Reedy Creek vs Tallarook

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Reedy Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Reedy Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Tallarook suits 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

Tallarook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 52%)
  • But Reedy Creek carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 89/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Tallarook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tallarook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Reedy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 88 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (100 km vs 106.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Reedy Creek carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 89/100)
  • Tallarook has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Tallarook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.6% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Reedy Creek Tallarook
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.

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Walkability 0 / 0
Reedy Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Tallarook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 11
Reedy Creek — Safety: 24/100 Tallarook — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 13 / 48
Reedy Creek — Low fire risk: 13/100 Tallarook — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 100 / 56
Reedy Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tallarook — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Tallarook has more residents (748 vs 157); Reedy Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $263/wk).

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Population 157 748
+376% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.4% +1.6%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $69,628/yr $92,300/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+42% vs other
 $263/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek Tallarook
0-4 4.5% / 3.9%
Reedy Creek — 0-4: 4.5% Tallarook — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 13.4% / 10.6%
Reedy Creek — 5-14: 13.4% Tallarook — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.1% / 5.9%
Reedy Creek — 15-19: 5.1% Tallarook — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.8% / 5.2%
Reedy Creek — 20-24: 3.8% Tallarook — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 6.4% / 8.0%
Reedy Creek — 25-34: 6.4% Tallarook — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 11.5% / 9.0%
Reedy Creek — 35-44: 11.5% Tallarook — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 23.6% / 15.1%
Reedy Creek — 45-54: 23.6% Tallarook — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 20.4% / 19.1%
Reedy Creek — 55-64: 20.4% Tallarook — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 11.5% / 14.6%
Reedy Creek — 65-74: 11.5% Tallarook — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 3.2% / 6.3%
Reedy Creek — 75-84: 3.2% Tallarook — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Reedy Creek — 85+: not among its largest Tallarook — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek 47.7% lone person
Reedy Creek — Lone Person: 47.7% Reedy Creek — Couple Families: 29.5% Reedy Creek — One Parent Families: 22.7% Reedy Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Tallarook 33.3% lone person
Tallarook — Lone Person: 33.3% Tallarook — Couple Families: 42.1% Tallarook — One Parent Families: 20.8% Tallarook — Group Household: 3.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek 4.5% renting
Reedy Creek — Owned Outright: 54.5% Reedy Creek — Mortgage: 40.9% Reedy Creek — Renting: 4.5%
Tallarook 11.6% renting
Tallarook — Owned Outright: 48.4% Tallarook — Mortgage: 40.0% Tallarook — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Reedy Creek Tallarook
England 3.2% / 2.8%
Reedy Creek — England: 3.2% Tallarook — England: 2.8%
Italy 3.2% / 0.7%
Reedy Creek — Italy: 3.2% Tallarook — Italy: 0.7%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Reedy Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Tallarook — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany — / 1.1%
Reedy Creek — Germany: not among its largest Tallarook — Germany: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Reedy Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Tallarook — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Certificate III & IV 26.1% / 17.6%
Reedy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 26.1% Tallarook — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 12.7%
Reedy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Tallarook — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 10.4%
Reedy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Tallarook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 3.1%
Reedy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Tallarook — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.7%
Reedy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Tallarook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek 91.5% houses
Reedy Creek — Houses: 91.5% Reedy Creek — Flats / Apartments: 8.5% Reedy Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tallarook 97.2% houses
Tallarook — Houses: 97.2% Tallarook — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Tallarook — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Median house price $737,500 $723,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Reedy Creek has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 2%).

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Rural and farming 62% 68%
Parks and recreation 23% 29%
Environmental 14% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Reedy Creek Tallarook
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Reedy Creek Tallarook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tallarook carries more flood risk (44 vs 0); Reedy Creek carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 52).

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Bushfire High
87/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
89/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
44/100
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

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Reedy Creek

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

Schools in Tallarook

  • Tallarook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 22

Mobility

Tallarook sits further from the CBD (106.7 km vs 100 km).

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 100 km 106.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3658
 1.5%
postcode 3659
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3658
 60
postcode 3659

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.

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Car (driver) 69.4% / 72.1%
Reedy Creek — Car (driver): 69.4% Tallarook — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 23.1%
Reedy Creek — Worked from Home: 30.6% Tallarook — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) — / 2.4%
Reedy Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tallarook — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Reedy Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Tallarook — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Elevation 391 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 512 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Connectivity score 20/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
374 premises

Climate

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Reedy Creek Tallarook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Reedy Creek

Rural

Tallarook

Rural Trains

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