Tallangatta VIC 3700
Tallangatta is a town in Victoria, 363 km from Melbourne CBD, around 4 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 1,175; the median age is 48 and the median household income is $59,748 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The town grew 8.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $240 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,128. Tallangatta is characterised by high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 3 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Tallangatta a good town?
Tallangatta scores a D (25/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on schools, transit, safety, and community.
Below the state average
3 schools · Bottom 21% in VIC
Car-dependent
Walkability 4/100 · 362.8 km · 244 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $508K · More affordable than 75% of VIC
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 42/100 · Flood 79/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 48 · 1,175 residents
Liveability Rating
25 / 100 · Ranked #784 in VICEach bar is Tallangatta's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
25 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataTallangatta's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $508,000, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$507,500
Based on 30 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 84 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 20 sales $500K
- 4 bed 6 sales $616K
Units
$194,500
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Tallangatta are currently listed at around $745,000 on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.
$745K
5 houses listed in the last 6 months.
6 of the suburb's 455 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Tallangatta safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Tallangatta sits in the moderate band, with 30 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 9% on the prior year.
30 offences
9.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Three schools serve Tallangatta, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 481 students across 3 schools (avg 160)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 980-1006, median 988 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Tallangatta Secondary College (308 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Tallangatta is very car-dependent on foot — at 4/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 4 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tallangatta.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 44%
- Premises covered
- 651
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Towong: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Tallangatta is home to about 1,200 residents, with a median age of 48, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $60,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,175
Median Age
48
Median Household Income
$59,748/yr
Census Median Rent
$240/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,128/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$33,124/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.9%
Total Dwellings
455
Owner-Occupier Rate
78.5%
Houses
92.7%
Rental Stress
20.9%
Mortgage Stress
22.7%
Work From Home
11.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.7%
- Employment Rate
- 47.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
11 residents (0.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
6.3% of residents (70) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (47).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,103 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 552 people work here; 470 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.2 per resident). At least 13% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,875 a year through Towong based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 73%
- Infrastructure and transport 21%
- Parks and recreation 5%
- Residential 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Towong
In the year to August 2026, 19 new dwellings were approved across Towong. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
No Registered Aboriginal Party is appointed for this area. About an eighth of Victoria, mostly in the north-east, has no appointment; that is a fact about the register rather than about the Country.
Climate & Setting
from Hume Reservoir, 19.8 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 456 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 692 mm
- 79 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.1°C
- 19 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.0°C
- 3 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 3700, 3 of 1,568 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.7% (11 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3700, 367 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 599 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 17 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3700 in 2025-26. The most was 14, in 2008-09.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $507,500 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Helen Haines Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Helen Haines | 43.3% | 56.7% | -1.4 |
| 2022 | Helen Haines | 44.7% | 55.3% | -7.5 |
| 2019 | Helen Haines | 37.3% | 62.7% | +7.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Bill Tilley Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bill Tilley LP | 50.9% | 36.7% | 63.3% |
| 2018 | Bill Tilley LP | 52.5% | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| 2014 | Bill Tilley LP | 54.6% | 40.3% | 59.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
Looking at a specific address in Tallangatta?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,175 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Tallangatta
Is Tallangatta a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Tallangatta is moderate (42/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Tallangatta?
Tallangatta has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (79/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Tallangatta a good place to live?
Tallangatta has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (25/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Tallangatta?
Tallangatta, VIC had a population of 1,175 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Tallangatta, VIC?
The postcode for Tallangatta, VIC is 3700.
How far is Tallangatta from Melbourne?
Tallangatta is 363 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 244 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Tallangatta?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tallangatta was $59,748 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Tallangatta?
There are too few current rental listings in Tallangatta for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $240, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Tallangatta?
The median age of residents in Tallangatta was 48 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Tallangatta?
There are 3 schools inside the Tallangatta boundary: 1 at and 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Tallangatta walkable?
Tallangatta scores 4/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Tallangatta?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tallangatta, Hume Reservoir (19.8 km away), summer days average 31.1°C, winter nights 5°C, 692 mm of rain a year over 79 rainy days, and 19 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tallangatta?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Tallangatta belong to?
Tallangatta sits within the Towong local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Tallangatta?
The average residential rates bill through Towong is $1,875 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Tallangatta?
Across Towong, 19 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Tallangatta in?
Tallangatta sits within the federal Division of Indi, currently held by Helen Haines (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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