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Tongala suburb profile

Tongala is a small, working country town in northern Victoria set among broad agricultural plains, known for its surrounding dairy and cropping farms. The town centres on a compact main street with local shops and a pub, and community life revolves around a primary school, sporting clubs and a community hall. Housing is a mix of single-storey weatherboard and brick homes on generous blocks and traditional farmhouses, so the feel is quietly rural rather than suburban. Residents choose Tongala for a slower, practical country lifestyle with ready road links to larger regional service centres and plenty of open space on the town’s edges.

Tongala property market performance

Like many smaller suburbs, Tongala sees relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values rose a solid 7.7% over the last 12 months.

Over the past three months five houses sold, and over the last 12 months houses sold in a median of 75 days.

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Tongala demographics

Tongala is a community of 1,973 people with a median age of 41. The typical household earns $1,220 a week, roughly $63,400 a year.

Families make up the bulk of household types. Couple families without children are the largest group at 43.1%, while couple families with children account for 39.1%. One-parent families represent 17.2% and other families 0.6%, with couples with and without children together comprising 82.2% of families.

In Tongala, most homes are owner-occupied, about three in four, with 37.4% owned outright and 39.5% owned with a mortgage, and renters making up 23.1% of dwellings.

Suburbs near Tongala

Some popular suburbs near Tongala include:

  • Kyabram: Larger regional centre with established parklands, lakes and community facilities.
  • Girgarre: Small farming township with tree-lined streets and broad paddocks.
  • Lancaster: Quiet rural locality dominated by cropping and grazing properties.
  • Merrigum: Village set among productive farmland, serving nearby agricultural areas.
  • Stanhope: Irrigated farming town with expansive paddocks and rural services.

How does Tongala compare to nearby suburbs?

  • Median house prices: Tongala’s median house price is 23.3% lower than Kyabram’s.
  • House price growth: Property prices in nearby Kyabram have risen 9.0% more than in Tongala over the past year.
  • Selling speed for houses: Properties in nearby Kyabram are selling 16.0% faster than in Tongala.

Choose the right real estate agents in Tongala

Currently, there are 13 real estate agents working in Tongala—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 13 agents sold 77.8% of all properties in Tongala over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Tongala typically charge a commission of 2% to 2.88%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.

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