Toolamba West vs Tatura East
Toolamba West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Tatura East. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toolamba West, about half of households are couple families. In Tatura East, the large majority 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Toolamba West carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)
- Tatura East is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 60%)
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
Toolamba West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Toolamba West
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 133 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (179.8 km vs 187.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Toolamba West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)
Weighs 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
Toolamba West and Tatura East 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
Tatura East rents higher ($280/wk vs $200/wk); Tatura East skews older (38 vs 35).
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 110 | 135 +23% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.8% | -5.6% |
| Median age | 35 | 38 |
| Median household income | $112,112/yr +4% vs other | $107,692/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $280/wk +40% vs other |
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.
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 (3.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
Liveability
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Tatura East carries more crime risk (41 vs 12); Toolamba West carries more flood risk (91 vs 60).
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Flood | High 91/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Tatura East sits further from the CBD (187.4 km vs 179.8 km).
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 179.8 km | 187.4 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 125 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3614 | 0.3% postcode 3616 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 3614 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).
Setting
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Toolamba West | Tatura East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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