Tallarook vs Trawool
Tallarook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Trawool. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Trawool tends to suit share households.
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
Tallarook
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 52%)
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 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tallarook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tallarook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 100 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (106.7 km vs 115.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 -16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tallarook and Trawool 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
Tallarook has more residents (748 vs 90); Trawool rents higher ($300/wk vs $263/wk).
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 748 +88% vs other | 90 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.6% | -16.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 54 |
| Median household income | $92,300/yr +8% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $263/wk | $300/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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 (3.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $723,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Trawool has more rural and farming land (93% vs 68%).
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 29% | 6% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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 | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,074 across Mitchell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of VIC | Higher than 36% 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 21% of VIC |
Liveability
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Trawool carries more flood risk (77 vs 44); Tallarook carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 31).
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | High 85/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 44/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Trawool
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 22 | 13 |
Mobility
Trawool sits further from the CBD (115.8 km vs 106.7 km).
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 106.7 km | 115.8 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 88 min | 100 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).
Setting
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 512 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 193 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 374 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,947/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mitchell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tallarook | Trawool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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