Timmering vs Koyuga

Timmering is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 41 in Koyuga. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Timmering 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

Timmering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 69%)

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

They split

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

  • Timmering has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 14%)
  • Koyuga has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Timmering

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (217.3 km vs 233.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (159 min vs 165 min)

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

Koyuga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Timmering Koyuga
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.

Timmering Koyuga
Walkability 0 / 0
Timmering — Walkability: 0/100 Koyuga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 74
Timmering — Safety: 67/100 Koyuga — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Timmering — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koyuga — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 5 / 6
Timmering — Low flood risk: 5/100 Koyuga — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Koyuga has more residents (355 vs 90); Timmering rents higher ($200/wk vs $115/wk).

Timmering Koyuga
Population 90 355
+294% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% +12.7%
Median age 33 41
Median household income $80,184/yr
+10% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+42% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Timmering Koyuga
0-4 4.4% / 6.5%
Timmering — 0-4: 4.4% Koyuga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 26.7% / 15.5%
Timmering — 5-14: 26.7% Koyuga — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 7.8% / 7.0%
Timmering — 15-19: 7.8% Koyuga — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / 2.0%
Timmering — 20-24: not among its largest Koyuga — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 8.9% / 9.0%
Timmering — 25-34: 8.9% Koyuga — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 14.4% / 14.9%
Timmering — 35-44: 14.4% Koyuga — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 13.3% / 10.7%
Timmering — 45-54: 13.3% Koyuga — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 11.1% / 16.9%
Timmering — 55-64: 11.1% Koyuga — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 12.2% / 14.4%
Timmering — 65-74: 12.2% Koyuga — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 3.3% / 3.1%
Timmering — 75-84: 3.3% Koyuga — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Timmering — 85+: not among its largest Koyuga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Timmering 76.9% couple families
Timmering — Couple Families: 76.9% Timmering — Lone Person: 23.1% Timmering — One Parent Families: 0.0% Timmering — Group Household: 0.0%
Koyuga 55.4% couple families
Koyuga — Couple Families: 55.4% Koyuga — Lone Person: 25.3% Koyuga — One Parent Families: 13.3% Koyuga — Group Household: 6.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Timmering 40.6% renting
Timmering — Owned Outright: 15.6% Timmering — Mortgage: 43.8% Timmering — Renting: 40.6%
Koyuga 13.7% renting
Koyuga — Owned Outright: 38.5% Koyuga — Mortgage: 47.9% Koyuga — Renting: 13.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Timmering 100.0% houses
Timmering — Houses: 100.0%
Koyuga 100.0% houses
Koyuga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Timmering Koyuga
Certificate III & IV 24.4% / 17.2%
Timmering — Certificate III & IV: 24.4% Koyuga — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 7.3%
Timmering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Koyuga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.0%
Timmering — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Koyuga — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Timmering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Koyuga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Timmering — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Koyuga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

Zoning mix

Timmering Koyuga
Rural and farming 100% 98%
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

Timmering Koyuga
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Timmering Koyuga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC

Liveability

Timmering Koyuga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Timmering Koyuga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
95/100
 High
94/100
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

Timmering Koyuga
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

Timmering Koyuga
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Koyuga sits further from the CBD (233.9 km vs 217.3 km).

Timmering Koyuga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 217.3 km 233.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3561
 0.0%
postcode 3622
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3561
 53
postcode 3622

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.

Timmering Koyuga
Car (driver) 63.2% / 63.2%
Timmering — Car (driver): 63.2% Koyuga — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 26.4%
Timmering — Worked from Home: 23.7% Koyuga — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only 13.2% / 8.6%
Timmering — Walked Only: 13.2% Koyuga — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Timmering — Car (passenger): not among its largest Koyuga — Car (passenger): 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Timmering Koyuga
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Timmering Koyuga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
139 premises

Climate

Timmering Koyuga
Annual rainfall 438 mm 406 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Timmering Koyuga
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Timmering Koyuga
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Timmering Koyuga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Timmering

Family Rural

Koyuga

Rural

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