Tarrone vs Port Fairy

Tarrone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Port Fairy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarrone, most households are people living alone. In Port Fairy, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tarrone tends to suit people living alone, while Port Fairy suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Tarrone carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 39/100)
  • Port Fairy has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

Tarrone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Tarrone sits closer to the CBD (288.2 km vs 290.4 km)
  • Port Fairy is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Fairy

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 9%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Tarrone carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tarrone Port Fairy
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.

Tarrone Port Fairy
Walkability 0 / 10
Tarrone — Walkability: 0/100 Port Fairy — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 88 / 61
Tarrone — Safety: 88/100 Port Fairy — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Tarrone — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Fairy — Low fire risk: 60/100
Low flood risk 100 / 37
Tarrone — Low flood risk: 100/100 Port Fairy — Low flood risk: 37/100

Demographics

Port Fairy has more residents (3,742 vs 69); Port Fairy rents higher ($300/wk vs $180/wk).

Tarrone Port Fairy
Population 69 3,742
+5323% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% +12.0%
Median age 39 51
Median household income $84,500/yr
+11% vs other
 $75,400/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $300/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tarrone Port Fairy
0-4 4.3% / 4.5%
Tarrone — 0-4: 4.3% Port Fairy — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.1% / 12.8%
Tarrone — 5-14: 10.1% Port Fairy — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.2% / 5.0%
Tarrone — 15-19: 7.2% Port Fairy — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Tarrone — 20-24: not among its largest Port Fairy — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 14.5% / 7.5%
Tarrone — 25-34: 14.5% Port Fairy — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 23.2% / 11.0%
Tarrone — 35-44: 23.2% Port Fairy — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 10.1% / 11.2%
Tarrone — 45-54: 10.1% Port Fairy — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 20.3% / 13.9%
Tarrone — 55-64: 20.3% Port Fairy — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 8.7% / 17.9%
Tarrone — 65-74: 8.7% Port Fairy — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 — / 9.7%
Tarrone — 75-84: not among its largest Port Fairy — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ — / 4.4%
Tarrone — 85+: not among its largest Port Fairy — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tarrone 57.1% lone person
Tarrone — Lone Person: 57.1% Tarrone — Couple Families: 42.9% Tarrone — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tarrone — Group Household: 0.0% Tarrone — Other Families: 0.0%
Port Fairy 46.0% lone person
Port Fairy — Lone Person: 46.0% Port Fairy — Couple Families: 37.0% Port Fairy — One Parent Families: 12.9% Port Fairy — Group Household: 2.6% Port Fairy — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tarrone 15.8% renting
Tarrone — Owned Outright: 63.2% Tarrone — Mortgage: 21.1% Tarrone — Renting: 15.8%
Port Fairy 20.7% renting
Port Fairy — Owned Outright: 51.6% Port Fairy — Mortgage: 27.6% Port Fairy — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Tarrone Port Fairy
New Zealand 4.3% / 1.4%
Tarrone — New Zealand: 4.3% Port Fairy — New Zealand: 1.4%
England — / 2.7%
Tarrone — England: not among its largest Port Fairy — England: 2.7%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Tarrone — South Africa: not among its largest Port Fairy — South Africa: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Tarrone — Netherlands: not among its largest Port Fairy — Netherlands: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.2%
Tarrone — Germany: not among its largest Port Fairy — Germany: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Tarrone Port Fairy
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 12.6%
Tarrone — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Port Fairy — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 14.9%
Tarrone — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Port Fairy — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 9.1%
Tarrone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Port Fairy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.0%
Tarrone — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Port Fairy — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Tarrone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Fairy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tarrone 100.0% houses
Tarrone — Houses: 100.0% Tarrone — Townhouses: 0.0% Tarrone — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Port Fairy 90.0% houses
Port Fairy — Houses: 90.0% Port Fairy — Townhouses: 8.6% Port Fairy — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tarrone Port Fairy
Median house price — $850,000
Median unit price — $703,500
Median land price — $900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 120 days
from 40 sales

Zoning mix

Tarrone Port Fairy
Rural and farming 99% 92%
Residential 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Tarrone Port Fairy
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Tarrone Port Fairy
Houses — 2.7%
$545/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tarrone Port Fairy
House price — Higher than 54% of VIC
Income — Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 35% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 6% of VIC

Liveability

Port Fairy is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Tarrone Port Fairy
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Port Fairy carries more flood risk (63 vs 0); Port Fairy carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0).

Tarrone Port Fairy
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
39/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Tarrone Port Fairy
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Tarrone

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Port Fairy

  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Port Fairy Consolidated School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tarrone Port Fairy
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 19
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Port Fairy sits further from the CBD (290.4 km vs 288.2 km).

Tarrone Port Fairy
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 288.2 km 290.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3283
 0.9%
postcode 3284
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3283
 25
postcode 3284

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.

Tarrone Port Fairy
Car (driver) 44.2% / 66.1%
Tarrone — Car (driver): 44.2% Port Fairy — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 46.5% / 21.7%
Tarrone — Worked from Home: 46.5% Port Fairy — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Walked Only 9.3% / 6.0%
Tarrone — Walked Only: 9.3% Port Fairy — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Tarrone — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Fairy — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Tarrone — Bicycle: not among its largest Port Fairy — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.1%).

Setting

Tarrone Port Fairy
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.4 km 6.1 km

NBN connectivity

Tarrone Port Fairy
Connectivity score 28/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 34%
2,512 premises

Climate

Tarrone Port Fairy
Annual rainfall 699 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Tarrone Port Fairy
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Tarrone Port Fairy
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tarrone Port Fairy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tarrone

Rural

Port Fairy

Acreage Retirees

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