Tynong North vs Garfield

Garfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Tynong North. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tynong North: a median of $1.24 million, against $750,000 in Garfield, though rent is higher in Garfield. On these figures, Garfield tends to suit families with children 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

Garfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Garfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($750,500 vs $1,240,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tynong North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Garfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Garfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Garfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.4% vs 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tynong North Garfield
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.

Tynong North Garfield
Walkability 0 / 18
Tynong North — Walkability: 0/100 Garfield — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 18 / 48
Tynong North — Safety: 18/100 Garfield — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 2 / 100
Tynong North — Low fire risk: 2/100 Garfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 57 / 9
Tynong North — Low flood risk: 57/100 Garfield — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Garfield has more residents (2,114 vs 440); Garfield rents higher ($330/wk vs $235/wk).

Tynong North Garfield
Population 440 2,114
+380% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% +18.4%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $121,628/yr
+28% vs other
 $87,204/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk $330/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tynong North Garfield
0-4 5.0% / 5.6%
Tynong North — 0-4: 5.0% Garfield — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 9.5% / 15.2%
Tynong North — 5-14: 9.5% Garfield — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 7.7% / 6.7%
Tynong North — 15-19: 7.7% Garfield — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.0% / 4.8%
Tynong North — 20-24: 7.0% Garfield — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.6% / 12.5%
Tynong North — 25-34: 11.6% Garfield — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 8.6% / 11.9%
Tynong North — 35-44: 8.6% Garfield — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 15.5% / 12.2%
Tynong North — 45-54: 15.5% Garfield — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 17.7% / 13.0%
Tynong North — 55-64: 17.7% Garfield — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 11.1% / 9.7%
Tynong North — 65-74: 11.1% Garfield — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 6.6% / 6.5%
Tynong North — 75-84: 6.6% Garfield — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 0.9% / 1.5%
Tynong North — 85+: 0.9% Garfield — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tynong North 59.8% couple families
Tynong North — Couple Families: 59.8% Tynong North — Lone Person: 26.5% Tynong North — One Parent Families: 13.7% Tynong North — Group Household: 0.0% Tynong North — Other Families: 0.0%
Garfield 58.7% couple families
Garfield — Couple Families: 58.7% Garfield — Lone Person: 29.3% Garfield — One Parent Families: 10.1% Garfield — Group Household: 1.0% Garfield — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tynong North 19.0% renting
Tynong North — Owned Outright: 35.8% Tynong North — Mortgage: 45.3% Tynong North — Renting: 19.0%
Garfield 11.7% renting
Garfield — Owned Outright: 36.5% Garfield — Mortgage: 51.8% Garfield — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Tynong North Garfield
England 5.0% / 2.7%
Tynong North — England: 5.0% Garfield — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Tynong North — New Zealand: 0.7% Garfield — New Zealand: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Tynong North — Netherlands: not among its largest Garfield — Netherlands: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Tynong North — Scotland: not among its largest Garfield — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Tynong North — Germany: not among its largest Garfield — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Tynong North Garfield
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 19.4%
Tynong North — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Garfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 7.7%
Tynong North — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Garfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 6.3%
Tynong North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Garfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.6%
Tynong North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Garfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.5%
Tynong North — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Garfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tynong North 101.5% houses
Tynong North — Houses: 101.5% Tynong North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tynong North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Garfield 94.6% houses
Garfield — Houses: 94.6% Garfield — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Garfield — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tynong North Garfield
Median house price $1,240,000 $750,500
Median unit price — $535,000
Median land price — $885,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 24 sales

Zoning mix

Garfield has more rural and farming land (83% vs 46%); Tynong North has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Tynong North Garfield
Rural and farming 46% 83%
Parks and recreation 42% 0%
Environmental 12% 0%
Other and special use 0% 7%
Residential 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

Tynong North Garfield
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tynong North Garfield
House price — Higher than 43% of VIC
Income Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 65% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

Garfield is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Tynong North Garfield
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tynong North carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 0); Garfield carries more flood risk (91 vs 43).

Tynong North Garfield
Bushfire High
98/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Moderate
43/100
 High
91/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Tynong North Garfield
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Tynong North

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

Schools in Garfield

  • Garfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tynong North Garfield
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 7 5
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 20 0

Mobility

Tynong North Garfield
Walkability score 0/100 18/100
Distance to Melbourne 77.8 km 79.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3813
 0.5%
postcode 3814
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3813
 46
postcode 3814

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.

Tynong North Garfield
Car (driver) 60.5% / 74.8%
Tynong North — Car (driver): 60.5% Garfield — Car (driver): 74.8%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 18.8%
Tynong North — Worked from Home: 30.3% Garfield — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Walked Only 5.1% / 2.3%
Tynong North — Walked Only: 5.1% Garfield — Walked Only: 2.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 2.7%
Tynong North — Car (passenger): 4.1% Garfield — Car (passenger): 2.7%
Train — / 1.4%
Tynong North — Train: not among its largest Garfield — Train: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.8%).

Setting

Tynong North Garfield
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.9 km 21.8 km

NBN connectivity

Tynong North Garfield
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
155 premises
 43%
874 premises

Climate

Tynong North Garfield
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tynong North Garfield
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Tynong North Garfield
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tynong North Garfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Tynong North

Rural

Garfield

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