Tuerong vs Bittern

Bittern is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Tuerong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tuerong, most households are couple families. In Bittern, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tuerong: a median of $3.21 million, against $938,000 in Bittern, though rent is higher in Bittern. On these figures, Tuerong tends to suit couples, while Bittern suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Bittern

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Tuerong is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Bittern

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($938,000 vs $3,215,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,352,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tuerong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $366/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bittern

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bittern

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Bittern

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tuerong Bittern
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.

Tuerong Bittern
Walkability 0 / 57
Tuerong — Walkability: 0/100 Bittern — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 19 / 67
Tuerong — Safety: 19/100 Bittern — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 83 / 63
Tuerong — Low fire risk: 83/100 Bittern — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 54
Tuerong — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bittern — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Bittern has more residents (4,276 vs 357); Tuerong has higher household incomes ($119,132 vs $83,980).

Tuerong Bittern
Population 357 4,276
+1098% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +15.4%
Median age 52 46
Median household income $119,132/yr
+30% vs other
 $83,980/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk $366/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tuerong Bittern
0-4 5.3% / 5.5%
Tuerong — 0-4: 5.3% Bittern — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.8% / 11.6%
Tuerong — 5-14: 11.8% Bittern — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.0% / 5.8%
Tuerong — 15-19: 7.0% Bittern — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.6% / 4.7%
Tuerong — 20-24: 5.6% Bittern — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.6% / 9.9%
Tuerong — 25-34: 5.6% Bittern — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 7.0% / 10.7%
Tuerong — 35-44: 7.0% Bittern — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 15.7% / 13.9%
Tuerong — 45-54: 15.7% Bittern — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 22.7% / 14.8%
Tuerong — 55-64: 22.7% Bittern — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 16.2% / 14.1%
Tuerong — 65-74: 16.2% Bittern — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 4.2% / 7.8%
Tuerong — 75-84: 4.2% Bittern — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 3.1% / 1.4%
Tuerong — 85+: 3.1% Bittern — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tuerong 61.3% couple families
Tuerong — Couple Families: 61.3% Tuerong — Lone Person: 20.0% Tuerong — One Parent Families: 14.7% Tuerong — Group Household: 4.0% Tuerong — Other Families: 0.0%
Bittern 48.0% couple families
Bittern — Couple Families: 48.0% Bittern — Lone Person: 34.6% Bittern — One Parent Families: 14.8% Bittern — Group Household: 1.9% Bittern — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tuerong 13.6% renting
Tuerong — Owned Outright: 50.0% Tuerong — Mortgage: 36.4% Tuerong — Renting: 13.6%
Bittern 12.7% renting
Bittern — Owned Outright: 43.5% Bittern — Mortgage: 43.8% Bittern — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tuerong Bittern
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 20.2%
Tuerong — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Bittern — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 8.7%
Tuerong — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Bittern — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.8%
Tuerong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Bittern — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 2.1%
Tuerong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Bittern — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.3%
Tuerong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Bittern — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Tuerong Bittern
England 6.2% / 8.3%
Tuerong — England: 6.2% Bittern — England: 8.3%
Germany 1.4% / 0.7%
Tuerong — Germany: 1.4% Bittern — Germany: 0.7%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.8%
Tuerong — Scotland: 1.1% Bittern — Scotland: 0.8%
India 1.1% / —
Tuerong — India: 1.1% Bittern — India: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Tuerong — Ireland: 1.1% Bittern — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Tuerong — New Zealand: not among its largest Bittern — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Tuerong — Netherlands: not among its largest Bittern — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tuerong 100.0% houses
Tuerong — Houses: 100.0% Tuerong — Townhouses: 0.0% Tuerong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bittern 93.6% houses
Bittern — Houses: 93.6% Bittern — Townhouses: 6.2% Bittern — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tuerong Bittern
Median house price $3,215,000 $938,000
Median unit price — $710,000
Median land price $1,800,000 $1,352,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 26 sales

Zoning mix

Tuerong has more rural and farming land (68% vs 36%).

Tuerong Bittern
Rural and farming 68% 36%
Residential 0% 42%
Parks and recreation 28% 10%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 5%
Planning zones cover 100% of Tuerong and 98% of Bittern. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Tuerong Bittern
New dwellings approved 791
across Mornington Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tuerong Bittern
House price — Higher than 72% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 19% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC

Liveability

Bittern is more walkable (57 vs 0).

Tuerong Bittern
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bittern carries more flood risk (46 vs 0); Tuerong carries more crime risk (81 vs 33).

Tuerong Bittern
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
33/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Tuerong Bittern
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tuerong

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

Schools in Bittern

  • Bittern Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tuerong Bittern
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 12
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Tuerong Bittern
Walkability score 0/100 57/100
Distance to Melbourne 76 km 77.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3915
 0.9%
postcode 3918
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3915
 54
postcode 3918

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.

Tuerong Bittern
Car (driver) 50.3% / 76.4%
Tuerong — Car (driver): 50.3% Bittern — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 35.8% / 18.2%
Tuerong — Worked from Home: 35.8% Bittern — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 3.6%
Tuerong — Car (passenger): 7.9% Bittern — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 6.0% / 1.2%
Tuerong — Walked Only: 6.0% Bittern — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Tuerong — Bicycle: not among its largest Bittern — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Tuerong Bittern
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 2.6 km

NBN connectivity

Tuerong Bittern
Connectivity score 29/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
175 premises
 56%
1,868 premises

Climate

Tuerong Bittern
Annual rainfall 700 mm 696 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 24.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.5°C

Council rates

Tuerong Bittern
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Tuerong Bittern
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tuerong Bittern
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tuerong

Rural

Bittern

Acreage Coastal

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