Taminick vs Wangandary

Taminick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Wangandary. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wangandary, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Taminick tends to suit people living alone, while Wangandary 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

Wangandary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 50/100)

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

Taminick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wangandary

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (175 min vs 180 min)
  • But Taminick sits closer to the CBD (247.5 km vs 257.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wangandary

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% 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 -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Taminick and Wangandary 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 Wangandary
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 Wangandary
Walkability 0 / 10
Taminick — Walkability: 0/100 Wangandary — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 50 / 70
Taminick — Safety: 50/100 Wangandary — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 54 / 52
Taminick — Low fire risk: 54/100 Wangandary — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Taminick — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wangandary — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wangandary has more residents (217 vs 139); Wangandary rents higher ($375/wk vs $300/wk).

Taminick Wangandary
Population 139 217
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.0% -4.4%
Median age 48 52
Median household income $76,076/yr $93,184/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $375/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taminick Wangandary
0-4 — / 3.7%
Taminick — 0-4: not among its largest Wangandary — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 15.8% / 6.9%
Taminick — 5-14: 15.8% Wangandary — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 2.2% / 10.1%
Taminick — 15-19: 2.2% Wangandary — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 6.5% / 1.4%
Taminick — 20-24: 6.5% Wangandary — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 2.9% / 6.5%
Taminick — 25-34: 2.9% Wangandary — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 13.7% / 6.0%
Taminick — 35-44: 13.7% Wangandary — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 14.4% / 18.9%
Taminick — 45-54: 14.4% Wangandary — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 18.7% / 15.7%
Taminick — 55-64: 18.7% Wangandary — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.9% / 16.6%
Taminick — 65-74: 12.9% Wangandary — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 5.8% / 6.5%
Taminick — 75-84: 5.8% Wangandary — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 3.2%
Taminick — 85+: not among its largest Wangandary — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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% Taminick — Group Household: 0.0%
Wangandary 54.1% couple families
Wangandary — Couple Families: 54.1% Wangandary — Lone Person: 29.7% Wangandary — One Parent Families: 8.1% Wangandary — Group Household: 8.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Wangandary 5.6% renting
Wangandary — Owned Outright: 58.3% Wangandary — Mortgage: 36.1% Wangandary — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taminick 100.0% houses
Taminick — Houses: 100.0%
Wangandary 100.0% houses
Wangandary — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Taminick Wangandary
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.6%
Taminick — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Wangandary — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 13.8%
Taminick — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Wangandary — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 7.4%
Taminick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Wangandary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 4.1%
Taminick — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Wangandary — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.8%
Taminick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Wangandary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Taminick Wangandary
Median house price — $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $269,000

Zoning mix

Taminick has more rural and farming land (79% vs 58%).

Taminick Wangandary
Rural and farming 79% 58%
Parks and recreation 10% 32%
Environmental 10% 6%
Residential 0% 2%
Other and special use 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

Taminick Wangandary
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
 238
across Wangaratta
Approvals change year on year +65% +329%

Ranking within VIC

Taminick Wangandary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Wangandary is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Taminick Wangandary
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Taminick carries more crime risk (50 vs 30).

Taminick Wangandary
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
30/100
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 Wangandary
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 Wangandary
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Wangandary sits further from the CBD (257.9 km vs 247.5 km).

Taminick Wangandary
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 247.5 km 257.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 175 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3675
 0.5%
postcode 3678
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3675
 78
postcode 3678

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 Wangandary
Car (driver) 75.8% / 72.8%
Taminick — Car (driver): 75.8% Wangandary — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 23.9%
Taminick — Worked from Home: 15.2% Wangandary — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Walked Only 9.1% / —
Taminick — Walked Only: 9.1% Wangandary — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Taminick — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wangandary — Car (passenger): 3.3%

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

Setting

Taminick Wangandary
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Taminick Wangandary
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 Wangandary
Average residential rate $2,119/yr $1,962/yr
Council Benalla Wangaratta

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Taminick

Rural

Wangandary

Quiet Retirees Rural

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