Tarrone vs Warrong
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 Warrong, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Warrong tends to suit families with children and 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
Warrong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 43%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warrong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (203 min vs 214 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (274 km vs 288.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 Warrong 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
Warrong has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $84,500).
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 77 +12% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.8% | +6.9% |
| Median age | 39 | 38 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $99,632/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $190/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
Zoning mix
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| 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 | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 72% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
Liveability
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Tarrone sits further from the CBD (288.2 km vs 274 km).
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 288.2 km +5% vs other | 274 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 214 min | 203 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3283 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3283 same for both | |
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 (51.4%).
Setting
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.4 km | 17.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises same for both | |
Climate
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tarrone | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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