Tuerong vs Safety Beach

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. Houses cost more in Tuerong: a median of $3.21 million, against $1.11 million in Safety Beach, though rent is higher in Safety Beach. On these figures, Tuerong tends to suit couples, while Safety Beach suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Tuerong

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 53%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 78%)
  • But Safety Beach carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Safety Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,115,000 vs $3,215,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,482,500 vs $1,800,000)
  • But Tuerong leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)

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 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $460/wk)
  • But Safety Beach has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% 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 82.5 km)
  • Safety Beach is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Safety Beach

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Safety Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.3% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tuerong and Safety Beach 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 Safety Beach
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 Safety Beach
Walkability 0 / 34
Tuerong — Walkability: 0/100 Safety Beach — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 19 / 46
Tuerong — Safety: 19/100 Safety Beach — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 83 / 23
Tuerong — Low fire risk: 83/100 Safety Beach — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Tuerong — Low flood risk: 100/100 Safety Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Safety Beach has more residents (6,328 vs 357); Tuerong has higher household incomes ($119,132 vs $76,336).

Tuerong Safety Beach
Population 357 6,328
+1673% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +31.3%
Median age 52 53
Median household income $119,132/yr
+36% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk $460/wk
+56% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tuerong Safety Beach
0-4 5.3% / 3.5%
Tuerong — 0-4: 5.3% Safety Beach — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.8% / 8.6%
Tuerong — 5-14: 11.8% Safety Beach — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 7.0% / 5.3%
Tuerong — 15-19: 7.0% Safety Beach — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.6% / 4.1%
Tuerong — 20-24: 5.6% Safety Beach — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 5.6% / 7.9%
Tuerong — 25-34: 5.6% Safety Beach — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 7.0% / 9.1%
Tuerong — 35-44: 7.0% Safety Beach — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 15.7% / 13.1%
Tuerong — 45-54: 15.7% Safety Beach — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 22.7% / 15.2%
Tuerong — 55-64: 22.7% Safety Beach — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 16.2% / 17.0%
Tuerong — 65-74: 16.2% Safety Beach — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 4.2% / 12.4%
Tuerong — 75-84: 4.2% Safety Beach — 75-84: 12.4%
85+ 3.1% / 3.7%
Tuerong — 85+: 3.1% Safety Beach — 85+: 3.7%

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%
Safety Beach 36.0% couple families
Safety Beach — Couple Families: 36.0% Safety Beach — Lone Person: 43.4% Safety Beach — One Parent Families: 16.7% Safety Beach — Group Household: 2.8% Safety Beach — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Safety Beach 24.7% renting
Safety Beach — Owned Outright: 43.4% Safety Beach — Mortgage: 31.9% Safety Beach — Renting: 24.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tuerong Safety Beach
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 16.2%
Tuerong — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Safety Beach — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 11.1%
Tuerong — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Safety Beach — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.8%
Tuerong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Safety Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 2.5%
Tuerong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Safety Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.0%
Tuerong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Safety Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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 Safety Beach
England 6.2% / 7.6%
Tuerong — England: 6.2% Safety Beach — England: 7.6%
Germany 1.4% / 0.6%
Tuerong — Germany: 1.4% Safety Beach — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.9%
Tuerong — Scotland: 1.1% Safety Beach — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Tuerong — New Zealand: not among its largest Safety Beach — New Zealand: 1.6%
Italy — / 1.5%
Tuerong — Italy: not among its largest Safety Beach — Italy: 1.5%
Greece — / 1.2%
Tuerong — Greece: not among its largest Safety Beach — Greece: 1.2%
India 1.1% / —
Tuerong — India: 1.1% Safety Beach — India: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Tuerong — Ireland: 1.1% Safety Beach — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

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%
Safety Beach 77.7% houses
Safety Beach — Houses: 77.7% Safety Beach — Townhouses: 19.8% Safety Beach — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tuerong Safety Beach
Median house price $3,215,000 $1,115,000
Median unit price — $827,500
Median land price $1,800,000 $1,482,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 83 sales

Zoning mix

Tuerong has more rural and farming land (68% vs 25%).

Tuerong Safety Beach
Rural and farming 68% 25%
Residential 0% 35%
Other and special use 0% 31%
Parks and recreation 28% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 6%
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 Safety Beach
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 Safety Beach
Houses — 3.8%
$850/wk on $1.15M
Units — 3.9%
$695/wk on $935K

Ranking within VIC

Tuerong Safety Beach
House price — Higher than 75% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 10% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 57% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 7% of VIC

Liveability

Safety Beach is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Tuerong Safety Beach
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Safety Beach carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 17); Tuerong carries more crime risk (81 vs 54).

Tuerong Safety Beach
Bushfire Low
17/100
 High
77/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Tuerong Safety Beach
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

Tuerong Safety Beach
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 4 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 15

Mobility

Safety Beach sits further from the CBD (82.5 km vs 76 km).

Tuerong Safety Beach
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Melbourne 76 km 82.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 69 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 Safety Beach
Car (driver) 50.3% / 66.2%
Tuerong — Car (driver): 50.3% Safety Beach — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 35.8% / 27.5%
Tuerong — Worked from Home: 35.8% Safety Beach — Worked from Home: 27.5%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 4.0%
Tuerong — Car (passenger): 7.9% Safety Beach — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 6.0% / 1.0%
Tuerong — Walked Only: 6.0% Safety Beach — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus — / 0.7%
Tuerong — Bus: not among its largest Safety Beach — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Tuerong Safety Beach
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 798 m
851 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Tuerong Safety Beach
Connectivity score 29/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
175 premises
 49%
3,195 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Tuerong Safety Beach
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tuerong

Rural

Safety Beach

Beach Coastal Quiet Retirees

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