Toolleen vs Muskerry

Muskerry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Toolleen. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Muskerry tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Toolleen has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • Muskerry carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Toolleen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Toolleen has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $375/wk)
  • Muskerry has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Toolleen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 123 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (156.5 km vs 162.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Toolleen is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Muskerry carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 70/100)

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

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

Toolleen Muskerry
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.

Toolleen Muskerry
Walkability 8 / 0
Toolleen — Walkability: 8/100 Muskerry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 76
Toolleen — Safety: 30/100 Muskerry — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 61 / 73
Toolleen — Low fire risk: 61/100 Muskerry — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 100 / 42
Toolleen — Low flood risk: 100/100 Muskerry — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Toolleen has more residents (221 vs 59); Muskerry rents higher ($375/wk vs $260/wk).

Toolleen Muskerry
Population 221
+73% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.4% +18.0%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $74,360/yr $87,724/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $375/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toolleen Muskerry
0-4 5.9% / 6.8%
Toolleen — 0-4: 5.9% Muskerry — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 14.9% / 13.6%
Toolleen — 5-14: 14.9% Muskerry — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.9% / 8.5%
Toolleen — 15-19: 5.9% Muskerry — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 1.4% / —
Toolleen — 20-24: 1.4% Muskerry — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.6% / 22.0%
Toolleen — 25-34: 8.6% Muskerry — 25-34: 22.0%
35-44 10.9% / 5.1%
Toolleen — 35-44: 10.9% Muskerry — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 13.6% / 10.2%
Toolleen — 45-54: 13.6% Muskerry — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 18.1% / 22.0%
Toolleen — 55-64: 18.1% Muskerry — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 12.7% / 8.5%
Toolleen — 65-74: 12.7% Muskerry — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 6.3% / 5.1%
Toolleen — 75-84: 6.3% Muskerry — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.4% / 5.1%
Toolleen — 85+: 1.4% Muskerry — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toolleen 45.8% lone person
Toolleen — Lone Person: 45.8% Toolleen — Couple Families: 45.8% Toolleen — One Parent Families: 8.3%
Muskerry 53.8% lone person
Muskerry — Lone Person: 53.8% Muskerry — Couple Families: 46.2% Muskerry — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Toolleen 8.8% renting
Toolleen — Owned Outright: 47.1% Toolleen — Mortgage: 44.1% Toolleen — Renting: 8.8%
Muskerry 20.0% renting
Muskerry — Owned Outright: 56.0% Muskerry — Mortgage: 24.0% Muskerry — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Toolleen 100.0% houses
Toolleen — Houses: 100.0%
Muskerry 100.0% houses
Muskerry — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Toolleen Muskerry
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 28.8%
Toolleen — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Muskerry — Certificate III & IV: 28.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 13.6%
Toolleen — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Muskerry — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 6.8%
Toolleen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Muskerry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / —
Toolleen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Muskerry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Toolleen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Muskerry — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Property market

Toolleen Muskerry
Median house price $1,007,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Muskerry has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).

Toolleen Muskerry
Rural and farming 86% 100%
Parks and recreation 13% 0%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Toolleen Muskerry
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Toolleen is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Toolleen Muskerry
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Muskerry carries more flood risk (58 vs 0); Toolleen carries more crime risk (70 vs 24).

Toolleen Muskerry
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
24/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Toolleen Muskerry
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

Toolleen Muskerry
Parks & reserves 4 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Muskerry sits further from the CBD (162.5 km vs 156.5 km).

Toolleen Muskerry
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 156.5 km 162.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
 0.0%
postcode 3557
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
 53
postcode 3557

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.

Toolleen Muskerry
Car (driver) 57.1% / 70.3%
Toolleen — Car (driver): 57.1% Muskerry — Car (driver): 70.3%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 13.5%
Toolleen — Worked from Home: 32.1% Muskerry — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 16.2%
Toolleen — Car (passenger): 3.6% Muskerry — Car (passenger): 16.2%
Walked Only 7.1% / —
Toolleen — Walked Only: 7.1% Muskerry — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Toolleen Muskerry
Elevation 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Toolleen Muskerry
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Toolleen Muskerry
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Toolleen Muskerry
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Toolleen Muskerry
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Toolleen Muskerry
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Toolleen

Quiet Rural

Muskerry

Rural

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