Taminick vs Chesney Vale

Chesney Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Taminick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chesney Vale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Chesney Vale 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

Chesney Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Taminick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Chesney Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Chesney Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (161 min vs 180 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (238.1 km vs 247.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chesney Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Taminick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.0% vs 29.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Taminick Chesney Vale
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.

Taminick Chesney Vale
Walkability 0 / 0
Taminick — Walkability: 0/100 Chesney Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 90
Taminick — Safety: 50/100 Chesney Vale — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 54 / 58
Taminick — Low fire risk: 54/100 Chesney Vale — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Taminick — Low flood risk: 100/100 Chesney Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taminick rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Chesney Vale has more residents (204 vs 139).

Taminick Chesney Vale
Population 139 204
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.0% +29.9%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $76,076/yr $81,224/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taminick Chesney Vale
0-4 — / 6.9%
Taminick — 0-4: not among its largest Chesney Vale — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 15.8% / 12.3%
Taminick — 5-14: 15.8% Chesney Vale — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 2.2% / 7.4%
Taminick — 15-19: 2.2% Chesney Vale — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.5% / 2.9%
Taminick — 20-24: 6.5% Chesney Vale — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 2.9% / 11.8%
Taminick — 25-34: 2.9% Chesney Vale — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 13.7% / 12.7%
Taminick — 35-44: 13.7% Chesney Vale — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 14.4% / 16.2%
Taminick — 45-54: 14.4% Chesney Vale — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 18.7% / 12.7%
Taminick — 55-64: 18.7% Chesney Vale — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 12.9% / 17.2%
Taminick — 65-74: 12.9% Chesney Vale — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 5.8% / 2.9%
Taminick — 75-84: 5.8% Chesney Vale — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / —
Taminick — 85+: not among its largest Chesney Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taminick 41.2% couple families
Taminick — Couple Families: 41.2% Taminick — Lone Person: 41.2% Taminick — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Chesney Vale 57.9% couple families
Chesney Vale — Couple Families: 57.9% Chesney Vale — Lone Person: 34.2% Chesney Vale — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Taminick 16.7% renting
Taminick — Owned Outright: 45.8% Taminick — Mortgage: 37.5% Taminick — Renting: 16.7%
Chesney Vale 13.9% renting
Chesney Vale — Owned Outright: 45.8% Chesney Vale — Mortgage: 40.3% Chesney Vale — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taminick 100.0% houses
Taminick — Houses: 100.0% Taminick — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Chesney Vale 91.8% houses
Chesney Vale — Houses: 91.8% Chesney Vale — Flats / Apartments: 8.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Taminick Chesney Vale
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 19.1%
Taminick — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Chesney Vale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 11.3%
Taminick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Chesney Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 8.8%
Taminick — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Chesney Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 2.0%
Taminick — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Chesney Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 1.5%
Taminick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Chesney Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

Property market

Taminick Chesney Vale
Median house price — $635,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $312,500

Zoning mix

Chesney Vale has more rural and farming land (96% vs 79%).

Taminick Chesney Vale
Rural and farming 79% 96%
Parks and recreation 10% 4%
Environmental 10% 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

Taminick Chesney Vale
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Taminick Chesney Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC

Liveability

Taminick Chesney Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Taminick carries more crime risk (50 vs 10).

Taminick Chesney Vale
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
10/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Taminick Chesney Vale
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Taminick Chesney Vale
Parks & reserves 2 0

Mobility

Taminick sits further from the CBD (247.5 km vs 238.1 km).

Taminick Chesney Vale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 247.5 km
+4% vs other
 238.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3675
 0.4%
postcode 3725
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3675
 66
postcode 3725

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.

Taminick Chesney Vale
Car (driver) 75.8% / 80.3%
Taminick — Car (driver): 75.8% Chesney Vale — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 19.7%
Taminick — Worked from Home: 15.2% Chesney Vale — Worked from Home: 19.7%
Walked Only 9.1% / —
Taminick — Walked Only: 9.1% Chesney Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Taminick Chesney Vale
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Taminick Chesney Vale
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
71 premises

Climate

Taminick Chesney Vale
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Taminick Chesney Vale
Average residential rate $2,119/yr
same for both
Council Benalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Taminick Chesney Vale
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Taminick Chesney Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Taminick

Rural

Chesney Vale

Rural

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