Newry vs Tinamba West
Newry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Tinamba West. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Newry, about half of households are couple families. In Tinamba West, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tinamba West tends to suit people living alone and couples.
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
Tinamba West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Newry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
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
Tinamba West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (207.3 km vs 222.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tinamba West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tinamba West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (28.6% vs 5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Newry and Tinamba 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.
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
Newry has more residents (451 vs 63); Newry has higher household incomes ($93,756 vs $74,724).
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 451 +86% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.6% | +28.6% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 |
| Median household income | $93,756/yr +20% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $243/wk | $250/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $627,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Newry has more rural and farming land (96% vs 79%).
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 79% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 15% |
| Environmental | 0% | 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
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
Liveability
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Newry carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 0); Newry carries more crime risk (59 vs 15).
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | High 76/100 | High 79/100 |
| 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
| Newry | Tinamba 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
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 25 | 1 |
Mobility
Newry sits further from the CBD (222.1 km vs 207.3 km).
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 222.1 km +7% vs other | 207.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 162 min | 159 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3859 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3859 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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 52 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 202 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Newry | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.