Tyabb vs Tuerong

Tyabb is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Tuerong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tyabb, about half of households are couple families. In Tuerong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tuerong: a median of $3.21 million, against $810,000 in Tyabb, though rent is higher in Tyabb. On these figures, Tyabb tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Tuerong suits couples.

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

Tyabb

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 4)
  • But Tuerong is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Tyabb

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($810,500 vs $3,215,000)

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 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $383/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tyabb

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 67 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.4 km vs 76 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tyabb

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Tuerong has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tyabb Tuerong
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.

Tyabb Tuerong
Walkability 65 / 0
Tyabb — Walkability: 65/100 Tuerong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 19
Tyabb — Safety: 51/100 Tuerong — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 83
Tyabb — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tuerong — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 55 / 100
Tyabb — Low flood risk: 55/100 Tuerong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tyabb has more residents (3,449 vs 357); Tyabb rents higher ($383/wk vs $295/wk).

Tyabb Tuerong
Population 3,449
+90% vs other
 357
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +0.8%
Median age 42 52
Median household income $96,616/yr $119,132/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $383/wk
+23% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tyabb Tuerong
0-4 5.1% / 5.3%
Tyabb — 0-4: 5.1% Tuerong — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.7% / 11.8%
Tyabb — 5-14: 11.7% Tuerong — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 7.1% / 7.0%
Tyabb — 15-19: 7.1% Tuerong — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.1% / 5.6%
Tyabb — 20-24: 6.1% Tuerong — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.3% / 5.6%
Tyabb — 25-34: 12.3% Tuerong — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 10.3% / 7.0%
Tyabb — 35-44: 10.3% Tuerong — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 14.4% / 15.7%
Tyabb — 45-54: 14.4% Tuerong — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 15.0% / 22.7%
Tyabb — 55-64: 15.0% Tuerong — 55-64: 22.7%
65-74 10.8% / 16.2%
Tyabb — 65-74: 10.8% Tuerong — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 5.4% / 4.2%
Tyabb — 75-84: 5.4% Tuerong — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.9% / 3.1%
Tyabb — 85+: 1.9% Tuerong — 85+: 3.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tyabb 48.7% couple families
Tyabb — Couple Families: 48.7% Tyabb — Lone Person: 29.2% Tyabb — One Parent Families: 18.5% Tyabb — Group Household: 3.1% Tyabb — Other Families: 0.4%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tyabb 13.5% renting
Tyabb — Owned Outright: 37.1% Tyabb — Mortgage: 49.4% Tyabb — Renting: 13.5%
Tuerong 13.6% renting
Tuerong — Owned Outright: 50.0% Tuerong — Mortgage: 36.4% Tuerong — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tyabb Tuerong
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 14.8%
Tyabb — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Tuerong — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 14.8%
Tyabb — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Tuerong — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 8.7%
Tyabb — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Tuerong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 5.9%
Tyabb — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Tuerong — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.1%
Tyabb — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Tuerong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Tyabb Tuerong
England 6.4% / 6.2%
Tyabb — England: 6.4% Tuerong — England: 6.2%
Scotland 1.2% / 1.1%
Tyabb — Scotland: 1.2% Tuerong — Scotland: 1.1%
Germany 0.5% / 1.4%
Tyabb — Germany: 0.5% Tuerong — Germany: 1.4%
Ireland 0.4% / 1.1%
Tyabb — Ireland: 0.4% Tuerong — Ireland: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Tyabb — New Zealand: 1.2% Tuerong — New Zealand: not among its largest
India — / 1.1%
Tyabb — India: not among its largest Tuerong — India: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Tyabb — Netherlands: 0.8% Tuerong — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tyabb 89.7% houses
Tyabb — Houses: 89.7% Tyabb — Townhouses: 10.1% Tyabb — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Tuerong 100.0% houses
Tuerong — Houses: 100.0% Tuerong — Townhouses: 0.0% Tuerong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tyabb Tuerong
Median house price $810,500 $3,215,000
Median unit price $637,500 —
Median land price $1,652,500 $1,800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tuerong has more rural and farming land (68% vs 27%).

Tyabb Tuerong
Rural and farming 27% 68%
Other and special use 42% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 28%
Residential 21% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 4%
Planning zones cover 99% of Tyabb and 100% of Tuerong. 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

Tyabb Tuerong
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.

Tyabb Tuerong
Houses 3.8%
$660/wk on $908K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tyabb Tuerong
House price Higher than 52% of VIC —
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools Higher than 85% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 66% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of VIC —

Liveability

Tyabb is more walkable (65 vs 0).

Tyabb Tuerong
Grade B —
Score 68/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Tyabb carries more flood risk (45 vs 0); Tuerong carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0).

Tyabb Tuerong
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 High
81/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Tyabb Tuerong
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Tyabb

  • Tyabb Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Tyabb Railway Station Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Flinders Christian Community College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Padua College - Tyabb Campus Catholic · Secondary

Schools in Tuerong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tyabb Tuerong
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 8 4
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Tuerong sits further from the CBD (76 km vs 69.4 km).

Tyabb Tuerong
Walkability score 65/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 69.4 km 76 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 67 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3913
 0.4%
postcode 3915
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3913
 35
postcode 3915

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.

Tyabb Tuerong
Car (driver) 71.3% / 50.3%
Tyabb — Car (driver): 71.3% Tuerong — Car (driver): 50.3%
Worked from Home 20.4% / 35.8%
Tyabb — Worked from Home: 20.4% Tuerong — Worked from Home: 35.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 7.9%
Tyabb — Car (passenger): 4.7% Tuerong — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Walked Only 2.1% / 6.0%
Tyabb — Walked Only: 2.1% Tuerong — Walked Only: 6.0%
Bus 0.6% / —
Tyabb — Bus: 0.6% Tuerong — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Tyabb Tuerong
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.7 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Tyabb Tuerong
Connectivity score 74/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,664 premises
 0%
175 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tyabb

Acreage Quiet

Tuerong

Rural

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