Tarnook vs Goomalibee
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarnook, about half of households are people living alone. In Goomalibee, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Tarnook tends to suit people living alone, while Goomalibee suits couples and older residents.
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
Goomalibee
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 50%)
- But Tarnook carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tarnook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tarnook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Tarnook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 146 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (204.9 km vs 211.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Tarnook carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)
- Goomalibee has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tarnook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.7% vs 9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tarnook and Goomalibee drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Goomalibee rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Goomalibee has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $80,132).
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103 +12% vs other | 91 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.7% | +9.6% |
| Median age | 51 | 52 |
| Median household income | $80,132/yr | $97,500/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
Liveability
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Goomalibee carries more flood risk (90 vs 0); Goomalibee carries more crime risk (48 vs 15).
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | High 90/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Goomalibee sits further from the CBD (211.4 km vs 204.9 km).
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 204.9 km | 211.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 140 min | 146 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3670 | 0.5% postcode 3673 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 3670 | 66 postcode 3673 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).
Setting
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 178 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 484 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Benalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tarnook | Goomalibee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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