Nuggetty vs Tarrengower
Nuggetty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 56 in Tarrengower. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nuggetty, about half of households are people living alone. In Tarrengower, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tarrengower 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
Nuggetty
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 26/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 31%)
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
Nuggetty
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Nuggetty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 118 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Nuggetty carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 26/100)
- Tarrengower has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tarrengower
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-12.5% vs -24.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nuggetty and Tarrengower 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
Tarrengower skews older (56 vs 38); Tarrengower rents higher ($265/wk vs $180/wk).
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 +12% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -24.7% | -12.5% |
| Median age | 38 | 56 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +22% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $265/wk +47% vs other |
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 (8.9%).
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 (14.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 97% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 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
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 80% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
Liveability
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Tarrengower carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); Tarrengower carries more crime risk (26 vs 11).
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 7 |
Mobility
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 148 km | 149.5 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 112 min | 118 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 3463 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 3463 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 272 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 240 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 598 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nuggetty | Tarrengower | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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