Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$5,920,000
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The quick read on
Tuerong
VIC 3915 · Mornington Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $5,920,000
- Population
- 357
- Postcode
- 3915
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Tuerong, Victoria
Property market insights for Tuerong
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Tuerong VIC
The median house price in Tuerong, VIC is currently $5,920,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Tuerong safe?
The overall rate for Tuerong is 3,774 offences per 100,000 residents — 6% below the Greater Melbourne 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 Tuerong.
Overall crime rate
3,774
offences per 100,000 residents
6% belowGreater Melbourne
TuerongGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Tuerong?
Tuerong VIC 3915 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
357 people call Tuerong home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,291 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 357
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,556 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $295 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.1%Below
15–3418.2%Below
35–5422.7%Below
55–7438.9%Above
75 and over7.3%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses101.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.0%Above
Paying a mortgage36.4%Below
Renting13.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.6%Below
One car9.6%Below
Two cars44.7%Above
Three or more43.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.3%Above
Drove to work42.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.1%Above
What stands out in Tuerong
30.3% of workers in Tuerong worked from home on Census day.
6.2% of Tuerong residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
49.3% of people in Tuerong described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Tuerong
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Tuerong VIC 3915.
Is Tuerong family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.1% of Tuerong's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
96 family households lived in Tuerong; 47.9% were couple families and 11.5% were one-parent families.
27.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Tuerong?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Tuerong had 357 residents at the 2021 Census.
12.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
46.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Tuerong?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 101.8% of occupied private dwellings in Tuerong.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Tuerong?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
36.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
13.6% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Tuerong?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Tuerong had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 13.3% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Two-person households represented 36.3%, while 28.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Tuerong?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
42.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Tuerong?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 9.6% of the total.
87.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Tuerong, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.2% reported a different address.
17.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Tuerong?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.8% of residents used only English at home.
2.5% 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 Tuerong residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.1% of Tuerong's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Tuerong?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 49.9% of ancestry responses in Tuerong.
Australian ancestry made up 29.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Tuerong?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 31.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.1% of workers, and education and training employed 8.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Tuerong?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
30.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Tuerong show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.8% reported asthma, 7.6% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Tuerong?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Tuerong?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,291 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,556.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $295 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Tuerong compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.3% in Tuerong, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 50.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 13.6% in Tuerong, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Tuerong
Is Tuerong expensive?
The median house price is $5,920,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Tuerong good for families?
The Census counted 96 local families, and 17.1% 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 Tuerong?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Tuerong
16 streets in Tuerong
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Balnarring Road
- Coolart Rd
- Derril Rd
- Foxeys Rd
- Graydens Rd
- Hodgins Rd
- Hunts Rd
- Moorooduc Rd
- Old Moorooduc Rd
- Seaview Ave
- Stumpy Gully Rd
- Tuerong Rd
- Turners Rd
- Vineyard Ln
- Wonderland Ave
- Woodlands Rd
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.