Tynong vs Cora Lynn
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cora Lynn 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
Tynong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)
- But Cora Lynn carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tynong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cora Lynn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $311/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tynong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 68 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (74.6 km vs 79.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cora Lynn
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 58/100)
- But Tynong is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tynong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.7% vs -9.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tynong and Cora Lynn 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
Tynong has more residents (523 vs 220); Tynong rents higher ($311/wk vs $250/wk).
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 523 +58% vs other | 220 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.7% | -9.5% |
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Median household income | $102,752/yr +13% vs other | $89,648/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $311/wk +20% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (21.8%).
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 (4.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $782,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Tynong has more rural and farming land (57% vs 0%).
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 38% | 96% |
| Rural and farming | 57% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% same for both | |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,323 across Cardinia same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
Liveability
Tynong is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 39/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tynong carries more crime risk (58 vs 42).
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Flood | High 93/100 | High 99/100 |
| 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 | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Tynong
- St Thomas Aquinas College Independent · Combined above peers
Schools in Cora Lynn
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Cora Lynn sits further from the CBD (79.3 km vs 74.6 km).
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 74.6 km | 79.3 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 61 min | 68 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.3%).
Setting
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.6 km | 14.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 196 premises | 0% 83 premises |
Climate
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,880/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cardinia same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | La Trobe same for both | |
| Member | Jason Wood same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tynong | Cora Lynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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