Toora North vs Toora

Toora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 58 in Toora North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toora North, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Toora, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Toora North 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

  • Toora North carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 82/100)
  • Toora is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 24%)

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

Toora

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $299/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Toora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 165 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (181.7 km vs 191.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toora North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 82/100)

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

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

Toora North Toora
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.

Toora North Toora
Walkability 0 / 0
Toora North — Walkability: 0/100 Toora — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 18
Toora North — Safety: 46/100 Toora — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Toora North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toora — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 77 / 33
Toora North — Low flood risk: 77/100 Toora — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Toora has more residents (713 vs 107); Toora North rents higher ($299/wk vs $230/wk).

Toora North Toora
Population 107 713
+566% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +4.7%
Median age 58 53
Median household income $51,220/yr
+5% vs other
 $48,620/yr
Median weekly rent $299/wk
+23% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toora North Toora
0-4 3.7% / 3.4%
Toora North — 0-4: 3.7% Toora — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 7.5% / 11.5%
Toora North — 5-14: 7.5% Toora — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 3.7% / 2.5%
Toora North — 15-19: 3.7% Toora — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 — / 4.6%
Toora North — 20-24: not among its largest Toora — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 2.8% / 7.2%
Toora North — 25-34: 2.8% Toora — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 7.5% / 9.7%
Toora North — 35-44: 7.5% Toora — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 15.9% / 10.1%
Toora North — 45-54: 15.9% Toora — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 23.4% / 15.6%
Toora North — 55-64: 23.4% Toora — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 21.5% / 19.6%
Toora North — 65-74: 21.5% Toora — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 6.5% / 10.2%
Toora North — 75-84: 6.5% Toora — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 4.7% / 2.7%
Toora North — 85+: 4.7% Toora — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toora North 76.0% lone person
Toora North — Lone Person: 76.0% Toora North — One Parent Families: 24.0% Toora North — Couple Families: 0.0% Toora North — Other Families: 0.0% Toora North — Group Household: 0.0%
Toora 53.8% lone person
Toora — Lone Person: 53.8% Toora — One Parent Families: 16.8% Toora — Couple Families: 25.0% Toora — Other Families: 2.9% Toora — Group Household: 1.4%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Toora North 7.0% renting
Toora North — Owned Outright: 53.5% Toora North — Mortgage: 39.5% Toora North — Renting: 7.0%
Toora 19.2% renting
Toora — Owned Outright: 51.2% Toora — Mortgage: 29.6% Toora — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Toora North Toora
England 5.6% / 5.8%
Toora North — England: 5.6% Toora — England: 5.8%
Germany 3.7% / 1.4%
Toora North — Germany: 3.7% Toora — Germany: 1.4%
Italy — / 1.5%
Toora North — Italy: not among its largest Toora — Italy: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Toora North — New Zealand: not among its largest Toora — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Toora North — Netherlands: not among its largest Toora — Netherlands: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Toora North Toora
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 18.0%
Toora North — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Toora — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.1% / 6.2%
Toora North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1% Toora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 7.3%
Toora North — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Toora — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 13.1% / 1.7%
Toora North — Postgraduate Degree: 13.1% Toora — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Toora North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Toora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Toora North 100.0% houses
Toora North — Houses: 100.0% Toora North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Toora 90.7% houses
Toora — Houses: 90.7% Toora — Flats / Apartments: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Toora North Toora
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Toora North Toora
Rural and farming 94% 92%
Parks and recreation 6% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Toora North Toora
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Toora North Toora
Houses — 3.6%
$400/wk on $575K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Toora North Toora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Toora North Toora
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Toora carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Toora carries more flood risk (67 vs 23).

Toora North Toora
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 High
82/100
Flood Low
23/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
66/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Toora North Toora
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Toora North

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Toora

  • Toora Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Toora North Toora
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Toora North sits further from the CBD (191.7 km vs 181.7 km).

Toora North Toora
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 191.7 km
+5% vs other
 181.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 141 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3962
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3962
same for both

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.

Toora North Toora
Car (driver) 52.4% / 72.4%
Toora North — Car (driver): 52.4% Toora — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 47.6% / 19.3%
Toora North — Worked from Home: 47.6% Toora — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Toora North — Walked Only: not among its largest Toora — Walked Only: 5.3%
Bicycle — / 1.8%
Toora North — Bicycle: not among its largest Toora — Bicycle: 1.8%
Car (passenger) — / 1.3%
Toora North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Toora — Car (passenger): 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Toora North Toora
Elevation 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 3.5 km
4.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Toora North Toora
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
441 premises

Council rates

Toora North Toora
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Toora North Toora
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Toora North Toora
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Toora North

Retirees Rural

Toora

Affordable Retirees Rural

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