Tullamarine vs Melbourne Airport
In Tullamarine, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Tullamarine is closer to the city centre: 17.7 km, against 25 km. On these figures, Tullamarine 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
Tullamarine
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (14 vs 1)
- has more childcare (5 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (88/100 vs 100/100)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Melbourne Airport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $355/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Tullamarine
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (61/100 vs 19/100)
- has a shorter drive in (24 min vs 35 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (17.7 km vs 25 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tullamarine
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (4 vs 1)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 6%)
- is more walkable (61/100 vs 19/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tullamarine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.9% vs -38.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tullamarine and Melbourne Airport drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tullamarine rents higher ($355/wk vs $0/wk); Tullamarine has more residents (6,733 vs 64).
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,733 +99% vs other | 64 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.9% | -38.5% |
| Median age | 39 | 37 |
| Median household income | $73,008/yr | — |
| Median weekly rent | $355/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).
Property market
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $795,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $540,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 24 days from 66 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Tullamarine has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 0%); Tullamarine has more commercially zoned land (23% vs 0%).
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 0% | 85% |
| Industrial | 32% | 0% |
| Residential | 25% | 0% |
| Commercial | 23% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 16% | 2% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 12% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,063 across Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.1% $585/wk on $750K | — |
| Units | 4.5% $500/wk on $584K | — |
Ranking within VIC
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 54% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 38% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 88% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 31% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 100% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 100% of VIC | Higher than 80% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 71% of VIC | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 29% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Tullamarine is more walkable (61 vs 19).
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 45/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Melbourne Airport carries more crime risk (100 vs 88).
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 | High 100/100 |
| Flood | Low 20/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | High 70/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 8 within 5 km | 6 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tullamarine
- Tullamarine Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Melbourne Airport
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 9 | 28 |
| Parks & reserves | 14 | 1 |
| Childcare | 5 | 1 |
| GPs | 4 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 same for both | |
| Waterways | 7 | 6 |
Mobility
Melbourne Airport sits further from the CBD (25 km vs 17.7 km).
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 61/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 17.7 km | 25 km +41% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 24 min | 35 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 160.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 74.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.3% postcode 3043 | 4.7% postcode 3045 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 27 postcode 3043 | — |
Setting
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.5 km | 19.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 100/100 | 72/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the building |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 99% 5,165 premises | 23% 1,080 premises |
Climate
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 534 mm | 518 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.5°C | 6.0°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,715/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maribyrnong | Hawke |
| Member | Jo Briskey | Sam Rae |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tullamarine | Melbourne Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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