Tuerong vs Dromana

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tuerong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tuerong: a median of $3.21 million, against $920,000 in Dromana, though rent is higher in Dromana. On these figures, Tuerong tends to suit couples, while Dromana 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

Dromana

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 4)
  • But Tuerong is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Dromana

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $3,215,000)
  • has cheaper land ($837,500 vs $1,800,000)
  • But Tuerong leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

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 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Dromana has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Tuerong sits closer to the CBD (76 km vs 81.1 km)
  • Dromana is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dromana

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Dromana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tuerong and Dromana 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 Dromana
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 Dromana
Walkability 0 / 17
Tuerong — Walkability: 0/100 Dromana — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 19 / 25
Tuerong — Safety: 19/100 Dromana — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 83 / 40
Tuerong — Low fire risk: 83/100 Dromana — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Tuerong — Low flood risk: 100/100 Dromana — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dromana has more residents (6,626 vs 357); Tuerong has higher household incomes ($119,132 vs $67,808).

Tuerong Dromana
Population 357 6,626
+1756% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +14.2%
Median age 52 50
Median household income $119,132/yr
+43% vs other
 $67,808/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk $380/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tuerong Dromana
0-4 5.3% / 4.8%
Tuerong — 0-4: 5.3% Dromana — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.8% / 9.8%
Tuerong — 5-14: 11.8% Dromana — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 7.0% / 4.6%
Tuerong — 15-19: 7.0% Dromana — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 5.6% / 4.5%
Tuerong — 20-24: 5.6% Dromana — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 5.6% / 9.2%
Tuerong — 25-34: 5.6% Dromana — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 7.0% / 10.4%
Tuerong — 35-44: 7.0% Dromana — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.7% / 13.8%
Tuerong — 45-54: 15.7% Dromana — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 22.7% / 13.9%
Tuerong — 55-64: 22.7% Dromana — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 16.2% / 16.4%
Tuerong — 65-74: 16.2% Dromana — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 4.2% / 9.6%
Tuerong — 75-84: 4.2% Dromana — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 3.1% / 3.1%
Tuerong — 85+: 3.1% Dromana — 85+: 3.1%

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%
Dromana 32.1% couple families
Dromana — Couple Families: 32.1% Dromana — Lone Person: 44.8% Dromana — One Parent Families: 17.2% Dromana — Group Household: 4.4% Dromana — Other Families: 1.5%
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%
Dromana 26.3% renting
Dromana — Owned Outright: 45.6% Dromana — Mortgage: 28.1% Dromana — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tuerong Dromana
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 16.3%
Tuerong — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Dromana — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 11.0%
Tuerong — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Dromana — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.8%
Tuerong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Dromana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 2.5%
Tuerong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Dromana — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.9%
Tuerong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Dromana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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 Dromana
England 6.2% / 4.0%
Tuerong — England: 6.2% Dromana — England: 4.0%
Germany 1.4% / 0.5%
Tuerong — Germany: 1.4% Dromana — Germany: 0.5%
Greece — / 1.9%
Tuerong — Greece: not among its largest Dromana — Greece: 1.9%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Tuerong — New Zealand: not among its largest Dromana — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.6%
Tuerong — Scotland: 1.1% Dromana — Scotland: 0.6%
Italy — / 1.4%
Tuerong — Italy: not among its largest Dromana — Italy: 1.4%
India 1.1% / —
Tuerong — India: 1.1% Dromana — India: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Tuerong — Ireland: 1.1% Dromana — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

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%
Dromana 82.3% houses
Dromana — Houses: 82.3% Dromana — Townhouses: 10.6% Dromana — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tuerong Dromana
Median house price $3,215,000 $920,000
Median unit price — $650,000
Median land price $1,800,000 $837,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 131 sales

Zoning mix

Tuerong Dromana
Rural and farming 68% 69%
Parks and recreation 28% 8%
Residential 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 7%
Industrial 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

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

Tuerong Dromana
Houses — 3.0%
$700/wk on $1.2M
Units — 5.0%
$550/wk on $572K

Ranking within VIC

Tuerong Dromana
House price — Higher than 62% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 75% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 19% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 61% of VIC

Liveability

Dromana is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Tuerong Dromana
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Dromana carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 17).

Tuerong Dromana
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
75/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Tuerong Dromana
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Dromana

  • Dromana Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Dromana Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Peninsula College Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Tuerong Dromana
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 22
Parks & reserves 4 16
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 32

Mobility

Dromana sits further from the CBD (81.1 km vs 76 km).

Tuerong Dromana
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Melbourne 76 km 81.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 65 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3915
 1.2%
postcode 3936
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3915
 25
postcode 3936

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 Dromana
Car (driver) 50.3% / 69.4%
Tuerong — Car (driver): 50.3% Dromana — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 35.8% / 22.7%
Tuerong — Worked from Home: 35.8% Dromana — Worked from Home: 22.7%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 4.1%
Tuerong — Car (passenger): 7.9% Dromana — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 6.0% / 1.9%
Tuerong — Walked Only: 6.0% Dromana — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus — / 1.0%
Tuerong — Bus: not among its largest Dromana — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Tuerong Dromana
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 2.5 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Tuerong Dromana
Connectivity score 29/100 75/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
175 premises
 56%
5,437 premises

Climate

Tuerong Dromana
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tuerong

Rural

Dromana

Coastal Retirees River

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