Tongala, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Tongala is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 903, 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.
Tongala at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,973
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,220
- SEIFA score
- 903
- Coordinates
- -36.2421, 144.9593
Tongala demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tongala 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 mid-life (45–64) at 25%, 22% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 400 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 212 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 416 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 484 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 455 | 23% |
Share of the 1,967 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 265 | 35% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 280 | 37% |
| Rented | 164 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 662 | 90% |
| Townhouses & semis | 49 | 7% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 737 occupied private dwellings in Tongala.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,127
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,504
- Median weekly personal income
- $656
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 152 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 65 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 74 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 491 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Employed full-time
- 490
- Employed part-time
- 305
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.
Common questions about Tongala
Where is Tongala?
Tongala is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Tongala?
At the 2021 Census, Tongala had a population of about 1,973.
Is Tongala an advantaged area?
Tongala has an ABS SEIFA score of 903, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
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