Toongabbie vs Winnindoo
Winnindoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Toongabbie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toongabbie, about half of households are couple families. In Winnindoo, most households are couple families.
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
Toongabbie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 81/100)
- But Winnindoo is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 69%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Toongabbie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Winnindoo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Winnindoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 158 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Toongabbie carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 81/100)
- Winnindoo has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Winnindoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (69.3% vs 9.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Toongabbie and Winnindoo 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
Toongabbie has more residents (1,085 vs 127); Toongabbie rents higher ($270/wk vs $180/wk).
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,085 +88% vs other | 127 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.7% | +69.3% |
| Median age | 39 | 35 |
| Median household income | $90,064/yr | $100,048/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk +33% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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 (6.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $668,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $619,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 16 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Winnindoo has more rural and farming land (97% vs 48%).
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 48% | 97% |
| Parks and recreation | 51% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 529 across Latrobe (Vic.) | 209 across Wellington |
| Approvals change year on year | +66% | +17% |
Ranking within VIC
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 14% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
Liveability
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Toongabbie carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0); Winnindoo carries more crime risk (81 vs 34).
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 96/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | High 81/100 |
| Flood | Low 27/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Toongabbie
- Toongabbie Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Winnindoo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 68 | 0 |
Mobility
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 189.3 km | 188.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 158 min | 148 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3856 | 0.2% postcode 3858 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 3856 | 55 postcode 3858 |
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 (80.9%).
Setting
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 234 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 37 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 419 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.56 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,746/yr | $1,960/yr |
| Council | Latrobe (Vic.) | Wellington |
Federal electorate
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Toongabbie | Winnindoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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