Upotipotpon vs Tarnook

Tarnook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Upotipotpon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarnook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Upotipotpon tends to suit older residents, while Tarnook suits people living alone and 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

Upotipotpon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)
  • But Tarnook carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 26/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tarnook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tarnook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Upotipotpon has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)
  • Tarnook carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 26/100)

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

Investors

Tarnook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Upotipotpon Tarnook
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.

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Walkability 0 / 0
Upotipotpon — Walkability: 0/100 Tarnook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 85
Upotipotpon — Safety: 74/100 Tarnook — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 52 / 77
Upotipotpon — Low fire risk: 52/100 Tarnook — Low fire risk: 77/100
Low flood risk 11 / 100
Upotipotpon — Low flood risk: 11/100 Tarnook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Upotipotpon rents higher ($350/wk vs $0/wk); Tarnook has more residents (103 vs 56).

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Population 56 103
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% +15.7%
Median age 58 51
Median household income $67,184/yr $80,132/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon Tarnook
0-4 7.1% / 7.8%
Upotipotpon — 0-4: 7.1% Tarnook — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 8.9% / 6.8%
Upotipotpon — 5-14: 8.9% Tarnook — 5-14: 6.8%
15-19 — / 5.8%
Upotipotpon — 15-19: not among its largest Tarnook — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / —
Upotipotpon — 20-24: not among its largest Tarnook — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 7.8%
Upotipotpon — 25-34: not among its largest Tarnook — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 — / 7.8%
Upotipotpon — 35-44: not among its largest Tarnook — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 25.0% / 13.6%
Upotipotpon — 45-54: 25.0% Tarnook — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 37.5% / 23.3%
Upotipotpon — 55-64: 37.5% Tarnook — 55-64: 23.3%
65-74 23.2% / 10.7%
Upotipotpon — 65-74: 23.2% Tarnook — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 — / —
Upotipotpon — 75-84: not among its largest Tarnook — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Upotipotpon — 85+: not among its largest Tarnook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.5%).

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.

Upotipotpon Tarnook
England 5.4% / 2.9%
Upotipotpon — England: 5.4% Tarnook — England: 2.9%
Germany — / 2.9%
Upotipotpon — Germany: not among its largest Tarnook — Germany: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon 35.0% lone person
Upotipotpon — Lone Person: 35.0% Upotipotpon — Couple Families: 35.0% Upotipotpon — One Parent Families: 30.0%
Tarnook 50.0% lone person
Tarnook — Lone Person: 50.0% Tarnook — Couple Families: 50.0% Tarnook — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon 100.0% houses
Upotipotpon — Houses: 100.0% Upotipotpon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tarnook 97.7% houses
Tarnook — Houses: 97.7% Tarnook — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 18.4%
Upotipotpon — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Tarnook — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 23.2% / 8.7%
Upotipotpon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 23.2% Tarnook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.7%
Upotipotpon — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Tarnook — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Upotipotpon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tarnook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon 0.0% renting
Upotipotpon — Owned Outright: 60.0% Upotipotpon — Mortgage: 40.0% Upotipotpon — Renting: 0.0%
Tarnook 0.0% renting
Tarnook — Owned Outright: 41.5% Tarnook — Mortgage: 58.5% Tarnook — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

Upotipotpon Tarnook
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
 235
across Benalla
Approvals change year on year +167% +65%

Ranking within VIC

Upotipotpon Tarnook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC

Liveability

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Upotipotpon carries more flood risk (89 vs 0); Upotipotpon carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 23).

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
15/100
Flood High
89/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Parks & reserves 5 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 204.4 km 204.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 140 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3669
 0.0%
postcode 3670
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3669
 69
postcode 3670

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.

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Car (driver) 42.1% / 67.4%
Upotipotpon — Car (driver): 42.1% Tarnook — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 57.9% / 17.4%
Upotipotpon — Worked from Home: 57.9% Tarnook — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) — / 8.7%
Upotipotpon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tarnook — Car (passenger): 8.7%
Walked Only — / 6.5%
Upotipotpon — Walked Only: not among its largest Tarnook — Walked Only: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Elevation 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 178 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Average residential rate $2,476/yr $2,119/yr
Council Strathbogie Benalla

Federal electorate

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Upotipotpon Tarnook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Upotipotpon

Professionals Rural

Tarnook

Rural

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