Tallarook vs Hilldene

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hilldene, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • Tallarook has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • Hilldene carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tallarook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Tallarook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (106.7 km vs 115 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hilldene

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Tallarook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.6% vs -4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tallarook Hilldene
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.

Tallarook Hilldene
Walkability 0 / 0
Tallarook — Walkability: 0/100 Hilldene — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 26
Tallarook — Safety: 11/100 Hilldene — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 48 / 46
Tallarook — Low fire risk: 48/100 Hilldene — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 56 / 47
Tallarook — Low flood risk: 56/100 Hilldene — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Tallarook has more residents (748 vs 330).

Tallarook Hilldene
Population 748
+56% vs other
 330
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% -4.6%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $92,300/yr
+6% vs other
 $86,632/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk
+5% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tallarook Hilldene
0-4 3.9% / 3.3%
Tallarook — 0-4: 3.9% Hilldene — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 10.6% / 14.5%
Tallarook — 5-14: 10.6% Hilldene — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.9% / 8.2%
Tallarook — 15-19: 5.9% Hilldene — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.2% / 2.4%
Tallarook — 20-24: 5.2% Hilldene — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 8.0% / 5.8%
Tallarook — 25-34: 8.0% Hilldene — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 9.0% / 9.4%
Tallarook — 35-44: 9.0% Hilldene — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 15.1% / 15.5%
Tallarook — 45-54: 15.1% Hilldene — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 19.1% / 16.1%
Tallarook — 55-64: 19.1% Hilldene — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 14.6% / 13.9%
Tallarook — 65-74: 14.6% Hilldene — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 6.3% / 9.4%
Tallarook — 75-84: 6.3% Hilldene — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 2.3% / 1.5%
Tallarook — 85+: 2.3% Hilldene — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tallarook 42.1% couple families
Tallarook — Couple Families: 42.1% Tallarook — Lone Person: 33.3% Tallarook — One Parent Families: 20.8% Tallarook — Other Families: 0.0% Tallarook — Group Household: 3.8%
Hilldene 51.5% couple families
Hilldene — Couple Families: 51.5% Hilldene — Lone Person: 30.3% Hilldene — One Parent Families: 12.1% Hilldene — Other Families: 6.1% Hilldene — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tallarook 11.6% renting
Tallarook — Owned Outright: 48.4% Tallarook — Mortgage: 40.0% Tallarook — Renting: 11.6%
Hilldene 7.1% renting
Hilldene — Owned Outright: 49.5% Hilldene — Mortgage: 43.4% Hilldene — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tallarook Hilldene
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 17.6%
Tallarook — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Hilldene — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 7.9%
Tallarook — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Hilldene — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 7.0%
Tallarook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Hilldene — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 3.0%
Tallarook — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Hilldene — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.5%
Tallarook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Hilldene — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Tallarook Hilldene
England 2.8% / 3.3%
Tallarook — England: 2.8% Hilldene — England: 3.3%
Germany 1.1% / 1.5%
Tallarook — Germany: 1.1% Hilldene — Germany: 1.5%
Italy 0.7% / 1.8%
Tallarook — Italy: 0.7% Hilldene — Italy: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.5%
Tallarook — New Zealand: 0.9% Hilldene — New Zealand: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Tallarook — Netherlands: not among its largest Hilldene — Netherlands: 1.2%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Tallarook — South Africa: 1.1% Hilldene — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tallarook 97.2% houses
Tallarook — Houses: 97.2% Tallarook — Townhouses: 1.7% Tallarook — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Hilldene 100.0% houses
Hilldene — Houses: 100.0% Hilldene — Townhouses: 0.0% Hilldene — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tallarook Hilldene
Median house price $723,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hilldene has more rural and farming land (91% vs 68%).

Tallarook Hilldene
Rural and farming 68% 91%
Parks and recreation 29% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Environmental 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

Tallarook Hilldene
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tallarook Hilldene
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Tallarook Hilldene
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tallarook carries more crime risk (89 vs 74).

Tallarook Hilldene
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
74/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Tallarook Hilldene
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 Tallarook

  • Tallarook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Hilldene

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Tallarook Hilldene
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 22 4

Mobility

Hilldene sits further from the CBD (115 km vs 106.7 km).

Tallarook Hilldene
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 106.7 km 115 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 85 min
Public transport score 35/100
Rail
 20/100
Peak arrivals per hour 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 29 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3659
 0.2%
postcode 3660
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 3659
 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.

Tallarook Hilldene
Car (driver) 72.1% / 69.0%
Tallarook — Car (driver): 72.1% Hilldene — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 26.4%
Tallarook — Worked from Home: 23.1% Hilldene — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 4.7%
Tallarook — Car (passenger): 2.4% Hilldene — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 2.4% / —
Tallarook — Walked Only: 2.4% Hilldene — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Tallarook Hilldene
Elevation 512 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tallarook Hilldene
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
374 premises
 0%
138 premises

Climate

Tallarook Hilldene
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tallarook Hilldene
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Tallarook Hilldene
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tallarook Hilldene
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tallarook

Rural Trains

Hilldene

Rural

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