Taminick vs Thoona

Taminick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Thoona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Thoona, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Thoona tends to suit people living alone.

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

Thoona

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 50/100)
  • But Taminick is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 44%)

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

Thoona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($149/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Thoona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (166 min vs 180 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thoona

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)

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 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Taminick and Thoona 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 Thoona
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 Thoona
Walkability 0 / 10
Taminick — Walkability: 0/100 Thoona — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 50 / 63
Taminick — Safety: 50/100 Thoona — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 54 / 70
Taminick — Low fire risk: 54/100 Thoona — Low fire risk: 70/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Taminick — Low flood risk: 100/100 Thoona — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taminick rents higher ($300/wk vs $149/wk); Taminick has higher household incomes ($76,076 vs $59,748).

Taminick Thoona
Population 139
+4% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.0% +4.7%
Median age 48 53
Median household income $76,076/yr
+21% vs other
 $59,748/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+50% vs other
 $149/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taminick Thoona
0-4 — / 3.0%
Taminick — 0-4: not among its largest Thoona — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 15.8% / 12.8%
Taminick — 5-14: 15.8% Thoona — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 2.2% / —
Taminick — 15-19: 2.2% Thoona — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.5% / 6.0%
Taminick — 20-24: 6.5% Thoona — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 2.9% / 3.0%
Taminick — 25-34: 2.9% Thoona — 25-34: 3.0%
35-44 13.7% / 9.8%
Taminick — 35-44: 13.7% Thoona — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 14.4% / 16.5%
Taminick — 45-54: 14.4% Thoona — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 18.7% / 17.3%
Taminick — 55-64: 18.7% Thoona — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 12.9% / 16.5%
Taminick — 65-74: 12.9% Thoona — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 5.8% / 7.5%
Taminick — 75-84: 5.8% Thoona — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / —
Taminick — 85+: not among its largest Thoona — 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% lone person
Taminick — Lone Person: 41.2% Taminick — Couple Families: 41.2% Taminick — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Thoona 55.6% lone person
Thoona — Lone Person: 55.6% Thoona — Couple Families: 27.8% Thoona — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Thoona 8.6% renting
Thoona — Owned Outright: 50.0% Thoona — Mortgage: 41.4% Thoona — Renting: 8.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taminick 100.0% houses
Taminick — Houses: 100.0%
Thoona 100.0% houses
Thoona — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Taminick Thoona
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 18.0%
Taminick — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Thoona — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 9.0%
Taminick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Thoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 4.5%
Taminick — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Thoona — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 2.3%
Taminick — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Thoona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 3.0%
Taminick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Thoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Zoning mix

Thoona has more rural and farming land (92% vs 79%).

Taminick Thoona
Rural and farming 79% 92%
Parks and recreation 10% 7%
Environmental 10% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Taminick Thoona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Thoona is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Taminick Thoona
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 bushfire risk (46 vs 30); Taminick carries more crime risk (50 vs 37).

Taminick Thoona
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
37/100
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 Thoona
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 Thoona
Parks & reserves 2 6
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Taminick Thoona
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 247.5 km 247.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 166 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3675
 0.0%
postcode 3726
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3675
 65
postcode 3726

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 Thoona
Car (driver) 75.8% / 74.1%
Taminick — Car (driver): 75.8% Thoona — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 25.9%
Taminick — Worked from Home: 15.2% Thoona — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Walked Only 9.1% / —
Taminick — Walked Only: 9.1% Thoona — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Taminick Thoona
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Taminick Thoona
Connectivity score 29/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Taminick Thoona
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Taminick

Rural

Thoona

Quiet Rural

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