Samaria vs Tatong

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

Tatong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 66/100)

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

Samaria

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Samaria

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (236.1 km vs 244.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 163 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Samaria has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 24%)
  • Tatong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Samaria Tatong
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.

Samaria Tatong
Walkability 0 / 0
Samaria — Walkability: 0/100 Tatong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 71
Samaria — Safety: 34/100 Tatong — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 2 / 5
Samaria — Low fire risk: 2/100 Tatong — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Samaria — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tatong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tatong has more residents (281 vs 57); Tatong rents higher ($200/wk vs $163/wk).

Samaria Tatong
Population 57 281
+393% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -2.1%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $58,500/yr $65,572/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $163/wk $200/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Samaria Tatong
0-4 — / 4.3%
Samaria — 0-4: not among its largest Tatong — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 5.3% / 9.6%
Samaria — 5-14: 5.3% Tatong — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Samaria — 15-19: not among its largest Tatong — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Samaria — 20-24: not among its largest Tatong — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 10.5% / 7.1%
Samaria — 25-34: 10.5% Tatong — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 8.8% / 8.9%
Samaria — 35-44: 8.8% Tatong — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 15.8% / 15.3%
Samaria — 45-54: 15.8% Tatong — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 15.8% / 22.8%
Samaria — 55-64: 15.8% Tatong — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 26.3% / 18.9%
Samaria — 65-74: 26.3% Tatong — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 14.0% / 5.3%
Samaria — 75-84: 14.0% Tatong — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Samaria — 85+: not among its largest Tatong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Samaria 53.8% couple families
Samaria — Couple Families: 53.8% Samaria — Lone Person: 46.2% Samaria — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tatong 38.5% couple families
Tatong — Couple Families: 38.5% Tatong — Lone Person: 43.1% Tatong — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Samaria 18.2% renting
Samaria — Owned Outright: 63.6% Samaria — Mortgage: 18.2% Samaria — Renting: 18.2%
Tatong 2.7% renting
Tatong — Owned Outright: 49.1% Tatong — Mortgage: 48.2% Tatong — Renting: 2.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Samaria 100.0% houses
Samaria — Houses: 100.0%
Tatong 100.0% houses
Tatong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Samaria Tatong
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 21.0%
Samaria — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Tatong — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 10.0%
Samaria — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Tatong — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 8.9%
Samaria — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Tatong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / —
Samaria — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Tatong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Samaria — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tatong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Zoning mix

Samaria has more rural and farming land (68% vs 44%).

Samaria Tatong
Rural and farming 68% 44%
Parks and recreation 31% 54%
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

Samaria Tatong
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Samaria Tatong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Samaria Tatong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Samaria carries more crime risk (66 vs 29).

Samaria Tatong
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
29/100
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

Samaria Tatong
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

Samaria Tatong
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Tatong sits further from the CBD (244.2 km vs 236.1 km).

Samaria Tatong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 236.1 km 244.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3673
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3673
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.

Samaria Tatong
Car (driver) 56.7% / 68.5%
Samaria — Car (driver): 56.7% Tatong — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 31.5%
Samaria — Worked from Home: 43.3% Tatong — Worked from Home: 31.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Samaria Tatong
Elevation 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Samaria Tatong
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Samaria Tatong
Annual rainfall 865 mm 964 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C 3.7°C

Council rates

Samaria Tatong
Average residential rate $2,119/yr
same for both
Council Benalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Samaria Tatong
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Samaria Tatong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Samaria

Retirees Rural

Tatong

Rural

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