Beaufort vs Trawalla
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Trawalla: a median of $750,000, against $422,000 in Beaufort, though rent is higher in Beaufort. On these figures, Beaufort tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Beaufort
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Beaufort has cheaper houses ($422,500 vs $750,000)
- Trawalla leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Trawalla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
- But Beaufort has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Trawalla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 116 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (155.7 km vs 164.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Beaufort
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 18%)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Beaufort
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.2% vs -0.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beaufort and Trawalla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Beaufort has more residents (1,712 vs 140); Beaufort rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,712 +92% vs other | 140 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.2% | -0.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 49 |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr | $86,632/yr +62% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +40% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $422,500 | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $142,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 67 days from 35 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Trawalla has more rural and farming land (99% vs 84%).
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 0% |
| Environmental | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 75% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
Liveability
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Beaufort carries more flood risk (29 vs 0); Beaufort carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 14).
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | Low 29/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Beaufort
- Beaufort Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
- Beaufort Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Trawalla
- Trawalla Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 8 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Beaufort sits further from the CBD (164.5 km vs 155.7 km).
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 164.5 km +5% vs other | 155.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 116 min | 104 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3373 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3373 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).
Setting
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 444 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 391 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 46% 890 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm | 605 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C | 25.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C | 3.5°C |
Council rates
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pyrenees same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beaufort | Trawalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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