Toora vs Port Franklin

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toora, about half of households are people living alone. In Port Franklin, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Toora tends to suit older residents.

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

Port Franklin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Franklin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Toora has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)
  • Port Franklin carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Port Franklin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.9% vs 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Toora and Port Franklin 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 Port Franklin
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 Port Franklin
Walkability 0 / 0
Toora — Walkability: 0/100 Port Franklin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 66
Toora — Safety: 18/100 Port Franklin — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Toora — Low fire risk: 86/100 Port Franklin — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 7
Toora — Low flood risk: 33/100 Port Franklin — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Toora has more residents (713 vs 174); Port Franklin has higher household incomes ($61,256 vs $48,620).

Toora Port Franklin
Population 713
+76% vs other
 174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +29.9%
Median age 53 52
Median household income $48,620/yr $61,256/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+13% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toora Port Franklin
0-4 3.4% / 8.6%
Toora — 0-4: 3.4% Port Franklin — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 11.5% / 8.6%
Toora — 5-14: 11.5% Port Franklin — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 2.5% / 4.0%
Toora — 15-19: 2.5% Port Franklin — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 4.6% / 5.7%
Toora — 20-24: 4.6% Port Franklin — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 7.2% / 8.6%
Toora — 25-34: 7.2% Port Franklin — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 9.7% / 9.8%
Toora — 35-44: 9.7% Port Franklin — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 10.1% / 8.6%
Toora — 45-54: 10.1% Port Franklin — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 15.6% / 27.0%
Toora — 55-64: 15.6% Port Franklin — 55-64: 27.0%
65-74 19.6% / 13.2%
Toora — 65-74: 19.6% Port Franklin — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 10.2% / 4.6%
Toora — 75-84: 10.2% Port Franklin — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 2.7% / 1.7%
Toora — 85+: 2.7% Port Franklin — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toora 53.8% lone person
Toora — Lone Person: 53.8% Toora — Couple Families: 25.0% Toora — One Parent Families: 16.8% Toora — Group Household: 1.4% Toora — Other Families: 2.9%
Port Franklin 55.3% lone person
Port Franklin — Lone Person: 55.3% Port Franklin — Couple Families: 36.2% Port Franklin — One Parent Families: 0.0% Port Franklin — Group Household: 8.5% Port Franklin — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Toora 19.2% renting
Toora — Owned Outright: 51.2% Toora — Mortgage: 29.6% Toora — Renting: 19.2%
Port Franklin 13.2% renting
Port Franklin — Owned Outright: 50.0% Port Franklin — Mortgage: 36.8% Port Franklin — Renting: 13.2%
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 Port Franklin
England 5.8% / 4.6%
Toora — England: 5.8% Port Franklin — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.9%
Toora — New Zealand: 1.4% Port Franklin — New Zealand: 2.9%
Italy 1.5% / —
Toora — Italy: 1.5% Port Franklin — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 1.4% / —
Toora — Germany: 1.4% Port Franklin — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Toora — Netherlands: 1.0% Port Franklin — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Toora Port Franklin
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 24.7%
Toora — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Port Franklin — Certificate III & IV: 24.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 4.6%
Toora — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Port Franklin — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.2%
Toora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Port Franklin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.4%
Toora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Port Franklin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.7%
Toora — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Port Franklin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Toora Port Franklin
Median house price $460,000 $450,000
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 has more rural and farming land (92% vs 75%).

Toora Port Franklin
Rural and farming 92% 75%
Parks and recreation 5% 12%
Residential 1% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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 Port Franklin
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 Port Franklin
Houses 3.6%
$400/wk on $575K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Toora Port Franklin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of VIC —

Liveability

Toora Port Franklin
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Toora carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Toora carries more crime risk (82 vs 34).

Toora Port Franklin
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
66/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Toora Port Franklin
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 Toora

  • Toora Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Port Franklin

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Toora Port Franklin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 181.7 km 180.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 144 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3962
 0.0%
postcode 3964
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3962
 39
postcode 3964

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 Port Franklin
Car (driver) 72.4% / 77.6%
Toora — Car (driver): 72.4% Port Franklin — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 18.4%
Toora — Worked from Home: 19.3% Port Franklin — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only 5.3% / —
Toora — Walked Only: 5.3% Port Franklin — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.3% / 3.9%
Toora — Car (passenger): 1.3% Port Franklin — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bicycle 1.8% / —
Toora — Bicycle: 1.8% Port Franklin — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Toora Port Franklin
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.5 km
4.5 km to a named beach
 1.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Toora Port Franklin
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Toora

Affordable Retirees Rural

Port Franklin

Coastal Young Families

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