Newbridge vs Tarnagulla
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tarnagulla 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
Newbridge
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 80/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 30%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tarnagulla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Newbridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 129 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (169.9 km vs 180.9 km)
- But Tarnagulla is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tarnagulla
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 31%)
- But Newbridge carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tarnagulla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.0% vs -10.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Newbridge and Tarnagulla 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
Newbridge has higher household incomes ($54,132 vs $40,508); Newbridge rents higher ($200/wk vs $155/wk).
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 171 +11% vs other | 153 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.9% | +15.0% |
| Median age | 58 | 59 |
| Median household income | $54,132/yr +25% vs other | $40,508/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +22% vs other | $155/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
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 (5.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $340,000 | $335,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Newbridge has more rural and farming land (90% vs 22%).
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 22% |
| Parks and recreation | 9% | 73% |
| Residential | 1% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Loddon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +150% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 83% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
Liveability
Tarnagulla is more walkable (32 vs 0).
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Newbridge carries more flood risk (76 vs 0); Newbridge carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0).
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | High 80/100 |
| Flood | High 76/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Newbridge
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tarnagulla
- Tarnagulla Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 13 | 1 |
Mobility
Tarnagulla sits further from the CBD (180.9 km vs 169.9 km).
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 169.9 km | 180.9 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 129 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3551 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3551 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 (68.1%).
Setting
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 154 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 226 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 0% 101 premises |
Climate
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,353/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loddon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Newbridge | Tarnagulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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