Tallangatta, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Tallangatta is a town in north-eastern Victoria, about 38 kilometres south-east of Wodonga, on an arm of Lake Hume. It is best known as 'the town that moved': in the 1950s the whole settlement was shifted around eight kilometres west to make way for the enlargement of the Hume Reservoir, which flooded the original site. The first town had grown from the 1870s, its post office opening in 1871. Today Tallangatta looks out over the lake and serves a district of beef and dairy farms. Many of its buildings survive from the relocation, and in 2016 it was recognised as a 'notable town' for its heritage. The lake foreshore draws anglers, boaters and campers through the warmer months.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Tallangatta is more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 910, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Tallangatta a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Tallangatta from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
14/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (14/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
65/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $240 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 65% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Tallangatta at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,175
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,149
- SEIFA score
- 910
- Local government area
- Towong
- Coordinates
- -36.2354, 147.1905
Map of Tallangatta
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Housing & property in Tallangatta
What it costs to live in Tallangatta and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $240
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,128
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 75%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 21%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Tallangatta demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Tallangatta demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tallangatta using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 29% and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 194 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 107 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 227 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 306 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 340 | 29% |
Share of the 1,174 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 203 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 141 | 31% |
| Rented | 94 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 422 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 21 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 10 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 457 occupied private dwellings in Tallangatta.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,453
- Median weekly personal income
- $637
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 121 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 44 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 22 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 343 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Employed full-time
- 271
- Employed part-time
- 153
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Tallangatta
Is Tallangatta a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Tallangatta rates 31/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Tallangatta?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Tallangatta was $240, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,128. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Tallangatta?
Tallangatta is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Towong local government area.
What is the population of Tallangatta?
At the 2021 Census, Tallangatta had a population of about 1,175.
Is Tallangatta an advantaged area?
Tallangatta has an ABS SEIFA score of 910, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 14 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of Australian suburbs.
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