Redcastle vs Toolleen
Toolleen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Redcastle. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Redcastle, most households are people living alone. In Toolleen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Redcastle tends to suit people living alone and 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
Toolleen
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 45%)
- But Redcastle carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 70/100)
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
Redcastle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Toolleen
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 130 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (156.5 km vs 160.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Redcastle carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 70/100)
- Toolleen is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Toolleen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.4% vs -1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Redcastle and Toolleen 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
Toolleen rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Toolleen has more residents (221 vs 67).
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 221 +230% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.5% | +21.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 46 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $74,360/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $260/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (20.9%).
Property market
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,007,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Toolleen has more rural and farming land (86% vs 38%).
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 38% | 86% |
| Parks and recreation | 62% | 13% |
| 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
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 264 across Campaspe same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
Liveability
Toolleen is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Toolleen carries more crime risk (70 vs 25).
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | High 70/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
Redcastle sits further from the CBD (160.4 km vs 156.5 km).
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 160.4 km +2% vs other | 156.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 130 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3523 | 0.6% postcode 3551 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3523 | 64 postcode 3551 |
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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 206 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 190 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 98 premises |
Climate
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 528 mm | 553 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C | 29.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C | 3.1°C |
Council rates
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,035/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campaspe same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Redcastle | Toolleen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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