Raywood vs Tandarra

Tandarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Raywood. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Tandarra tends to suit 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

Tandarra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 79/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)
  • But Raywood has more parks and reserves (4 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

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Raywood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (184.8 km vs 193.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 143 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Tandarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Raywood Tandarra
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.

Raywood Tandarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Raywood — Walkability: 0/100 Tandarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 50
Raywood — Safety: 21/100 Tandarra — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Raywood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tandarra — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 29 / 6
Raywood — Low flood risk: 29/100 Tandarra — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Raywood rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Raywood has more residents (329 vs 55).

Raywood Tandarra
Population 329
+83% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +14.6%
Median age 47 43
Median household income $62,660/yr $110,500/yr
+76% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Raywood Tandarra
0-4 4.3% / 5.5%
Raywood — 0-4: 4.3% Tandarra — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.9% / 10.9%
Raywood — 5-14: 11.9% Tandarra — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.7% / —
Raywood — 15-19: 6.7% Tandarra — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.4% / 9.1%
Raywood — 20-24: 6.4% Tandarra — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 6.7% / 5.5%
Raywood — 25-34: 6.7% Tandarra — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 14.0% / 20.0%
Raywood — 35-44: 14.0% Tandarra — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 14.0% / 9.1%
Raywood — 45-54: 14.0% Tandarra — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 17.0% / 14.5%
Raywood — 55-64: 17.0% Tandarra — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 15.5% / 20.0%
Raywood — 65-74: 15.5% Tandarra — 65-74: 20.0%
75-84 5.2% / —
Raywood — 75-84: 5.2% Tandarra — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.5% / —
Raywood — 85+: 1.5% Tandarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Raywood 57.8% couple families
Raywood — Couple Families: 57.8% Raywood — Lone Person: 29.7% Raywood — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Tandarra 100.0% couple families
Tandarra — Couple Families: 100.0% Tandarra — Lone Person: 0.0% Tandarra — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Raywood 3.8% renting
Raywood — Owned Outright: 48.1% Raywood — Mortgage: 48.1% Raywood — Renting: 3.8%
Tandarra 0.0% renting
Tandarra — Owned Outright: 52.6% Tandarra — Mortgage: 47.4% Tandarra — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Raywood 100.0% houses
Raywood — Houses: 100.0%
Tandarra 100.0% houses
Tandarra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Raywood Tandarra
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 32.7%
Raywood — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Tandarra — Certificate III & IV: 32.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 10.9%
Raywood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Tandarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 5.5%
Raywood — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Tandarra — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Raywood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tandarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Raywood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Tandarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.7%).

Zoning mix

Raywood Tandarra
Rural and farming 98% 99%
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

Raywood Tandarra
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
same for both
Approvals change year on year +150%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Raywood Tandarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Raywood Tandarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tandarra carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Raywood carries more crime risk (79 vs 50).

Raywood Tandarra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
94/100
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

Raywood Tandarra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Raywood

  • Raywood Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Tandarra

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Raywood Tandarra
Parks & reserves 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Tandarra sits further from the CBD (193.9 km vs 184.8 km).

Raywood Tandarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 184.8 km 193.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3570
 0.0%
postcode 3571
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3570
 69
postcode 3571

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.

Raywood Tandarra
Car (driver) 63.6% / 39.3%
Raywood — Car (driver): 63.6% Tandarra — Car (driver): 39.3%
Worked from Home 24.8% / 50.0%
Raywood — Worked from Home: 24.8% Tandarra — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Walked Only 3.9% / 10.7%
Raywood — Walked Only: 3.9% Tandarra — Walked Only: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / —
Raywood — Car (passenger): 7.8% Tandarra — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Raywood Tandarra
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Raywood Tandarra
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
23 premises

Council rates

Raywood Tandarra
Average residential rate $1,353/yr
same for both
Council Loddon
same for both

Federal electorate

Raywood Tandarra
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Raywood Tandarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Raywood

Rural

Tandarra

Rural

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