Toolondo vs Douglas

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 Douglas, most households are couple families. On these figures, Toolondo tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Douglas 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

Douglas

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)

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

Renters

Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $163/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Toolondo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 244 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (330.1 km vs 345.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toolondo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)

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 13.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Toolondo and Douglas 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 Douglas
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 Douglas
Walkability 0 / 0
Toolondo — Walkability: 0/100 Douglas — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 75
Toolondo — Safety: 72/100 Douglas — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 65 / 61
Toolondo — Low fire risk: 65/100 Douglas — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 47 / 85
Toolondo — Low flood risk: 47/100 Douglas — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Toolondo rents higher ($163/wk vs $0/wk); Douglas has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $54,600).

Toolondo Douglas
Population 74
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.4% +13.8%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $54,600/yr $97,448/yr
+78% vs other
Median weekly rent $163/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toolondo Douglas
0-4 — / 4.1%
Toolondo — 0-4: not among its largest Douglas — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 23.0% / 16.2%
Toolondo — 5-14: 23.0% Douglas — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Toolondo — 15-19: not among its largest Douglas — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 9.5%
Toolondo — 20-24: not among its largest Douglas — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 6.8% / —
Toolondo — 25-34: 6.8% Douglas — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.9% / 14.9%
Toolondo — 35-44: 14.9% Douglas — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 9.5% / 17.6%
Toolondo — 45-54: 9.5% Douglas — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 18.9% / 20.3%
Toolondo — 55-64: 18.9% Douglas — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 20.3% / 17.6%
Toolondo — 65-74: 20.3% Douglas — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 10.8% / 4.1%
Toolondo — 75-84: 10.8% Douglas — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / —
Toolondo — 85+: not among its largest Douglas — 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%
Douglas 35.7% lone person
Douglas — Lone Person: 35.7% Douglas — Couple Families: 64.3% Douglas — One Parent Families: 0.0%
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%
Douglas 0.0% renting
Douglas — Owned Outright: 81.0% Douglas — Mortgage: 19.0% Douglas — Renting: 0.0%
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%
Douglas 100.0% houses
Douglas — Houses: 100.0% Douglas — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Toolondo Douglas
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 12.2%
Toolondo — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Douglas — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 12.2%
Toolondo — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Douglas — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 5.4%
Toolondo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Douglas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
Toolondo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Douglas — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

Zoning mix

Toolondo Douglas
Rural and farming 78% 71%
Parks and recreation 22% 28%
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 Douglas
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
 6
across West Wimmera
Approvals change year on year +57% —

Ranking within VIC

Toolondo Douglas
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC

Liveability

Toolondo Douglas
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Toolondo carries more flood risk (53 vs 15).

Toolondo Douglas
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Toolondo Douglas
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 Douglas
Parks & reserves 4 10
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Douglas sits further from the CBD (345.5 km vs 330.1 km).

Toolondo Douglas
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 330.1 km 345.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 244 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 Douglas
Worked from Home 47.8% / 55.2%
Toolondo — Worked from Home: 47.8% Douglas — Worked from Home: 55.2%
Car (driver) 52.2% / 34.5%
Toolondo — Car (driver): 52.2% Douglas — Car (driver): 34.5%
Walked Only — / 10.3%
Toolondo — Walked Only: not among its largest Douglas — Walked Only: 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.2%).

Setting

Toolondo Douglas
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Toolondo Douglas
Average residential rate $2,228/yr $1,709/yr
Council Horsham West Wimmera

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Toolondo Douglas
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

Douglas

Rural

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