Tongala vs Koyuga

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

Tongala is a larger town of 1,973 people with more walkable streets (score 39) and lower weekly rent at $200, making it better suited to those seeking community infrastructure and affordability. Koyuga is a much smaller settlement of 355 people with higher median household income at $71,968 compared to Tongala's $63,440, though it's notably less walkable and rents are lower at $115 per week. Both share the same median age of 41 years and face no bushfire risk, though Koyuga has slightly higher flood risk at 93 compared to Tongala's 87. Your choice depends on whether you value town amenities and rental affordability or a quieter, more remote setting with stronger household incomes.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Koyuga

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 60/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 53%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Tongala has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

Koyuga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tongala

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222 km vs 233.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (159 min vs 165 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tongala

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
  • But Koyuga carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 60/100)

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 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tongala 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.

Tongala 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.

Tongala Koyuga
Walkability 43 / 0
Tongala — Walkability: 43/100 Koyuga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 74
Tongala — Safety: 40/100 Koyuga — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tongala — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koyuga — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 6
Tongala — Low flood risk: 13/100 Koyuga — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Tongala has more residents (1,973 vs 355); Tongala rents higher ($200/wk vs $115/wk).

Tongala Koyuga
Population 1,973
+82% vs other
 355
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +12.7%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $63,440/yr $71,968/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+42% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tongala Koyuga
0-4 6.1% / 6.5%
Tongala — 0-4: 6.1% Koyuga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 14.2% / 15.5%
Tongala — 5-14: 14.2% Koyuga — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.8% / 7.0%
Tongala — 15-19: 5.8% Koyuga — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.0% / 2.0%
Tongala — 20-24: 5.0% Koyuga — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 11.5% / 9.0%
Tongala — 25-34: 11.5% Koyuga — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 9.6% / 14.9%
Tongala — 35-44: 9.6% Koyuga — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 11.9% / 10.7%
Tongala — 45-54: 11.9% Koyuga — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 12.6% / 16.9%
Tongala — 55-64: 12.6% Koyuga — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 12.9% / 14.4%
Tongala — 65-74: 12.9% Koyuga — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 6.6% / 3.1%
Tongala — 75-84: 6.6% Koyuga — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 3.5% / —
Tongala — 85+: 3.5% Koyuga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tongala 36.7% couple families
Tongala — Couple Families: 36.7% Tongala — Lone Person: 44.0% Tongala — One Parent Families: 16.1% Tongala — Group Household: 2.6% Tongala — Other Families: 0.6%
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% Koyuga — 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.

Tongala 23.1% renting
Tongala — Owned Outright: 37.4% Tongala — Mortgage: 39.5% Tongala — Renting: 23.1%
Koyuga 13.7% renting
Koyuga — Owned Outright: 38.5% Koyuga — Mortgage: 47.9% Koyuga — Renting: 13.7%
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.

Tongala Koyuga
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.8%
Tongala — New Zealand: 1.4% Koyuga — New Zealand: 2.8%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.4%
Tongala — Philippines: 1.3% Koyuga — Philippines: 1.4%
England 1.5% / 1.1%
Tongala — England: 1.5% Koyuga — England: 1.1%
India 0.9% / —
Tongala — India: 0.9% Koyuga — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Tongala — Netherlands: 0.8% Koyuga — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Tongala Koyuga
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 17.2%
Tongala — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Koyuga — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 9.0%
Tongala — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Koyuga — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.3%
Tongala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Koyuga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.4%
Tongala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Koyuga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 0.8%
Tongala — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Koyuga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tongala 89.0% houses
Tongala — Houses: 89.0% Tongala — Townhouses: 6.6% Tongala — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Koyuga 100.0% houses
Koyuga — Houses: 100.0% Koyuga — Townhouses: 0.0% Koyuga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tongala Koyuga
Median house price $450,000 —
Median unit price $265,500 —
Median land price $175,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 74 days
from 13 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tongala Koyuga
Rural and farming 95% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Residential 1%
same for both
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Tongala Koyuga
House price Higher than 9% of VIC —
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 86% of VIC —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC

Liveability

Tongala is more walkable (43 vs 0).

Tongala Koyuga
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tongala carries more crime risk (60 vs 26).

Tongala Koyuga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
94/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Tongala Koyuga
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Tongala

  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Tongala Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Koyuga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tongala Koyuga
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Koyuga sits further from the CBD (233.9 km vs 222 km).

Tongala Koyuga
Walkability score 43/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 222 km 233.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3621
 0.0%
postcode 3622
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3621
 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.

Tongala Koyuga
Car (driver) 75.5% / 63.2%
Tongala — Car (driver): 75.5% Koyuga — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 26.4%
Tongala — Worked from Home: 13.5% Koyuga — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only 4.8% / 8.6%
Tongala — Walked Only: 4.8% Koyuga — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 1.8%
Tongala — Car (passenger): 5.1% Koyuga — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Tongala — Bicycle: 1.2% Koyuga — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Tongala Koyuga
Connectivity score 50/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
915 premises
 0%
139 premises

Climate

Tongala Koyuga
Annual rainfall 436 mm 406 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C 31.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C 3.9°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tongala

Affordable Quiet Rural

Koyuga

Rural

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