Tatura East vs Ardmona
Tatura East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Ardmona. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tatura East, the large majority of households are couple families. In Ardmona, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tatura East 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
Tatura East
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 85/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 65%)
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
Ardmona
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $280/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
- Tatura East sits closer to the CBD (187.4 km vs 193.4 km)
- Ardmona is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ardmona
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
- But Tatura East carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ardmona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.1% vs -5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tatura East and Ardmona 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
Ardmona has more residents (497 vs 135); Tatura East rents higher ($280/wk vs $220/wk).
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 135 | 497 +268% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.6% | +2.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 45 |
| Median household income | $107,692/yr +15% vs other | $91,624/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +21% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 81% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
Ardmona is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Ardmona carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Ardmona carries more crime risk (85 vs 41).
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | High 85/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 60/100 | High 85/100 |
| 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
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tatura East
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Ardmona
- Ardmona Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Ardmona sits further from the CBD (193.4 km vs 187.4 km).
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 187.4 km | 193.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 133 min | 136 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3616 | 0.2% postcode 3629 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 3616 | 47 postcode 3629 |
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 (68.4%).
Setting
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 32/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 3% 202 premises |
Climate
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tatura East | Ardmona | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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