Taminick vs Wangaratta South

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wangaratta South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Taminick tends to suit people living alone, while Wangaratta South 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Wangaratta South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Taminick has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wangaratta South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 180 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wangaratta South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Taminick and Wangaratta South 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 Wangaratta South
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 Wangaratta South
Walkability 0 / 0
Taminick — Walkability: 0/100 Wangaratta South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 48
Taminick — Safety: 50/100 Wangaratta South — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 54 / 53
Taminick — Low fire risk: 54/100 Wangaratta South — Low fire risk: 53/100
Low flood risk 100 / 44
Taminick — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wangaratta South — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Wangaratta South has more residents (550 vs 139); Wangaratta South has higher household incomes ($96,304 vs $76,076).

Taminick Wangaratta South
Population 139 550
+296% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.0% +8.1%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $76,076/yr $96,304/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taminick Wangaratta South
0-4 — / 3.5%
Taminick — 0-4: not among its largest Wangaratta South — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 15.8% / 13.3%
Taminick — 5-14: 15.8% Wangaratta South — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 2.2% / 8.4%
Taminick — 15-19: 2.2% Wangaratta South — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 6.5% / 2.9%
Taminick — 20-24: 6.5% Wangaratta South — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 2.9% / 6.2%
Taminick — 25-34: 2.9% Wangaratta South — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 13.7% / 9.6%
Taminick — 35-44: 13.7% Wangaratta South — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.4% / 15.5%
Taminick — 45-54: 14.4% Wangaratta South — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 18.7% / 13.8%
Taminick — 55-64: 18.7% Wangaratta South — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 12.9% / 15.8%
Taminick — 65-74: 12.9% Wangaratta South — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 5.8% / 8.4%
Taminick — 75-84: 5.8% Wangaratta South — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 1.8%
Taminick — 85+: not among its largest Wangaratta South — 85+: 1.8%

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% Taminick — Group Household: 0.0%
Wangaratta South 62.5% couple families
Wangaratta South — Couple Families: 62.5% Wangaratta South — Lone Person: 31.2% Wangaratta South — One Parent Families: 2.7% Wangaratta South — Group Household: 3.6%
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%
Wangaratta South 5.8% renting
Wangaratta South — Owned Outright: 55.0% Wangaratta South — Mortgage: 39.3% Wangaratta South — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taminick 100.0% houses
Taminick — Houses: 100.0%
Wangaratta South 100.0% houses
Wangaratta South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Taminick Wangaratta South
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 17.6%
Taminick — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Wangaratta South — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 8.5%
Taminick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Wangaratta South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 10.5%
Taminick — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Wangaratta South — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 3.3%
Taminick — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Wangaratta South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.5%
Taminick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Wangaratta South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Taminick Wangaratta South
Median house price — $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Taminick Wangaratta South
Rural and farming 79% 84%
Parks and recreation 10% 6%
Environmental 10% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
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 Wangaratta South
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
 238
across Wangaratta
Approvals change year on year +65% +329%

Ranking within VIC

Taminick Wangaratta South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 42% 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 63% of VIC

Liveability

Taminick Wangaratta South
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wangaratta South carries more flood risk (56 vs 0).

Taminick Wangaratta South
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
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 Wangaratta South
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 Wangaratta South
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2

Mobility

Taminick Wangaratta South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 247.5 km 246 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 162 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 Wangaratta South
Car (driver) 75.8% / 81.0%
Taminick — Car (driver): 75.8% Wangaratta South — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 13.1%
Taminick — Worked from Home: 15.2% Wangaratta South — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Walked Only 9.1% / 1.4%
Taminick — Walked Only: 9.1% Wangaratta South — Walked Only: 1.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Taminick — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wangaratta South — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Taminick Wangaratta South
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Taminick Wangaratta South
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
227 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Taminick Wangaratta South
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Taminick

Rural

Wangaratta South

Retirees Rural

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