Towong vs Tintaldra

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Towong tends to suit older residents, while Tintaldra suits families with children and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Towong carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 74/100)
  • Tintaldra is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 41%)

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

First-home buyers

Tintaldra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Towong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Tintaldra has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Towong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (453.2 km vs 463.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Towong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 17%)

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

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

Towong Tintaldra
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.

Towong Tintaldra
Walkability 0 / 0
Towong — Walkability: 0/100 Tintaldra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 26
Towong — Safety: 78/100 Tintaldra — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 3 / 3
Towong — Low fire risk: 3/100 Tintaldra — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 11 / 17
Towong — Low flood risk: 11/100 Tintaldra — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Towong has more residents (143 vs 66); Tintaldra rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk).

Towong Tintaldra
Population 143
+54% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +10.0%
Median age 60 58
Median household income $67,132/yr
+25% vs other
 $50,648/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $250/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Towong Tintaldra
0-4 2.1% / 9.1%
Towong — 0-4: 2.1% Tintaldra — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 6.3% / 10.6%
Towong — 5-14: 6.3% Tintaldra — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 2.8% / —
Towong — 15-19: 2.8% Tintaldra — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 7.6%
Towong — 20-24: not among its largest Tintaldra — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 5.6% / 13.6%
Towong — 25-34: 5.6% Tintaldra — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 9.8% / 6.1%
Towong — 35-44: 9.8% Tintaldra — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 8.4% / 7.6%
Towong — 45-54: 8.4% Tintaldra — 45-54: 7.6%
55-64 20.3% / 27.3%
Towong — 55-64: 20.3% Tintaldra — 55-64: 27.3%
65-74 20.3% / 12.1%
Towong — 65-74: 20.3% Tintaldra — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 11.2% / 4.5%
Towong — 75-84: 11.2% Tintaldra — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.8% / —
Towong — 85+: 2.8% Tintaldra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Towong 46.9% lone person
Towong — Lone Person: 46.9% Towong — Couple Families: 21.9% Towong — One Parent Families: 18.8% Towong — Other Families: 12.5%
Tintaldra 50.0% lone person
Tintaldra — Lone Person: 50.0% Tintaldra — Couple Families: 50.0% Tintaldra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tintaldra — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Towong 5.5% renting
Towong — Owned Outright: 74.5% Towong — Mortgage: 20.0% Towong — Renting: 5.5%
Tintaldra 25.0% renting
Tintaldra — Owned Outright: 32.1% Tintaldra — Mortgage: 42.9% Tintaldra — Renting: 25.0%
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.

Towong Tintaldra
Germany — / 6.1%
Towong — Germany: not among its largest Tintaldra — Germany: 6.1%
England 3.5% / —
Towong — England: 3.5% Tintaldra — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.5% / —
Towong — New Zealand: 3.5% Tintaldra — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 2.8% / —
Towong — South Africa: 2.8% Tintaldra — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 2.8% / —
Towong — Italy: 2.8% Tintaldra — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Towong Tintaldra
Certificate III & IV 23.8% / 22.7%
Towong — Certificate III & IV: 23.8% Tintaldra — Certificate III & IV: 22.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 12.1%
Towong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Tintaldra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 6.1%
Towong — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Tintaldra — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / —
Towong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Tintaldra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / —
Towong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Tintaldra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Towong 100.0% houses
Towong — Houses: 100.0%
Tintaldra 104.0% houses
Tintaldra — Houses: 104.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Towong Tintaldra
Rural and farming 83% 90%
Parks and recreation 16% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Towong Tintaldra
New dwellings approved 19
across Towong
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Towong Tintaldra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC

Liveability

Towong Tintaldra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tintaldra carries more crime risk (74 vs 22).

Towong Tintaldra
Bushfire High
97/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 High
74/100
Flood High
89/100
 High
83/100
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

Towong Tintaldra
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

Towong Tintaldra
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Tintaldra sits further from the CBD (463.3 km vs 453.2 km).

Towong Tintaldra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 453.2 km 463.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 303 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3707
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 3707
 —

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.

Towong Tintaldra
Car (driver) 54.7% / 81.5%
Towong — Car (driver): 54.7% Tintaldra — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 30.2% / 18.5%
Towong — Worked from Home: 30.2% Tintaldra — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Walked Only 15.1% / —
Towong — Walked Only: 15.1% Tintaldra — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Towong Tintaldra
Elevation 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Towong Tintaldra
Connectivity score 27/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Towong Tintaldra
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Towong Tintaldra
Average residential rate $1,875/yr
same for both
Council Towong
same for both

Federal electorate

Towong Tintaldra
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Towong Tintaldra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Towong

Retirees Rural

Tintaldra

Rural Young Families

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