Waggarandall vs Tungamah

Tungamah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Waggarandall. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Tungamah tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Waggarandall is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
  • Tungamah has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Waggarandall sits closer to the CBD (235.7 km vs 249.5 km)
  • Tungamah is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tungamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs 10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waggarandall Tungamah
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.

Waggarandall Tungamah
Walkability 0 / 34
Waggarandall — Walkability: 0/100 Tungamah — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 47 / 40
Waggarandall — Safety: 47/100 Tungamah — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 81 / 83
Waggarandall — Low fire risk: 81/100 Tungamah — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 16 / 11
Waggarandall — Low flood risk: 16/100 Tungamah — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Tungamah rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Tungamah has more residents (449 vs 52).

Waggarandall Tungamah
Population 52 449
+763% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.0% +10.0%
Median age 55 50
Median household income $93,184/yr
+44% vs other
 $52,416/yr
Median weekly rent — $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall Tungamah
0-4 5.8% / 9.1%
Waggarandall — 0-4: 5.8% Tungamah — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 — / 10.7%
Waggarandall — 5-14: not among its largest Tungamah — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.8% / 4.2%
Waggarandall — 15-19: 5.8% Tungamah — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.8% / 3.3%
Waggarandall — 20-24: 5.8% Tungamah — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 11.5% / 9.8%
Waggarandall — 25-34: 11.5% Tungamah — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 — / 9.1%
Waggarandall — 35-44: not among its largest Tungamah — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 13.5% / 10.0%
Waggarandall — 45-54: 13.5% Tungamah — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 28.8% / 18.3%
Waggarandall — 55-64: 28.8% Tungamah — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 17.3% / 16.5%
Waggarandall — 65-74: 17.3% Tungamah — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 — / 8.5%
Waggarandall — 75-84: not among its largest Tungamah — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 5.8% / 0.9%
Waggarandall — 85+: 5.8% Tungamah — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall 44.4% couple families
Waggarandall — Couple Families: 44.4% Waggarandall — Lone Person: 33.3% Waggarandall — One Parent Families: 22.2% Waggarandall — Group Household: 0.0%
Tungamah 39.1% couple families
Tungamah — Couple Families: 39.1% Tungamah — Lone Person: 37.4% Tungamah — One Parent Families: 19.1% Tungamah — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall 0.0% renting
Waggarandall — Owned Outright: 65.4% Waggarandall — Mortgage: 34.6% Waggarandall — Renting: 0.0%
Tungamah 15.5% renting
Tungamah — Owned Outright: 52.3% Tungamah — Mortgage: 32.3% Tungamah — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall 100.0% houses
Waggarandall — Houses: 100.0% Waggarandall — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Waggarandall — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tungamah 94.9% houses
Tungamah — Houses: 94.9% Tungamah — Flats / Apartments: 3.4% Tungamah — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Waggarandall Tungamah
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 17.6%
Waggarandall — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Tungamah — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.6%
Waggarandall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Tungamah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.2%
Waggarandall — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Tungamah — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Waggarandall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tungamah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Waggarandall Tungamah
Median house price — $370,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $68,000

Zoning mix

Waggarandall Tungamah
Rural and farming 95% 96%
Parks and recreation 4% 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

Waggarandall Tungamah
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Waggarandall Tungamah
House price — Higher than 13% of VIC
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 52% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 45% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC

Liveability

Tungamah is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Waggarandall Tungamah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Waggarandall Tungamah
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
89/100
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

Waggarandall Tungamah
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 Waggarandall

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

Schools in Tungamah

  • Tungamah Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Waggarandall Tungamah
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Tungamah sits further from the CBD (249.5 km vs 235.7 km).

Waggarandall Tungamah
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Melbourne 235.7 km 249.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 174 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3646
 0.0%
postcode 3728
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3646
 64
postcode 3728

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.

Waggarandall Tungamah
Car (driver) 34.6% / 76.0%
Waggarandall — Car (driver): 34.6% Tungamah — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 65.4% / 16.9%
Waggarandall — Worked from Home: 65.4% Tungamah — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Walked Only — / 5.2%
Waggarandall — Walked Only: not among its largest Tungamah — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) — / 1.9%
Waggarandall — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tungamah — Car (passenger): 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Waggarandall Tungamah
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Waggarandall Tungamah
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
208 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Waggarandall Tungamah
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Waggarandall Tungamah
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waggarandall Tungamah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waggarandall

Rural

Tungamah

Quiet Retirees Rural Young Families

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Waggarandall

Waggarandall vs Dookie Waggarandall vs St James Waggarandall vs Yabba North Waggarandall vs Youanmite Waggarandall vs Yundool

Other comparisons with Tungamah

Tungamah vs Wilby Tungamah vs St James Tungamah vs Boosey
Full data on Waggarandall Full data on Tungamah
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or