Tabilk vs Northwood

Northwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Tabilk. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tabilk tends to suit people living alone.

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

Northwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 52/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 64%)

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

Tabilk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($207/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Northwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (116.9 km vs 131.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Northwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Tabilk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tabilk Northwood
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.

Tabilk Northwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Tabilk — Walkability: 0/100 Northwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 81
Tabilk — Safety: 48/100 Northwood — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 75 / 72
Tabilk — Low fire risk: 75/100 Northwood — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 38 / 16
Tabilk — Low flood risk: 38/100 Northwood — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Northwood rents higher ($280/wk vs $207/wk); Northwood has higher household incomes ($98,540 vs $73,632).

Tabilk Northwood
Population 160 203
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.1% +4.1%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $73,632/yr $98,540/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $207/wk $280/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tabilk Northwood
0-4 2.5% / 3.0%
Tabilk — 0-4: 2.5% Northwood — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 10.0% / 11.8%
Tabilk — 5-14: 10.0% Northwood — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 10.0% / 6.9%
Tabilk — 15-19: 10.0% Northwood — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 7.5% / 6.9%
Tabilk — 20-24: 7.5% Northwood — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 9.4% / 13.8%
Tabilk — 25-34: 9.4% Northwood — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 11.9% / 12.3%
Tabilk — 35-44: 11.9% Northwood — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 17.5% / 12.3%
Tabilk — 45-54: 17.5% Northwood — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 15.6% / 16.7%
Tabilk — 55-64: 15.6% Northwood — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 10.6% / 11.8%
Tabilk — 65-74: 10.6% Northwood — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 1.9% / 4.4%
Tabilk — 75-84: 1.9% Northwood — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.9% / 2.0%
Tabilk — 85+: 1.9% Northwood — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tabilk 46.7% couple families
Tabilk — Couple Families: 46.7% Tabilk — Lone Person: 35.6% Tabilk — One Parent Families: 17.8%
Northwood 48.9% couple families
Northwood — Couple Families: 48.9% Northwood — Lone Person: 24.4% Northwood — One Parent Families: 26.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tabilk 6.4% renting
Tabilk — Owned Outright: 59.6% Tabilk — Mortgage: 34.0% Tabilk — Renting: 6.4%
Northwood 5.0% renting
Northwood — Owned Outright: 45.0% Northwood — Mortgage: 50.0% Northwood — Renting: 5.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tabilk Northwood
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 19.2%
Tabilk — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Northwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.9%
Tabilk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Northwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 8.4%
Tabilk — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Northwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Tabilk Northwood
England 6.9% / 3.4%
Tabilk — England: 6.9% Northwood — England: 3.4%
New Zealand — / 4.4%
Tabilk — New Zealand: not among its largest Northwood — New Zealand: 4.4%
South Africa — / 2.0%
Tabilk — South Africa: not among its largest Northwood — South Africa: 2.0%
Greece 1.9% / —
Tabilk — Greece: 1.9% Northwood — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tabilk 100.0% houses
Tabilk — Houses: 100.0% Tabilk — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Northwood 98.5% houses
Northwood — Houses: 98.5% Northwood — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tabilk Northwood
Median house price $465,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tabilk Northwood
Rural and farming 98% 96%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Tabilk Northwood
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
 1,074
across Mitchell
Approvals change year on year +167% +70%

Ranking within VIC

Tabilk Northwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Tabilk Northwood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tabilk carries more crime risk (52 vs 19); Northwood carries more flood risk (84 vs 62).

Tabilk Northwood
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Tabilk Northwood
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

Tabilk Northwood
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Tabilk sits further from the CBD (131.8 km vs 116.9 km).

Tabilk Northwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 131.8 km
+11% vs other
 116.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 3607
 0.2%
postcode 3660
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 46
postcode 3660

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.

Tabilk Northwood
Car (driver) 67.2% / 74.2%
Tabilk — Car (driver): 67.2% Northwood — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 15.7%
Tabilk — Worked from Home: 17.2% Northwood — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Walked Only 10.3% / 5.6%
Tabilk — Walked Only: 10.3% Northwood — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 4.5%
Tabilk — Car (passenger): 5.2% Northwood — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Tabilk Northwood
Elevation 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tabilk Northwood
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Tabilk Northwood
Annual rainfall 528 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C —

Council rates

Tabilk Northwood
Average residential rate $2,476/yr $1,947/yr
Council Strathbogie Mitchell

Federal electorate

Tabilk Northwood
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tabilk Northwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tabilk

Rural

Northwood

Rural

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