Tambo Upper vs Bumberrah
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tambo Upper, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tambo Upper tends to suit 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
- Tambo Upper is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 46%)
- Bumberrah carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 36/100)
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 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
Bumberrah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (224 min vs 231 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (303.3 km vs 307.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bumberrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bumberrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.2% vs 0.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tambo Upper and Bumberrah 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
Tambo Upper has more residents (325 vs 101); Tambo Upper has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $74,724).
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 325 +69% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.3% | +26.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 46 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +12% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $268/wk | $285/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Bumberrah has more rural and farming land (90% vs 52%).
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 52% | 90% |
| Parks and recreation | 47% | 8% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 386 across East Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 51% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
Liveability
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Tambo Upper carries more crime risk (36 vs 22).
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tambo Upper
- Tambo Upper Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Bumberrah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 0 |
Mobility
Tambo Upper sits further from the CBD (307.2 km vs 303.3 km).
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 307.2 km +1% vs other | 303.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 231 min | 224 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3885 | 0.0% postcode 3902 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3885 | 50 postcode 3902 |
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 (73.4%).
Setting
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.2 km | 14.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 161 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,807/yr same for both | |
| Council | East Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tambo Upper | Bumberrah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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