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Tallangatta, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Hume & High Country Regional VIC

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Tallangatta (VIC 3700): population 1,175, median age 48, median household income $1,149/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 2. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Tallangatta is a suburb in Towong, Victoria (postcode 3700), located in the Hume & High Country region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 1,175 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
1,175
Median age
48
Household income
$1,149/wk
Weekly rent
$240
Unemployment
6.2%
SEIFA IRSD decile
2 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
6.1%
5-14
10.4%
15-19
4.5%
20-24
4.6%
25-34
10.5%
35-44
8.9%
45-54
11.6%
55-64
14.5%
65-74
13.3%
75-84
8.6%
85+
7.1%

Housing tenure

Owned
44.6%
Mortgage
31.0%
Rented
20.7%
Other
2.0%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3700
Population (2021)1,175
Males591 (50.3%)
Females592 (50.4%)
Median age48 years
Average household size2.2
Median weekly household income$1,149
Median weekly family income$1,453
Median weekly rent$240
Median monthly mortgage$1,128
Labour force503
Unemployment rate6.2%
Participation rate55.9%
Born overseas10.3%
Separate houses83.4%
Worked at home9.8%
SEIFA IRSD decile2 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher25.2%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent39.3%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents2.0%
Residents needing assistance with core activities8.3%
Households with 2+ vehicles60.8%
Distance from Melbourne CBD264.0 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 48 years. Residents under 15: 16.5%. Residents aged 65 and over: 28.9%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-4726.1%
5-1412210.4%
15-19534.5%
20-24544.6%
25-3412310.5%
35-441048.9%
45-5413611.6%
55-6417014.5%
65-7415613.3%
75-841018.6%
85 and over837.1%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households455
Average household size2.2
One person15634.3%
Two persons17538.5%
Three persons5612.3%
Four persons408.8%
Five persons184.0%
Six or more persons173.7%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families300
Couples with children51.7%
Couples without children14849.3%
One-parent families4515.0%
Other families41.3%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.97
Women with no children23.2%
Women with three or more children35.3%

Of the 103 couple families with children in Tallangatta, 8.7% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Tallangatta.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)49.1%
Married (de facto)12.1%
Not married38.8%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings506
Occupied45589.9%
Unoccupied458.9%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house42283.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse214.2%
Flat or apartment102.0%
Other dwelling40.8%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright20344.6%
Owned with a mortgage14131.0%
Rented9420.7%
Other tenure92.0%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week92.9%
$350 to $549 per week7.1%
$550 or more per week0.0%

3.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00039.7%
$1,000 to $1,79943.4%
$1,800 to $2,99914.0%
$3,000 or more2.9%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom5.3%
Two bedrooms16.0%
Three bedrooms55.2%
Four or more bedrooms23.5%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force503
Employed47093.4%
Unemployed316.2%
Not in the labour force397
Unemployment rate6.2%
Participation rate55.9%

35.2% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Tallangatta are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65025.2%
$650 to $1,49938.8%
$1,500 to $2,99926.2%
$3,000 or more9.8%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50041.1%
$500 to $99929.0%
$1,000 to $1,99925.7%
$2,000 or more4.2%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver29863.4%
Car passenger204.3%
Train00.0%
Bus00.0%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle30.6%
Walked only326.8%
Worked at home469.8%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity54846.6%
No religion47140.1%
Islam80.7%
Hinduism110.9%
Buddhism90.8%
Judaism00.0%
Other or not stated12810.9%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)944218
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9102
IER (economic resources)9612
IEO (education and occupation)8982

Where residents were born

90.2% of residents were born in Australia and 9.8% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Tallangatta are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
England383.5%
Malaysia111.0%
United States of America80.7%
Scotland70.6%
Samoa60.6%
Germany60.6%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202113.9%
2011 to 201511.1%
2001 to 20108.3%
Before 200166.7%

Languages spoken at home

95.7% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Tallangatta are listed below. Across all households, 0.5% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Samoan121.1%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Other50.5%
Italian40.4%
Chinese: Mandarin40.4%
Portuguese30.3%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese30.3%

Ancestry

Residents of Tallangatta most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English48932.2%
Australian48231.8%
Irish15910.5%
Scottish1439.4%
German694.5%
Italian281.8%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Tallangatta residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance8017.6%
Manufacturing5111.2%
Retail Trade5111.2%
Construction4610.1%
Public Administration and Safety398.6%
Education and Training378.1%

The most common occupations among Tallangatta residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers7917.6%
Labourers7015.6%
Community and Personal Service Workers6013.3%
Professionals5612.4%
Machinery Operators and Drivers5412.0%
Managers5211.6%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Tallangatta, 7.5% are at university or higher education, 12.0% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 76.5% are at school.

39.3% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Tallangatta residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Engineering and Related Technologies10723.0%
Management and Commerce6914.8%
Health6714.4%
Education6012.9%
Society and Culture5511.8%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services306.4%

Long-term health conditions

42.0% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Tallangatta are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)17212.0%
Arthritis1429.9%
Asthma1107.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)866.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)775.4%
Cancer (including remission)382.6%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)322.2%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)261.8%
Kidney disease211.5%
Stroke181.3%

23.1% of residents report one condition, 8.4% report two, and 7.5% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Tallangatta contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group22.6%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition13.4%
Provides unpaid child care45.6%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work23.8%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force5.5%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago86.5%
Moved within Victoria in the last year5.9%
Moved interstate in the last year3.1%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago62.0%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years15.9%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years8.8%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years2.3%

Photo: Tallangatta, Victoria. Credit: Robert Merkel at English Wikipedia / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 44 offences in Tallangatta in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person16
B Property and deception offences20
C Drug offences0
D Public order and security offences1
E Justice procedures offences7
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 37.4 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Towong local government area recorded 3,754 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
40
2023
47
2024
45
2025
37
2026
44

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 1175
Median Age 48
Average Household Size 2.2
Median Weekly Household Income $1149
Median Weekly Rent $240
Median Monthly Mortgage $1128
Unemployment Rate 6.2%
Participation Rate 55.9%
Born Overseas 10.3%
Separate House 83.4%
Worked at Home 9.8%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 2
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 18
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2
Median Weekly Family Income $1453
Postcode 3700

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