Tatong vs Bridge Creek

Bridge Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Tatong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bridge Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tatong tends to suit people living alone, while Bridge Creek suits 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

Bridge Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 29/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)

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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Tatong has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 187 min)
  • Bridge Creek sits closer to the CBD (207.7 km vs 244.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Tatong has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • Bridge Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Bridge Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tatong and Bridge 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.

Tatong Bridge 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.

Tatong Bridge Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Tatong — Walkability: 0/100 Bridge Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 88
Tatong — Safety: 71/100 Bridge Creek — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 5 / 4
Tatong — Low fire risk: 5/100 Bridge Creek — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 100 / 82
Tatong — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bridge Creek — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Tatong has more residents (281 vs 117); Bridge Creek has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $65,572).

Tatong Bridge Creek
Population 281
+58% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +20.6%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $65,572/yr $84,500/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tatong Bridge Creek
0-4 4.3% / 3.4%
Tatong — 0-4: 4.3% Bridge Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 9.6% / 17.9%
Tatong — 5-14: 9.6% Bridge Creek — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 4.3% / 9.4%
Tatong — 15-19: 4.3% Bridge Creek — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 3.2% / 2.6%
Tatong — 20-24: 3.2% Bridge Creek — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 7.1% / 2.6%
Tatong — 25-34: 7.1% Bridge Creek — 25-34: 2.6%
35-44 8.9% / 15.4%
Tatong — 35-44: 8.9% Bridge Creek — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 15.3% / 17.1%
Tatong — 45-54: 15.3% Bridge Creek — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 22.8% / 16.2%
Tatong — 55-64: 22.8% Bridge Creek — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 18.9% / 11.1%
Tatong — 65-74: 18.9% Bridge Creek — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 5.3% / 3.4%
Tatong — 75-84: 5.3% Bridge Creek — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 3.4%
Tatong — 85+: not among its largest Bridge Creek — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tatong 38.5% couple families
Tatong — Couple Families: 38.5% Tatong — Lone Person: 43.1% Tatong — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Bridge Creek 51.6% couple families
Bridge Creek — Couple Families: 51.6% Bridge Creek — Lone Person: 32.3% Bridge Creek — One Parent Families: 16.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tatong 2.7% renting
Tatong — Owned Outright: 49.1% Tatong — Mortgage: 48.2% Tatong — Renting: 2.7%
Bridge Creek 0.0% renting
Bridge Creek — Owned Outright: 47.4% Bridge Creek — Mortgage: 52.6% Bridge Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Tatong Bridge Creek
England 3.9% / 3.4%
Tatong — England: 3.9% Bridge Creek — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Tatong — New Zealand: 1.1% Bridge Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / —
Tatong — Germany: 1.1% Bridge Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Tatong Bridge Creek
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 14.5%
Tatong — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Bridge Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 10.3%
Tatong — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Bridge Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 10.3%
Tatong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Bridge Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.4%
Tatong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bridge Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tatong 100.0% houses
Tatong — Houses: 100.0%
Bridge Creek 100.0% houses
Bridge Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Tatong Bridge Creek
Parks and recreation 54% 56%
Rural and farming 44%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

Tatong Bridge Creek
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
 76
across Mansfield
Approvals change year on year +65% -50%

Ranking within VIC

Tatong Bridge Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

Tatong Bridge Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bridge Creek carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Tatong carries more crime risk (29 vs 12).

Tatong Bridge Creek
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
12/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
18/100
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

Tatong Bridge Creek
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

Tatong Bridge Creek
Parks & reserves 2 6
Waterways 8 9

Mobility

Tatong sits further from the CBD (244.2 km vs 207.7 km).

Tatong Bridge Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 244.2 km
+15% vs other
 207.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3673
 0.6%
postcode 3723
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3673
 33
postcode 3723

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.

Tatong Bridge Creek
Car (driver) 68.5% / 58.5%
Tatong — Car (driver): 68.5% Bridge Creek — Car (driver): 58.5%
Worked from Home 31.5% / 28.3%
Tatong — Worked from Home: 31.5% Bridge Creek — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Car (passenger) — / 13.2%
Tatong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bridge Creek — Car (passenger): 13.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Tatong Bridge Creek
Elevation 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 609 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tatong Bridge Creek
Connectivity score 16/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Tatong Bridge Creek
Annual rainfall 964 mm 865 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C 27.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C 2.0°C

Council rates

Tatong Bridge Creek
Average residential rate $2,119/yr $1,697/yr
Council Benalla Mansfield

Federal electorate

Tatong Bridge Creek
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tatong

Rural

Bridge Creek

Rural

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