Toora (Vic.), VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

13/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Toora (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 904, 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.

Toora (Vic.) at a glance

Population (2021): 713
Median age: 53
Median weekly household income: $935
SEIFA score: 904
Coordinates: -38.6649, 146.3193

Toora (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Toora (Vic.) 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 34%, 18% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	106	15%
Youth (15–24)	51	7%
Young adults (25–44)	120	17%
Mid-life (45–64)	183	26%
Seniors (65+)	232	34%

Share of the 692 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	152	48%
Owned with a mortgage	88	28%
Rented	57	18%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	273	92%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	9	3%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 297 occupied private dwellings in Toora (Vic.).

Median weekly rent: $230
Median monthly mortgage: $1,000
Average household size: 2.1 people
Median weekly family income: $1,190
Median weekly personal income: $489

Community and culture

Born overseas: 91 (14%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 21 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 19 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 203 (34%)
Labour-force participation: 46.1%
Unemployment rate: 4%
Employed full-time: 123
Employed part-time: 117

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 Toora (Vic.)

Where is Toora (Vic.)?

Toora (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Toora (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, Toora (Vic.) had a population of about 713.

Is Toora (Vic.) an advantaged area?

Toora (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 904, 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.