VIC · Towong Council
Tallangatta, VIC, 3700
Current weather
10.9°CModerate rain showers
96% humidity · 10.5 km/h wind · 14° / 9.9° today · 22 mm rain
Desirability index
#373 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tallangatta is a small locality in the Towong area, home to around 1,175 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 44 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+19%), roughly 37.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, limited but present public transport access, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,175
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,149
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 45 of 506
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,128
- Employment rate
- 47.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 35 / 21 / 10
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 44
- Against the person
- 16
- Against property
- 20
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 37.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 73 residents
- State safety percentile
- 33th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +18.9%
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault4
- A81 Dangerous Driving5
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary5
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order6
- Other Crimes Against The Person4
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 988
- St Michael's SchoolPrimary
- Tallangatta Primary SchoolPrimary
- Tallangatta Secondary CollegeSecondary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Tallangatta Information Centre/Towong St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
10 planning-related records
2021· 4 proposals
September 2021
- Two lot subdivisionMURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY TALLANGATTA 3700Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2021
- One dwelling17 YAMBA STREET TALLANGATTA 3700No permit required
- Fit solar panels to the roof of the Tallangatta hall30 TOWONG STREET TALLANGATTA 3700Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Extension to Existing Dwelling323 OMEO HIGHWAY TALLANGATTA 3700Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals
December 2020
- Dwelling and shed188 HARDYS ROAD TALLANGATTA 3700Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construct a shed380 OMEO HIGHWAY TALLANGATTA 3700Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- Machinery Shed (3 bays)1049 Murray Valley HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Increase size of signage to 4m x 2m109 Towong StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- Construction of a storage shed397 Bryants Gap RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of shed and fence105 Hardys RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Beethang I29 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Tallangatta Health Servicehospital
- Tallangatta PharmacyTowong Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 28.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #373 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Tallangatta Health Servicehealthhospital
- Tallangatta PharmacyhealthTowong Streetpharmacy
- Beethang I29 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Construct a shedplanning380 OMEO HIGHWAY TALLANGATTA 3700Lodged 09 Dec 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a storage shedplanning397 Bryants Gap RoadLodged 29 Jan 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of shed and fenceplanning105 Hardys RoadLodged 10 Jan 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Dwelling and shedplanning188 HARDYS ROAD TALLANGATTA 3700Lodged 29 Dec 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Extension to Existing Dwellingplanning323 OMEO HIGHWAY TALLANGATTA 3700Lodged 16 Apr 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Fit solar panels to the roof of the Tallangatta hallplanning30 TOWONG STREET TALLANGATTA 3700Lodged 16 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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