Median price trend for houses
Based on 22 sales in the preceding 12 months
$529,000
Up 5.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $325k
- 3 bed
- $529k
- 4 bed
- $752k
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The quick read on
Tongala
VIC 3621 · Campaspe
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $529,000
- Median unit
- $266,000
- Population
- 1,973
- Postcode
- 3621
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ABS 2021
Tongala, Victoria
Property market insights for Tongala
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Tongala VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$400 per week
Down 5.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Tongala, VIC is currently $529,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Tongala has a 12-month growth rate of 5.8% for houses and 7.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $325,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $529,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $752,000 in Tongala.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Tongala is $400 per week. The median house rent has decreased 5.9% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Tongala is $266,000, which has increased 7.7% since the same time last year.
Crime and safety
Is Tongala safe?
The overall rate for Tongala is 2,449 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Tongala.
Overall crime rate
2,449
offences per 100,000 residents
40% belowRest of Vic.
TongalaRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Tongala?
Tongala VIC 3621 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
1,973 people call Tongala home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,220 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,973
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,127 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.3%Above
15–3422.2%In line
35–5421.5%Below
55–7425.5%Below
75 and over10.1%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses88.7%Below
Townhouses6.6%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.4%Below
Paying a mortgage39.5%Above
Renting23.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.0%Below
One car31.4%Below
Two cars39.2%Above
Three or more25.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.8%Below
Drove to work66.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.2%Above
What stands out in Tongala
11.8% of workers in Tongala worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..
48.2% of people in Tongala described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Tongala
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Tongala VIC 3621.
Is Tongala family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.3% of Tongala's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
507 family households lived in Tongala; 39.4% were couple families and 17.4% were one-parent families.
38.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Tongala?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Tongala had 1,973 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.7% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Tongala?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 88.7% of occupied private dwellings in Tongala.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Tongala?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
39.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.1% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Tongala?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Tongala had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 32.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 32.0%, while 23.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Tongala?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
66.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Tongala?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 31.4% of the total.
64.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Tongala, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.6% reported a different address.
7.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Tongala?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.4% of residents used only English at home.
3.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Tongala residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.7% of Tongala's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Tongala?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.1% of ancestry responses in Tongala.
Australian ancestry made up 48.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Tongala?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 15.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.9% of workers, and education and training employed 5.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Tongala?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.6%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
31.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Tongala show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.4% reported asthma, 12.6% arthritis and 6.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Tongala?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Tongala?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,220 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,127.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Tongala compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.8% in Tongala, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 37.4% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 23.1% in Tongala, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Tongala
Is Tongala expensive?
The median house price is $529,000, while units and apartments sit at $266,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Tongala good for families?
The Census counted 507 local families, and 20.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Tongala?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $752,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Tongala
60 streets in Tongala
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alan Charlton Dr
- Bosse Rd
- Campbell St
- Castles Rd
- Cavell St
- Cox Ave
- Curr Rd
- Davis Ct
- Davison Ct
- Day Rd
- Day St
- Deakin Gr
- Doug Nicholls Drive
- Dunne Ct
- Eddie Hann Dr
- Everard Rd
- Finlay Rd
- Garrett St
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- Gooda St
- Goulburn Ct
- Graham Rd
- Greiner Ct
- Griffin Rd
- Guiney St
- Henderson Road
- Hobbs Ct
- Hobby St
- Kalimna Ct
- Lambert St
- Lilford Rd
- Little Campbell St
- Mangan St
- Matheson Rd
- Mcbain Rd
- Mcewen Rd
- Mcgowan St
- Mckenzie Rd
- Mcleod Rd
- Meadow Pl
- Memorial Dr
- Miller St
- Morris Ct
- Murphy Rd
- Murray Valley Hwy
- Nihill St
- Odea Rd
- Oldfield Ln
- Palmer Rd
- Pankhurst St
- Purdey St
- Scobie Rd
- Sinclair Rd
- Stewart Ct
- St James St
- Taylor Ct
- Taylors Ln
- Torney St
- Watson Rd
- Watson St
- Wilson Rd
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