Taggerty vs Murrindindi

Taggerty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 60 in Murrindindi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murrindindi, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Murrindindi tends to suit people living alone 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

Taggerty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Taggerty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Murrindindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Murrindindi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (102.3 km vs 111.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 111 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murrindindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 31%)

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

Investors

Taggerty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.5% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Taggerty Murrindindi
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.

Taggerty Murrindindi
Walkability 0 / 0
Taggerty — Walkability: 0/100 Murrindindi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 29
Taggerty — Safety: 22/100 Murrindindi — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 4 / 6
Taggerty — Low fire risk: 4/100 Murrindindi — Low fire risk: 6/100
Low flood risk 49 / 69
Taggerty — Low flood risk: 49/100 Murrindindi — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Taggerty has more residents (405 vs 114); Murrindindi has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $63,440).

Taggerty Murrindindi
Population 405
+72% vs other
 114
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.5% +6.5%
Median age 52 60
Median household income $63,440/yr $76,648/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+2% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taggerty Murrindindi
0-4 4.0% / 5.3%
Taggerty — 0-4: 4.0% Murrindindi — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.6% / —
Taggerty — 5-14: 9.6% Murrindindi — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 7.4% / 2.6%
Taggerty — 15-19: 7.4% Murrindindi — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 3.0% / —
Taggerty — 20-24: 3.0% Murrindindi — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.7% / 11.4%
Taggerty — 25-34: 5.7% Murrindindi — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 12.1% / 11.4%
Taggerty — 35-44: 12.1% Murrindindi — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 11.6% / 9.6%
Taggerty — 45-54: 11.6% Murrindindi — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 16.8% / 21.9%
Taggerty — 55-64: 16.8% Murrindindi — 55-64: 21.9%
65-74 21.2% / 28.1%
Taggerty — 65-74: 21.2% Murrindindi — 65-74: 28.1%
75-84 7.7% / 14.0%
Taggerty — 75-84: 7.7% Murrindindi — 75-84: 14.0%
85+ 2.2% / —
Taggerty — 85+: 2.2% Murrindindi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taggerty 42.2% lone person
Taggerty — Lone Person: 42.2% Taggerty — Couple Families: 41.1% Taggerty — One Parent Families: 13.3% Taggerty — Group Household: 0.0% Taggerty — Other Families: 3.3%
Murrindindi 51.6% lone person
Murrindindi — Lone Person: 51.6% Murrindindi — Couple Families: 25.8% Murrindindi — One Parent Families: 9.7% Murrindindi — Group Household: 12.9% Murrindindi — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Taggerty 8.8% renting
Taggerty — Owned Outright: 57.1% Taggerty — Mortgage: 34.0% Taggerty — Renting: 8.8%
Murrindindi 22.4% renting
Murrindindi — Owned Outright: 51.0% Murrindindi — Mortgage: 26.5% Murrindindi — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Taggerty Murrindindi
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 12.3%
Taggerty — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Murrindindi — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 17.5%
Taggerty — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Murrindindi — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 10.5%
Taggerty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Murrindindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.5%
Taggerty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Murrindindi — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 4.4%
Taggerty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Murrindindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Taggerty Murrindindi
England 3.0% / 4.4%
Taggerty — England: 3.0% Murrindindi — England: 4.4%
Germany — / 3.5%
Taggerty — Germany: not among its largest Murrindindi — Germany: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Taggerty — New Zealand: 1.5% Murrindindi — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 1.2% / —
Taggerty — Scotland: 1.2% Murrindindi — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 1.0% / —
Taggerty — South Africa: 1.0% Murrindindi — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand 1.0% / —
Taggerty — Thailand: 1.0% Murrindindi — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taggerty 96.1% houses
Taggerty — Houses: 96.1% Taggerty — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Murrindindi 100.0% houses
Murrindindi — Houses: 100.0% Murrindindi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Taggerty Murrindindi
Median house price $792,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Taggerty has more rural and farming land (66% vs 35%).

Taggerty Murrindindi
Rural and farming 66% 35%
Parks and recreation 34% 65%
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

Taggerty Murrindindi
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Taggerty Murrindindi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC

Liveability

Taggerty Murrindindi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Taggerty carries more flood risk (51 vs 31).

Taggerty Murrindindi
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
94/100
Crime High
78/100
 High
71/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 Low
31/100
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

Taggerty Murrindindi
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

Taggerty Murrindindi
Parks & reserves 4 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 46 72

Mobility

Taggerty sits further from the CBD (111.7 km vs 102.3 km).

Taggerty Murrindindi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 111.7 km
+8% vs other
 102.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 111 min 106 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3714
 0.3%
postcode 3717
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3714
 52
postcode 3717

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.

Taggerty Murrindindi
Car (driver) 57.1% / 55.6%
Taggerty — Car (driver): 57.1% Murrindindi — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 44.4%
Taggerty — Worked from Home: 34.8% Murrindindi — Worked from Home: 44.4%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / —
Taggerty — Car (passenger): 3.7% Murrindindi — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.5% / —
Taggerty — Bus: 2.5% Murrindindi — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Taggerty — Walked Only: 1.9% Murrindindi — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Taggerty Murrindindi
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 712 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Taggerty Murrindindi
Connectivity score 30/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
226 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Taggerty Murrindindi
Annual rainfall 648 mm 1,215 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 22.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.8°C

Council rates

Taggerty Murrindindi
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Taggerty Murrindindi
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Taggerty Murrindindi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Taggerty

Retirees Rural

Murrindindi

Retirees Rural

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