Tallygaroopna vs Zeerust

Comparing Tallygaroopna and Zeerust, VIC: Tallygaroopna carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Tallygaroopna has more residents (600 vs 147); and Tallygaroopna sits further from the CBD (210.9 km vs 204.1 km).

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

Zeerust

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 62/100)

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

Zeerust

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $285/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Zeerust

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 152 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (204.1 km vs 210.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Zeerust

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs 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

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

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
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.

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Walkability 20 / 13
Tallygaroopna — Walkability: 20/100 Zeerust — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 38 / 61
Tallygaroopna — Safety: 38/100 Zeerust — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 81 / 100
Tallygaroopna — Low fire risk: 81/100 Zeerust — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 6 / 5
Tallygaroopna — Low flood risk: 6/100 Zeerust — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Tallygaroopna has more residents (600 vs 147); Tallygaroopna rents higher ($285/wk vs $230/wk).

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Population 600
+76% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -1.3%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $91,988/yr $94,224/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+19% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
0-4 5.3% / 5.4%
Tallygaroopna — 0-4: 5.3% Zeerust — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.7% / 18.4%
Tallygaroopna — 5-14: 16.7% Zeerust — 5-14: 18.4%
15-19 8.3% / 7.5%
Tallygaroopna — 15-19: 8.3% Zeerust — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 5.0% / 3.4%
Tallygaroopna — 20-24: 5.0% Zeerust — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 6.7% / 10.2%
Tallygaroopna — 25-34: 6.7% Zeerust — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 15.3% / 15.0%
Tallygaroopna — 35-44: 15.3% Zeerust — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 13.5% / 14.3%
Tallygaroopna — 45-54: 13.5% Zeerust — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 12.5% / 15.0%
Tallygaroopna — 55-64: 12.5% Zeerust — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 12.0% / 11.6%
Tallygaroopna — 65-74: 12.0% Zeerust — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 3.5% / 6.1%
Tallygaroopna — 75-84: 3.5% Zeerust — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.5% / —
Tallygaroopna — 85+: 1.5% Zeerust — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tallygaroopna 56.9% couple families
Tallygaroopna — Couple Families: 56.9% Tallygaroopna — Lone Person: 28.5% Tallygaroopna — One Parent Families: 12.4% Tallygaroopna — Other Families: 2.2%
Zeerust 58.3% couple families
Zeerust — Couple Families: 58.3% Zeerust — Lone Person: 30.6% Zeerust — One Parent Families: 11.1% Zeerust — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tallygaroopna 8.6% renting
Tallygaroopna — Owned Outright: 43.0% Tallygaroopna — Mortgage: 48.4% Tallygaroopna — Renting: 8.6%
Zeerust 0.0% renting
Zeerust — Owned Outright: 44.7% Zeerust — Mortgage: 55.3% Zeerust — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
New Zealand — / 5.4%
Tallygaroopna — New Zealand: not among its largest Zeerust — New Zealand: 5.4%
India — / 4.1%
Tallygaroopna — India: not among its largest Zeerust — India: 4.1%
England 2.3% / —
Tallygaroopna — England: 2.3% Zeerust — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Tallygaroopna — Netherlands: 0.7% Zeerust — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 20.4%
Tallygaroopna — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Zeerust — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 6.8%
Tallygaroopna — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Zeerust — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 4.8%
Tallygaroopna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Zeerust — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.7%
Tallygaroopna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Zeerust — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.7%
Tallygaroopna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Zeerust — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tallygaroopna 101.6% houses
Tallygaroopna — Houses: 101.6%
Zeerust 100.0% houses
Zeerust — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Median house price $440,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $255,000 —

Zoning mix

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Rural and farming 98% 100%
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

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC

Liveability

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tallygaroopna carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Tallygaroopna carries more crime risk (62 vs 39).

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Bushfire Low
19/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
39/100
Flood High
94/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Tallygaroopna

  • Tallygaroopna Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Zeerust

  • Zeerust Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Tallygaroopna sits further from the CBD (210.9 km vs 204.1 km).

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Walkability score 20/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 210.9 km
+3% vs other
 204.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 152 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3634
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3634
same for both

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.

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Car (driver) 69.2% / 56.9%
Tallygaroopna — Car (driver): 69.2% Zeerust — Car (driver): 56.9%
Worked from Home 18.8% / 22.2%
Tallygaroopna — Worked from Home: 18.8% Zeerust — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Walked Only 6.2% / 13.9%
Tallygaroopna — Walked Only: 6.2% Zeerust — Walked Only: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.9%
Tallygaroopna — Car (passenger): 5.8% Zeerust — Car (passenger): 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
225 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tallygaroopna Zeerust
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tallygaroopna

Affordable Family Rural

Zeerust

Family Rural

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