Tallarook vs Whiteheads Creek

Tallarook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Whiteheads Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Whiteheads Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Whiteheads Creek: a median of $1.53 million, against $724,000 in Tallarook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tallarook tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Whiteheads Creek suits couples.

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 0)
  • Whiteheads Creek carries lower crime risk (37/100 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

  • has cheaper houses ($723,500 vs $1,530,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tallarook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $295/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

  • sits closer to the CBD (106.7 km vs 122.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 100 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Whiteheads Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tallarook and Whiteheads 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.

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
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 Whiteheads Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Tallarook — Walkability: 0/100 Whiteheads Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 63
Tallarook — Safety: 11/100 Whiteheads Creek — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 48 / 61
Tallarook — Low fire risk: 48/100 Whiteheads Creek — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 56 / 54
Tallarook — Low flood risk: 56/100 Whiteheads Creek — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Tallarook has more residents (748 vs 347); Whiteheads Creek rents higher ($295/wk vs $263/wk).

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Population 748
+54% vs other
 347
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% -0.3%
Median age 50 53
Median household income $92,300/yr
+2% vs other
 $90,012/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk $295/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
0-4 3.9% / 2.3%
Tallarook — 0-4: 3.9% Whiteheads Creek — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 10.6% / 9.5%
Tallarook — 5-14: 10.6% Whiteheads Creek — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 5.9% / 7.8%
Tallarook — 15-19: 5.9% Whiteheads Creek — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.2% / 5.8%
Tallarook — 20-24: 5.2% Whiteheads Creek — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 8.0% / 4.9%
Tallarook — 25-34: 8.0% Whiteheads Creek — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 9.0% / 9.5%
Tallarook — 35-44: 9.0% Whiteheads Creek — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 15.1% / 14.4%
Tallarook — 45-54: 15.1% Whiteheads Creek — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 19.1% / 23.6%
Tallarook — 55-64: 19.1% Whiteheads Creek — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 14.6% / 13.5%
Tallarook — 65-74: 14.6% Whiteheads Creek — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 6.3% / 4.9%
Tallarook — 75-84: 6.3% Whiteheads Creek — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 2.3% / 2.6%
Tallarook — 85+: 2.3% Whiteheads Creek — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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 — Group Household: 3.8%
Whiteheads Creek 52.5% couple families
Whiteheads Creek — Couple Families: 52.5% Whiteheads Creek — Lone Person: 41.2% Whiteheads Creek — One Parent Families: 6.2% Whiteheads Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Whiteheads Creek 5.6% renting
Whiteheads Creek — Owned Outright: 51.6% Whiteheads Creek — Mortgage: 42.7% Whiteheads Creek — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 16.7%
Tallarook — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Whiteheads Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 12.7%
Tallarook — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Whiteheads Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 9.2%
Tallarook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Whiteheads Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 3.7%
Tallarook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Whiteheads Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.2%
Tallarook — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Whiteheads Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

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 Whiteheads Creek
England 2.8% / 2.6%
Tallarook — England: 2.8% Whiteheads Creek — England: 2.6%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Tallarook — South Africa: 1.1% Whiteheads Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / —
Tallarook — Germany: 1.1% Whiteheads Creek — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Tallarook — New Zealand: 0.9% Whiteheads Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
China — / 0.9%
Tallarook — China: not among its largest Whiteheads Creek — China: 0.9%
Italy 0.7% / —
Tallarook — Italy: 0.7% Whiteheads Creek — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tallarook 97.2% houses
Tallarook — Houses: 97.2% Tallarook — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Tallarook — Townhouses: 1.7%
Whiteheads Creek 98.4% houses
Whiteheads Creek — Houses: 98.4% Whiteheads Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Whiteheads Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Median house price $723,500 $1,530,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Whiteheads Creek has more rural and farming land (98% vs 68%).

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Rural and farming 68% 98%
Parks and recreation 29% 2%
Environmental 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 35% 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 35% of VIC

Liveability

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tallarook carries more crime risk (89 vs 37); Tallarook carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 39).

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
89/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 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

Tallarook Whiteheads 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 Tallarook

  • Tallarook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Whiteheads Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Whiteheads Creek sits further from the CBD (122.5 km vs 106.7 km).

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 106.7 km 122.5 km
+15% 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.

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Car (driver) 72.1% / 60.4%
Tallarook — Car (driver): 72.1% Whiteheads Creek — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 31.2%
Tallarook — Worked from Home: 23.1% Whiteheads Creek — Worked from Home: 31.2%
Walked Only 2.4% / 4.5%
Tallarook — Walked Only: 2.4% Whiteheads Creek — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.9%
Tallarook — Car (passenger): 2.4% Whiteheads Creek — Car (passenger): 3.9%

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

Setting

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Elevation 512 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tallarook Whiteheads Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
374 premises
 0%
172 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tallarook

Rural Trains

Whiteheads Creek

Rural

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