Tyabb sits 69 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour by car. Census data records 3,449 residents with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $96,616 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 3.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $383 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,824. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 4 schools within the suburb boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Tyabb a good suburb?
Tyabb scores a B (68/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and transit.
Above the state average
4 schools · 2 above peer schools · Top 15% in VIC
Very walkable
Walkability 65/100 · 69.4 km · 61 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $810K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 49/100 · Flood 45/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 42 · 3,449 residents
Liveability Rating
68 / 100 · Ranked #180 in VICEach bar is Tyabb's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
68 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataTyabb's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $810,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$810,500
8% below its 3 neighbours (median $880,000)
Based on 52 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $610K
- 3 bed 25 sales $782K
- 4 bed 19 sales $915K
Units
$637,500
Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 36 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $582K
- 3 bed 8 sales $688K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Tyabb are currently listed at around $908,000 on average. Based on 15 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$908K
15 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$625K
6 units listed in the last 6 months.
21 of the suburb's 1,231 dwellings (1.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Tyabb rent for around $660 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$660/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
3 rentals advertised against an estimated 166 rented homes (1.8%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$660/week ($34,000 a year) on a $908,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
6 active Airbnb listings: 6 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.5% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Tyabb safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Tyabb sits in the moderate band, with 124 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 42% on the prior year.
124 offences
42.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202521 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Four schools serve Tyabb, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Tyabb Primary School and Tyabb Railway Station Primary School lead the pack.
- • 2,265 students across 3 schools (avg 755)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 994-1083, median 1027 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Flinders Christian Community College (1,698 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Tyabb is somewhat walkable on foot — at 65/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 8 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Tyabb.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 25.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 20.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 20.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tyabb.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 55%
- Premises covered
- 1,664
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
Mornington Peninsula: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 9 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Tyabb is home to about 3,400 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $97,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,449
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$96,616/yr
Census Median Rent
$383/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,824/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$40,716/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.0%
Total Dwellings
1,231
Owner-Occupier Rate
86.5%
Houses
89.7%
Rental Stress
20.6%
Mortgage Stress
22.7%
Work From Home
20.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.7%
- Employment Rate
- 64.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.5%
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.
30 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,273 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
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (60 of 1,847).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,659 a year through Mornington Peninsula based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Other and special use 42%
- Rural and farming 27%
- Residential 21%
- Infrastructure and transport 5%
- Parks and recreation 3%
- Not zoned 2%
Planning zones cover 99% of the suburb's area. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Mornington Peninsula
In the year to August 2026, 791 new dwellings were approved across Mornington Peninsula. That mix is 511 houses and 280 units. Approvals are up 9.2% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 11 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 11 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Mornington, 10.8 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 3.7 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.8% of addresses
- 16 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 700 mm
- 86 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 2.8 kmMetal Coating and FinishingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.2 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers) · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 4.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Benzene
- 5.0 kmOil and Gas ExtractionTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 3913, 24 of 3,351 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (52 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3913, 617 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,297 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 39 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 3913 in 2025-26. The most was 31, in 2008-09.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
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 $810,500 this is $60,500 above 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 Zoe Mckenzie Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Zoe Mckenzie | 45.2% | 54.8% | +1.4 |
| 2022 | Zoe Mckenzie | 43.3% | 56.7% | +1.1 |
| 2019 | Greg Hunt | 44.4% | 55.6% | -1.4 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Paul Mercurio Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Paul Mercurio ALP | 51.4% | 51.4% | 48.6% |
| 2018 | Neale Burgess LP | 51.1% | 48.9% | 51.1% |
| 2014 | Neale Burgess LP | 51.2% | 42.4% | 57.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Tyabb
Is Tyabb a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Tyabb is moderate (49/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Tyabb?
Tyabb has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (45/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Tyabb a good place to live?
Tyabb has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (68/100), 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 Tyabb?
Tyabb, VIC had a population of 3,449 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Tyabb, VIC?
The postcode for Tyabb, VIC is 3913.
How far is Tyabb from Melbourne?
Tyabb is 69 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 61 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Tyabb?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tyabb was $96,616 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 Tyabb?
The median advertised rent in Tyabb is $660 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Tyabb?
The median age of residents in Tyabb was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Tyabb?
There are 4 schools inside the Tyabb boundary: 2 above and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Tyabb walkable?
Tyabb scores 65/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. 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 Tyabb?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tyabb, Mornington (10.8 km away), 700 mm of rain a year over 86 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tyabb?
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 Tyabb belong to?
Tyabb sits within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Tyabb?
The average residential rates bill through Mornington Peninsula is $1,659 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Tyabb?
Across Mornington Peninsula, 791 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 9.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Tyabb in?
Tyabb sits within the federal Division of Flinders, currently held by Zoe Mckenzie (Liberal).
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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
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- 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
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- 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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