Reedy Creek vs Tyaak
Tyaak is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Reedy Creek. 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. In Tyaak, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Reedy Creek: a median of $738,000, against $590,000 in Tyaak, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Reedy Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Tyaak suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Tyaak
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tyaak
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 34%)
- has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $737,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tyaak
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Tyaak
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 81 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (92 km vs 100 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tyaak
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.4% vs -5.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Reedy Creek and Tyaak 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
Reedy Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $0/wk); Reedy Creek has more residents (157 vs 85).
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 157 +46% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.4% | +16.4% |
| Median age | 48 | 38 |
| Median household income | $69,628/yr | $97,500/yr +40% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $450/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 (23.6%).
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 (26.1%).
Property market
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $737,500 | $590,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Tyaak has more rural and farming land (94% vs 62%); Reedy Creek has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 23% | 2% |
| Environmental | 14% | 0% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,074 across Mitchell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Reedy Creek carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 69).
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | High 74/100 |
| 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
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Reedy Creek sits further from the CBD (100 km vs 92 km).
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 100 km +8% vs other | 92 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 81 min | 71 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3658 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 3658 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 (79.3%).
Setting
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 391 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 315 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,947/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mitchell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Reedy Creek | Tyaak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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