Tyers vs Glengarry West
Tyers is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Glengarry West. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Tyers tends to suit families with children, while Glengarry West suits people living alone.
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
Tyers
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Glengarry West carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tyers
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (122 min vs 127 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (161.5 km vs 163.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glengarry West
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 36/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
- But Tyers is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glengarry West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.0% vs 8.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tyers and Glengarry West 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
Tyers has more residents (893 vs 155); Tyers has higher household incomes ($106,652 vs $92,612).
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 893 +83% vs other | 155 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.4% | +27.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 45 |
| Median household income | $106,652/yr +13% vs other | $92,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $250/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $770,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $393,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 73 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Glengarry West has more rural and farming land (94% vs 77%).
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 77% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 19% | 3% |
| Environmental | 1% | 2% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 529 across Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +66% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 20% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
Liveability
Tyers is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tyers carries more crime risk (36 vs 13).
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 98/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Flood | High 73/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tyers
- Tyers Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Glengarry West
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 13 | 20 |
Mobility
Glengarry West sits further from the CBD (163.8 km vs 161.5 km).
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 161.5 km | 163.8 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 122 min | 127 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3844 | 0.3% postcode 3854 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3844 | 60 postcode 3854 |
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 (79.6%).
Setting
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 154 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 354 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.56 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,746/yr same for both | |
| Council | Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tyers | Glengarry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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