Tawonga South vs Mount Beauty

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tawonga South, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Beauty, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tawonga South: a median of $690,000, against $535,000 in Mount Beauty, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Beauty tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mount Beauty

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Tawonga South is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Beauty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($535,000 vs $690,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Tawonga South leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
  • Mount Beauty has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tawonga South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (259 min vs 282 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (362.2 km vs 371.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Beauty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Tawonga South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs 10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
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.

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Walkability 4 / 0
Tawonga South — Walkability: 4/100 Mount Beauty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 74
Tawonga South — Safety: 73/100 Mount Beauty — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 1 / 2
Tawonga South — Low fire risk: 1/100 Mount Beauty — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Tawonga South — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Beauty — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tawonga South has higher household incomes ($72,384 vs $51,688); Tawonga South skews older (50 vs 48).

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Population 1,012
+10% vs other
 910
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% +10.4%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $72,384/yr
+29% vs other
 $51,688/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+5% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
0-4 4.2% / 4.2%
Tawonga South — 0-4: 4.2% Mount Beauty — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 11.0% / 11.0%
Tawonga South — 5-14: 11.0% Mount Beauty — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.5% / 4.6%
Tawonga South — 15-19: 5.5% Mount Beauty — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 1.7% / 3.8%
Tawonga South — 20-24: 1.7% Mount Beauty — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 8.0% / 10.5%
Tawonga South — 25-34: 8.0% Mount Beauty — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 12.3% / 11.2%
Tawonga South — 35-44: 12.3% Mount Beauty — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.6% / 11.4%
Tawonga South — 45-54: 13.6% Mount Beauty — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 15.1% / 14.0%
Tawonga South — 55-64: 15.1% Mount Beauty — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 17.6% / 17.3%
Tawonga South — 65-74: 17.6% Mount Beauty — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 9.2% / 8.2%
Tawonga South — 75-84: 9.2% Mount Beauty — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 2.9% / 3.6%
Tawonga South — 85+: 2.9% Mount Beauty — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tawonga South 51.2% lone person
Tawonga South — Lone Person: 51.2% Tawonga South — Couple Families: 36.8% Tawonga South — One Parent Families: 8.4% Tawonga South — Group Household: 3.6% Tawonga South — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Beauty 58.6% lone person
Mount Beauty — Lone Person: 58.6% Mount Beauty — Couple Families: 22.8% Mount Beauty — One Parent Families: 12.6% Mount Beauty — Group Household: 3.9% Mount Beauty — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tawonga South 14.0% renting
Tawonga South — Owned Outright: 51.5% Tawonga South — Mortgage: 34.5% Tawonga South — Renting: 14.0%
Mount Beauty 27.2% renting
Mount Beauty — Owned Outright: 44.4% Mount Beauty — Mortgage: 28.4% Mount Beauty — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.2%
Tawonga South — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Mount Beauty — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 12.9%
Tawonga South — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Mount Beauty — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 7.1%
Tawonga South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Mount Beauty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 3.2%
Tawonga South — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Mount Beauty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 3.3%
Tawonga South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Mount Beauty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
England 4.2% / 2.7%
Tawonga South — England: 4.2% Mount Beauty — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / 2.6%
Tawonga South — New Zealand: 1.5% Mount Beauty — New Zealand: 2.6%
Germany 1.6% / 1.0%
Tawonga South — Germany: 1.6% Mount Beauty — Germany: 1.0%
Netherlands 1.1% / 1.0%
Tawonga South — Netherlands: 1.1% Mount Beauty — Netherlands: 1.0%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.1%
Tawonga South — Scotland: 1.0% Mount Beauty — Scotland: 1.1%
India 1.0% / —
Tawonga South — India: 1.0% Mount Beauty — India: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.0%
Tawonga South — Canada: not among its largest Mount Beauty — Canada: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tawonga South 96.1% houses
Tawonga South — Houses: 96.1% Tawonga South — Townhouses: 1.0% Tawonga South — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Mount Beauty 97.3% houses
Mount Beauty — Houses: 97.3% Mount Beauty — Townhouses: 2.5% Mount Beauty — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Median house price $690,000 $535,000
Median unit price — $585,000
Median land price $292,000 $325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 104 days
from 12 sales
 70 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Parks and recreation 87% 92%
Rural and farming 6% 2%
Residential 6% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Other and special use 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

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
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.

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Houses 3.1%
$490/wk on $815K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
House price Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of VIC —

Liveability

Tawonga South scores higher overall (42 vs 29).

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Grade C D
Score 42/100 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
98/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
26/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Tawonga South

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

Schools in Mount Beauty

  • Mount Beauty Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Beauty Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Mount Beauty sits further from the CBD (371.7 km vs 362.2 km).

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 362.2 km 371.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 259 min 282 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3698
 0.8%
postcode 3699
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 3698
 39
postcode 3699

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.

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Car (driver) 55.0% / 65.3%
Tawonga South — Car (driver): 55.0% Mount Beauty — Car (driver): 65.3%
Worked from Home 26.5% / 12.5%
Tawonga South — Worked from Home: 26.5% Mount Beauty — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Walked Only 9.2% / 13.2%
Tawonga South — Walked Only: 9.2% Mount Beauty — Walked Only: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 5.6%
Tawonga South — Car (passenger): 6.4% Mount Beauty — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bicycle 3.1% / 3.3%
Tawonga South — Bicycle: 3.1% Mount Beauty — Bicycle: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Elevation 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 946 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Connectivity score 69/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
670 premises
 56%
681 premises

Climate

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Annual rainfall 895 mm 1,488 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 17.1°C
Winter min (Jul) — -2.4°C

Council rates

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tawonga South Mount Beauty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tawonga South

Acreage Retirees

Mount Beauty

Affordable Retirees Rural

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