Tungamah vs Wilby
Wilby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Tungamah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wilby, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tungamah: a median of $370,000, against $186,000 in Wilby, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wilby tends to suit 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
Tungamah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 47%)
- But Wilby carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wilby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($186,000 vs $370,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wilby
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tungamah
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (249.5 km vs 273.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 182 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tungamah
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- But Wilby carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wilby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.7% vs 10.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tungamah and Wilby 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
Tungamah has more residents (449 vs 192); Wilby has higher household incomes ($72,644 vs $52,416).
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 449 +57% vs other | 192 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.0% | +15.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 47 |
| Median household income | $52,416/yr | $72,644/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +13% vs other | $130/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
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 (7.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $370,000 | $186,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $68,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 95% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% same for both | |
| Residential | 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
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Moira same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 13% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 20% of VIC |
Liveability
Tungamah is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Wilby carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 17); Tungamah carries more flood risk (89 vs 49).
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Flood | High 89/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| 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
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Tungamah
- Tungamah Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Wilby
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 3 |
Mobility
Wilby sits further from the CBD (273.6 km vs 249.5 km).
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 34/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 249.5 km | 273.6 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 174 min | 182 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3728 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3728 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).
Setting
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 208 premises | 0% 92 premises |
Climate
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 484 mm | 540 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 32.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.4°C |
Council rates
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moira same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tungamah | Wilby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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