Tynong vs Garfield

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tynong, about half of households are couple families. In Garfield, most households are couple families. On these figures, Garfield tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Tynong has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Garfield has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and 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

Tynong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 66 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (74.6 km vs 79.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Tynong 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 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 Garfield
Walkability 18 / 18
Tynong — Walkability: 18/100 Garfield — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 42 / 48
Tynong — Safety: 42/100 Garfield — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tynong — Low fire risk: 100/100 Garfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 7 / 9
Tynong — Low flood risk: 7/100 Garfield — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Garfield has more residents (2,114 vs 523); Tynong has higher household incomes ($102,752 vs $87,204).

Tynong Garfield
Population 523 2,114
+304% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.7% +18.4%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $102,752/yr
+15% vs other
 $87,204/yr
Median weekly rent $311/wk $330/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tynong Garfield
0-4 2.7% / 5.6%
Tynong — 0-4: 2.7% Garfield — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 15.5% / 15.2%
Tynong — 5-14: 15.5% Garfield — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 7.1% / 6.7%
Tynong — 15-19: 7.1% Garfield — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 8.2% / 4.8%
Tynong — 20-24: 8.2% Garfield — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 12.0% / 12.5%
Tynong — 25-34: 12.0% Garfield — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 10.7% / 11.9%
Tynong — 35-44: 10.7% Garfield — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 14.0% / 12.2%
Tynong — 45-54: 14.0% Garfield — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 19.5% / 13.0%
Tynong — 55-64: 19.5% Garfield — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 7.6% / 9.7%
Tynong — 65-74: 7.6% Garfield — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 4.2% / 6.5%
Tynong — 75-84: 4.2% Garfield — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.1% / 1.5%
Tynong — 85+: 1.1% Garfield — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tynong 47.3% couple families
Tynong — Couple Families: 47.3% Tynong — Lone Person: 29.5% Tynong — One Parent Families: 20.9% Tynong — Group Household: 2.3% Tynong — 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 15.3% renting
Tynong — Owned Outright: 35.0% Tynong — Mortgage: 49.7% Tynong — Renting: 15.3%
Garfield 11.7% renting
Garfield — Owned Outright: 36.5% Garfield — Mortgage: 51.8% Garfield — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tynong Garfield
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 19.4%
Tynong — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Garfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 7.7%
Tynong — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Garfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.3%
Tynong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Garfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.6%
Tynong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Garfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.5%
Tynong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Garfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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

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.

Tynong Garfield
England 4.6% / 2.7%
Tynong — England: 4.6% Garfield — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.1%
Tynong — New Zealand: 1.1% Garfield — New Zealand: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.8%
Tynong — Netherlands: 0.6% Garfield — Netherlands: 0.8%
Zimbabwe 0.8% / —
Tynong — Zimbabwe: 0.8% Garfield — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.4%
Tynong — Scotland: not among its largest Garfield — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Tynong — Germany: not among its largest Garfield — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tynong 98.2% houses
Tynong — Houses: 98.2% Tynong — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Tynong — 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 Garfield
Median house price $782,500 $750,500
Median unit price — $535,000
Median land price — $885,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 6 sales
 52 days
from 24 sales

Zoning mix

Garfield has more rural and farming land (83% vs 57%).

Tynong Garfield
Rural and farming 57% 83%
Other and special use 38% 7%
Residential 2% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Tynong Garfield
House price — Higher than 43% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% 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 63% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

Tynong Garfield
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tynong Garfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood High
93/100
 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 Garfield
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Tynong

  • St Thomas Aquinas College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Garfield

  • Garfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tynong Garfield
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both

Mobility

Garfield sits further from the CBD (79.7 km vs 74.6 km).

Tynong Garfield
Walkability score 18/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 74.6 km 79.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 66 min
Public transport score 43/100
Rail
 44/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 20 min
scheduled, not actual
 17 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Garfield
Car (driver) 68.3% / 74.8%
Tynong — Car (driver): 68.3% Garfield — Car (driver): 74.8%
Worked from Home 27.1% / 18.8%
Tynong — Worked from Home: 27.1% Garfield — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 2.7%
Tynong — Car (passenger): 1.8% Garfield — Car (passenger): 2.7%
Walked Only 1.4% / 2.3%
Tynong — Walked Only: 1.4% Garfield — Walked Only: 2.3%
Train 1.4% / 1.4%
Tynong — Train: 1.4% Garfield — Train: 1.4%

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

Setting

Tynong Garfield
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 21.8 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Tynong 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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