Speed vs Tempy
Tempy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 54 in Speed. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Speed tends to suit people living alone, while Tempy suits families with children 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
Tempy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
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
Tempy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $53/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Speed
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 314 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (403.2 km vs 421.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tempy
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 52/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tempy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.8% vs -32.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Speed and Tempy 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
Speed rents higher ($53/wk vs $0/wk); Speed has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $58,500).
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 62 +17% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -32.1% | +8.8% |
| Median age | 54 | 41 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +38% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $53/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 (24.5%).
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 (17.7%).
Property market
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $105,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Speed has more rural and farming land (96% vs 85%).
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 85% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 15% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Yarriambiack | 446 across Mildura |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% | +29% |
Ranking within VIC
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
Liveability
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tempy carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 11); Speed carries more crime risk (52 vs 23).
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Speed
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tempy
- Tempy Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 7 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Tempy sits further from the CBD (421.9 km vs 403.2 km).
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 403.2 km | 421.9 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 289 min | 314 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3488 | — |
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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 81 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 9 premises |
Climate
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 323 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,795/yr | $2,340/yr |
| Council | Yarriambiack | Mildura |
Federal electorate
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Speed | Tempy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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