Toolondo vs Clear Lake

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toolondo, about half of households are people living alone. In Clear Lake, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Toolondo tends to suit people living alone, while Clear Lake suits 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

Clear Lake

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
  • But Toolondo carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 57/100)

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

Clear Lake

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $163/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clear Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (325.1 km vs 330.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toolondo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Toolondo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs -26.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Toolondo Clear Lake
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.

Toolondo Clear Lake
Walkability 0 / 0
Toolondo — Walkability: 0/100 Clear Lake — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 43
Toolondo — Safety: 72/100 Clear Lake — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 65 / 73
Toolondo — Low fire risk: 65/100 Clear Lake — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 47 / 51
Toolondo — Low flood risk: 47/100 Clear Lake — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Clear Lake has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $54,600); Toolondo rents higher ($163/wk vs $120/wk).

Toolondo Clear Lake
Population 74
+23% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.4% -26.9%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $54,600/yr $84,500/yr
+55% vs other
Median weekly rent $163/wk
+26% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toolondo Clear Lake
0-4 — / 8.8%
Toolondo — 0-4: not among its largest Clear Lake — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 23.0% / 17.5%
Toolondo — 5-14: 23.0% Clear Lake — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 — / 8.8%
Toolondo — 15-19: not among its largest Clear Lake — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 — / —
Toolondo — 20-24: not among its largest Clear Lake — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.8% / 17.5%
Toolondo — 25-34: 6.8% Clear Lake — 25-34: 17.5%
35-44 14.9% / 12.3%
Toolondo — 35-44: 14.9% Clear Lake — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 9.5% / 14.0%
Toolondo — 45-54: 9.5% Clear Lake — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 18.9% / 17.5%
Toolondo — 55-64: 18.9% Clear Lake — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 20.3% / 15.8%
Toolondo — 65-74: 20.3% Clear Lake — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 10.8% / 10.5%
Toolondo — 75-84: 10.8% Clear Lake — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / —
Toolondo — 85+: not among its largest Clear Lake — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toolondo 51.7% lone person
Toolondo — Lone Person: 51.7% Toolondo — Couple Families: 17.2% Toolondo — One Parent Families: 31.0%
Clear Lake 27.3% lone person
Clear Lake — Lone Person: 27.3% Clear Lake — Couple Families: 45.5% Clear Lake — One Parent Families: 27.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Toolondo 10.3% renting
Toolondo — Owned Outright: 69.0% Toolondo — Mortgage: 20.7% Toolondo — Renting: 10.3%
Clear Lake 18.2% renting
Clear Lake — Owned Outright: 50.0% Clear Lake — Mortgage: 31.8% Clear Lake — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Toolondo 84.4% houses
Toolondo — Houses: 84.4% Toolondo — Flats / Apartments: 15.6%
Clear Lake 100.0% houses
Clear Lake — Houses: 100.0% Clear Lake — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Toolondo Clear Lake
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 35.1%
Toolondo — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Clear Lake — Certificate III & IV: 35.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 5.3%
Toolondo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Clear Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.0%
Toolondo — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Clear Lake — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.1%).

Zoning mix

Clear Lake has more rural and farming land (95% vs 78%).

Toolondo Clear Lake
Rural and farming 78% 95%
Parks and recreation 22% 5%
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

Toolondo Clear Lake
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Toolondo Clear Lake
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Toolondo Clear Lake
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clear Lake carries more crime risk (57 vs 28).

Toolondo Clear Lake
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Toolondo Clear Lake
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

Toolondo Clear Lake
Parks & reserves 4 3
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Toolondo sits further from the CBD (330.1 km vs 325.1 km).

Toolondo Clear Lake
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 330.1 km
+2% vs other
 325.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 230 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3401
 0.0%
postcode 3409
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3401
 51
postcode 3409

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.

Toolondo Clear Lake
Car (driver) 52.2% / 62.1%
Toolondo — Car (driver): 52.2% Clear Lake — Car (driver): 62.1%
Worked from Home 47.8% / 37.9%
Toolondo — Worked from Home: 47.8% Clear Lake — Worked from Home: 37.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Toolondo Clear Lake
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Toolondo Clear Lake
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
18 premises

Council rates

Toolondo Clear Lake
Average residential rate $2,228/yr
same for both
Council Horsham
same for both

Federal electorate

Toolondo Clear Lake
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Toolondo Clear Lake
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Toolondo

Family Retirees Rural

Clear Lake

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

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