Tyrendarra vs Heywood
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tyrendarra, about half of households are couple families. In Heywood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tyrendarra tends to suit couples, while Heywood 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Tyrendarra carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 78/100)
- Heywood has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tyrendarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Heywood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 9%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $205/wk)
- But Tyrendarra leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tyrendarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (328.9 km vs 332.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Tyrendarra carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 78/100)
- Heywood has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Heywood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.2% vs -6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tyrendarra and Heywood 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
Heywood has more residents (1,815 vs 198); Tyrendarra has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $56,004).
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 198 | 1,815 +817% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.6% | +5.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr +40% vs other | $56,004/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $205/wk +12% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $360,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $151,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 67 days from 17 sales |
Zoning mix
Tyrendarra has more rural and farming land (89% vs 75%).
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 75% |
| Parks and recreation | 9% | 21% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Glenelg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 73% of VIC |
Liveability
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 8/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Heywood carries more crime risk (78 vs 35); Tyrendarra carries more flood risk (73 vs 47).
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 88/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | High 78/100 |
| Flood | High 73/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 59/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Tyrendarra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Heywood
- Heywood Consolidated School Government · Primary at peers
- Heywood District Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 11 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 18 |
Mobility
Heywood sits further from the CBD (332.2 km vs 328.9 km).
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 328.9 km | 332.2 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 244 min | 248 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3285 | 0.0% postcode 3304 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3285 | 38 postcode 3304 |
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 (77.1%).
Setting
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.1 km | 14.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 50/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 105 premises | 24% 962 premises |
Climate
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 661 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,852/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glenelg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tyrendarra | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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