narrawong vs Tyrendarra
Narrawong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Tyrendarra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narrawong, most households are couple families. In Tyrendarra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Narrawong tends to suit 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
Narrawong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Tyrendarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tyrendarra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 254 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (328.9 km vs 336.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Narrawong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs -6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Narrawong and Tyrendarra 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
Narrawong has more residents (462 vs 198); Narrawong rents higher ($250/wk vs $205/wk).
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 462 +57% vs other | 198 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.4% | -6.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 50 |
| Median household income | $94,432/yr +1% vs other | $93,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +18% vs other | $205/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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 (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $635,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $470,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 9% |
| Residential | 3% | 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
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Glenelg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 63% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tyrendarra carries more flood risk (73 vs 51).
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 51/100 | High 73/100 |
| Coastal erosion | High 79/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Narrawong
- Narrawong District Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Tyrendarra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Narrawong sits further from the CBD (336.6 km vs 328.9 km).
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 336.6 km +2% vs other | 328.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 254 min | 244 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3285 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3285 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).
Setting
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.1 km | 5.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 212 premises | 0% 105 premises |
Climate
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 661 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,852/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glenelg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Narrawong | Tyrendarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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