Tatura vs Byrneside

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Byrneside, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tatura tends to suit people living alone, while Byrneside suits 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

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Byrneside is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 53%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Tatura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tatura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tatura

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (181.1 km vs 189 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 132 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tatura

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Tatura Byrneside
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.

Tatura Byrneside
Walkability 42 / 0
Tatura — Walkability: 42/100 Byrneside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 47
Tatura — Safety: 39/100 Byrneside — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Tatura — Low fire risk: 85/100 Byrneside — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 14
Tatura — Low flood risk: 18/100 Byrneside — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Tatura has more residents (4,955 vs 161); Tatura has higher household incomes ($70,564 vs $61,048).

Tatura Byrneside
Population 4,955
+97% vs other
 161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +1.9%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $70,564/yr
+13% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+6% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tatura Byrneside
0-4 5.1% / 4.3%
Tatura — 0-4: 5.1% Byrneside — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 12.5% / 10.6%
Tatura — 5-14: 12.5% Byrneside — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.5% / 3.1%
Tatura — 15-19: 5.5% Byrneside — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 4.4% / 7.5%
Tatura — 20-24: 4.4% Byrneside — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 12.8% / 6.2%
Tatura — 25-34: 12.8% Byrneside — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.2% / 10.6%
Tatura — 35-44: 10.2% Byrneside — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 12.5% / 19.3%
Tatura — 45-54: 12.5% Byrneside — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 13.8% / 18.6%
Tatura — 55-64: 13.8% Byrneside — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 12.3% / 15.5%
Tatura — 65-74: 12.3% Byrneside — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 8.3% / 4.3%
Tatura — 75-84: 8.3% Byrneside — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.8% / —
Tatura — 85+: 2.8% Byrneside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tatura 38.4% couple families
Tatura — Couple Families: 38.4% Tatura — Lone Person: 41.7% Tatura — One Parent Families: 14.8% Tatura — Group Household: 3.4% Tatura — Other Families: 1.6%
Byrneside 61.1% couple families
Byrneside — Couple Families: 61.1% Byrneside — Lone Person: 25.0% Byrneside — One Parent Families: 13.9% Byrneside — Group Household: 0.0% Byrneside — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tatura 21.8% renting
Tatura — Owned Outright: 42.6% Tatura — Mortgage: 35.6% Tatura — Renting: 21.8%
Byrneside 6.4% renting
Byrneside — Owned Outright: 44.7% Byrneside — Mortgage: 48.9% Byrneside — Renting: 6.4%
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.

Tatura Byrneside
Italy 2.2% / 1.9%
Tatura — Italy: 2.2% Byrneside — Italy: 1.9%
England 1.4% / —
Tatura — England: 1.4% Byrneside — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Tatura — New Zealand: 1.1% Byrneside — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Tatura — Philippines: 0.5% Byrneside — Philippines: not among its largest
Thailand 0.5% / —
Tatura — Thailand: 0.5% Byrneside — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Tatura Byrneside
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 11.2%
Tatura — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Byrneside — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.8%
Tatura — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Byrneside — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.5%
Tatura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Byrneside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Tatura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Byrneside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Tatura — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Byrneside — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tatura 91.8% houses
Tatura — Houses: 91.8% Tatura — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% Tatura — Townhouses: 5.9%
Byrneside 94.8% houses
Byrneside — Houses: 94.8% Byrneside — Flats / Apartments: 5.2% Byrneside — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tatura Byrneside
Median house price $500,000 —
Median unit price $310,000 —
Median land price $280,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 65 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Byrneside has more rural and farming land (97% vs 85%).

Tatura Byrneside
Rural and farming 85% 97%
Residential 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 3%
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 Byrneside
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
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.

Tatura Byrneside
Houses 4.6%
$560/wk on $630K
 —
Units 5.1%
$380/wk on $390K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Tatura Byrneside
House price Higher than 15% of VIC —
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 78% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 65% of VIC —

Liveability

Tatura is more walkable (42 vs 0).

Tatura Byrneside
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tatura carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).

Tatura Byrneside
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Tatura Byrneside
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Tatura

  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Tatura Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Byrneside

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tatura Byrneside
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Byrneside sits further from the CBD (189 km vs 181.1 km).

Tatura Byrneside
Walkability score 42/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 181.1 km 189 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3616
 0.0%
postcode 3617
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3616
 —

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.

Tatura Byrneside
Car (driver) 74.4% / 56.7%
Tatura — Car (driver): 74.4% Byrneside — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 14.4% / 29.9%
Tatura — Worked from Home: 14.4% Byrneside — Worked from Home: 29.9%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 9.0%
Tatura — Car (passenger): 4.5% Byrneside — Car (passenger): 9.0%
Walked Only 5.1% / 4.5%
Tatura — Walked Only: 5.1% Byrneside — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bicycle 1.3% / —
Tatura — Bicycle: 1.3% Byrneside — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Tatura Byrneside
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tatura Byrneside
Connectivity score 72/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
2,593 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Tatura Byrneside
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 Byrneside
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Tatura Byrneside
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tatura Byrneside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tatura

Acreage Affordable

Byrneside

Rural

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