Tangambalanga vs Sandy Creek

Tangambalanga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 49 in Sandy Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tangambalanga, most households are couple families. In Sandy Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tangambalanga tends to suit families with children and couples, while Sandy Creek suits 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

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 29/100)

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

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Tangambalanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 239 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sandy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 29/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Tangambalanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (67.5% vs 11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
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.

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Walkability 13 / 13
Tangambalanga — Walkability: 13/100 Sandy Creek — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 71 / 89
Tangambalanga — Safety: 71/100 Sandy Creek — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 66 / 60
Tangambalanga — Low fire risk: 66/100 Sandy Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100
Low flood risk 21 / 100
Tangambalanga — Low flood risk: 21/100 Sandy Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tangambalanga has more residents (908 vs 200); Sandy Creek skews older (49 vs 33).

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Population 908
+78% vs other
 200
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +67.5% +11.7%
Median age 33 49
Median household income $99,008/yr
+22% vs other
 $77,428/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+12% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
0-4 8.8% / 7.5%
Tangambalanga — 0-4: 8.8% Sandy Creek — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 18.8% / 14.0%
Tangambalanga — 5-14: 18.8% Sandy Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 4.6% / 5.0%
Tangambalanga — 15-19: 4.6% Sandy Creek — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.8% / 2.0%
Tangambalanga — 20-24: 5.8% Sandy Creek — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 16.2% / 6.0%
Tangambalanga — 25-34: 16.2% Sandy Creek — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 12.9% / 11.5%
Tangambalanga — 35-44: 12.9% Sandy Creek — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 10.4% / 14.5%
Tangambalanga — 45-54: 10.4% Sandy Creek — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 11.6% / 18.0%
Tangambalanga — 55-64: 11.6% Sandy Creek — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 6.9% / 13.0%
Tangambalanga — 65-74: 6.9% Sandy Creek — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 4.7% / 5.0%
Tangambalanga — 75-84: 4.7% Sandy Creek — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.9% / —
Tangambalanga — 85+: 0.9% Sandy Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tangambalanga 62.1% couple families
Tangambalanga — Couple Families: 62.1% Tangambalanga — Lone Person: 23.3% Tangambalanga — One Parent Families: 12.3% Tangambalanga — Group Household: 2.2%
Sandy Creek 46.7% couple families
Sandy Creek — Couple Families: 46.7% Sandy Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Sandy Creek — One Parent Families: 20.0% Sandy Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tangambalanga 15.2% renting
Tangambalanga — Owned Outright: 27.2% Tangambalanga — Mortgage: 57.6% Tangambalanga — Renting: 15.2%
Sandy Creek 0.0% renting
Sandy Creek — Owned Outright: 51.6% Sandy Creek — Mortgage: 48.4% Sandy Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tangambalanga 98.7% houses
Tangambalanga — Houses: 98.7% Tangambalanga — Townhouses: 1.0% Tangambalanga — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Sandy Creek 100.0% houses
Sandy Creek — Houses: 100.0% Sandy Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Sandy Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.9% / 20.5%
Tangambalanga — Certificate III & IV: 23.9% Sandy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 13.5%
Tangambalanga — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Sandy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 9.0%
Tangambalanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Sandy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Tangambalanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Sandy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Tangambalanga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Sandy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Property market

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Median house price $679,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $817,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 41 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tangambalanga has more rural and farming land (92% vs 71%).

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Rural and farming 92% 71%
Parks and recreation 2% 29%
Residential 4% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
House price Higher than 28% of VIC —
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 90% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tangambalanga carries more flood risk (79 vs 0); Tangambalanga carries more crime risk (29 vs 11).

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
11/100
Flood High
79/100
 None
0/100
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

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Tangambalanga

  • Kiewa Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Sandy Creek

  • Upper Sandy Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Walkability score 13/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 345.2 km 346.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 226 min 239 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 0.5%
postcode 3695
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 76
postcode 3695

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.

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Car (driver) 81.8% / 72.9%
Tangambalanga — Car (driver): 81.8% Sandy Creek — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 22.4%
Tangambalanga — Worked from Home: 10.2% Sandy Creek — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Walked Only 3.4% / 4.7%
Tangambalanga — Walked Only: 3.4% Sandy Creek — Walked Only: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Tangambalanga — Car (passenger): 4.7% Sandy Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 357 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
382 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tangambalanga Sandy Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tangambalanga

Acreage Family Young Families

Sandy Creek

Rural

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