Talgarno vs Georges Creek
Talgarno is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Georges Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Talgarno, about half of households are couple families. In Georges Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Georges Creek 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Talgarno is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 56%)
- Georges Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 48/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Talgarno
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 247 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (353.9 km vs 368.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Talgarno is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Georges Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Georges Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.0% vs 11.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Talgarno and Georges Creek 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
Talgarno has more residents (245 vs 75); Talgarno has higher household incomes ($98,540 vs $74,048).
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 245 +69% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.9% | +21.0% |
| Median age | 45 | 51 |
| Median household income | $98,540/yr +25% vs other | $74,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $208/wk | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 61% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 38% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 22% | 1% |
| Environmental | 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
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Towong same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
Liveability
Talgarno is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Georges Creek carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 33); Talgarno carries more crime risk (48 vs 20).
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 33/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | High 80/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| 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
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Talgarno
- Talgarno Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Georges Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 19 | 2 |
Mobility
Georges Creek sits further from the CBD (368.7 km vs 353.9 km).
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 353.9 km | 368.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 231 min | 247 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3691 | 0.2% postcode 3700 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 79 postcode 3691 | 61 postcode 3700 |
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 (76.6%).
Setting
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 237 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 313 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 96 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 692 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Towong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Talgarno | Georges Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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