Welshmans Reef vs Tarrengower

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tarrengower tends to suit 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

Welshmans Reef

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (39% vs 31%)

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

First-home buyers

Tarrengower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tarrengower

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $327/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Welshmans Reef

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (142.8 km vs 149.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Welshmans Reef

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 25%)

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

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

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
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.

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Walkability 5 / 4
Welshmans Reef — Walkability: 5/100 Tarrengower — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 83 / 74
Welshmans Reef — Safety: 83/100 Tarrengower — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 77 / 29
Welshmans Reef — Low fire risk: 77/100 Tarrengower — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 87 / 84
Welshmans Reef — Low flood risk: 87/100 Tarrengower — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Welshmans Reef has more residents (210 vs 56); Tarrengower has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $65,468).

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Population 210
+73% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.9% -12.5%
Median age 57 56
Median household income $65,468/yr $84,500/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $327/wk
+19% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
0-4 1.4% / —
Welshmans Reef — 0-4: 1.4% Tarrengower — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.5% / 14.3%
Welshmans Reef — 5-14: 9.5% Tarrengower — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 4.8% / 7.1%
Welshmans Reef — 15-19: 4.8% Tarrengower — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 — / 8.9%
Welshmans Reef — 20-24: not among its largest Tarrengower — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 2.4% / 8.9%
Welshmans Reef — 25-34: 2.4% Tarrengower — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 7.1% / —
Welshmans Reef — 35-44: 7.1% Tarrengower — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 15.7% / 21.4%
Welshmans Reef — 45-54: 15.7% Tarrengower — 45-54: 21.4%
55-64 24.8% / 26.8%
Welshmans Reef — 55-64: 24.8% Tarrengower — 55-64: 26.8%
65-74 21.0% / 25.0%
Welshmans Reef — 65-74: 21.0% Tarrengower — 65-74: 25.0%
75-84 7.1% / —
Welshmans Reef — 75-84: 7.1% Tarrengower — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.9% / —
Welshmans Reef — 85+: 1.9% Tarrengower — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Welshmans Reef 55.6% lone person
Welshmans Reef — Lone Person: 55.6% Welshmans Reef — Couple Families: 33.3% Welshmans Reef — One Parent Families: 5.6% Welshmans Reef — Group Household: 5.6%
Tarrengower 69.2% lone person
Tarrengower — Lone Person: 69.2% Tarrengower — Couple Families: 30.8% Tarrengower — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tarrengower — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Welshmans Reef 5.3% renting
Welshmans Reef — Owned Outright: 57.4% Welshmans Reef — Mortgage: 37.2% Welshmans Reef — Renting: 5.3%
Tarrengower 0.0% renting
Tarrengower — Owned Outright: 75.0% Tarrengower — Mortgage: 25.0% Tarrengower — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
New Zealand 1.4% / 8.9%
Welshmans Reef — New Zealand: 1.4% Tarrengower — New Zealand: 8.9%
England 10.0% / —
Welshmans Reef — England: 10.0% Tarrengower — England: not among its largest
Scotland 2.4% / —
Welshmans Reef — Scotland: 2.4% Tarrengower — Scotland: not among its largest
Japan 1.4% / —
Welshmans Reef — Japan: 1.4% Tarrengower — Japan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

Qualifications

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

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 14.3%
Welshmans Reef — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Tarrengower — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 12.5%
Welshmans Reef — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Tarrengower — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 5.4%
Welshmans Reef — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Tarrengower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 8.9%
Welshmans Reef — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Tarrengower — Postgraduate Degree: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Welshmans Reef — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Tarrengower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Welshmans Reef 94.9% houses
Welshmans Reef — Houses: 94.9% Welshmans Reef — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Tarrengower 91.7% houses
Tarrengower — Houses: 91.7% Tarrengower — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Median house price $635,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Tarrengower has more rural and farming land (97% vs 69%).

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Rural and farming 69% 97%
Parks and recreation 18% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 2%
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

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tarrengower carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 23).

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Bushfire Low
23/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
13/100
 Low
16/100
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

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
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

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Tarrengower sits further from the CBD (149.5 km vs 142.8 km).

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Walkability score 5/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 142.8 km 149.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3462
 1.1%
postcode 3463
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3462
 58
postcode 3463

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.

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Car (driver) 73.4% / 70.4%
Welshmans Reef — Car (driver): 73.4% Tarrengower — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 29.6%
Welshmans Reef — Worked from Home: 22.8% Tarrengower — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / —
Welshmans Reef — Car (passenger): 3.8% Tarrengower — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Elevation 251 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
116 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Annual rainfall 531 mm 598 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Average residential rate $1,885/yr
same for both
Council Mount Alexander
same for both

Federal electorate

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Welshmans Reef Tarrengower
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Welshmans Reef

Retirees Rural

Tarrengower

Retirees Rural

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