Childers vs Trafalgar South
Trafalgar South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 57 in Childers. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Childers, most households are people living alone. In Trafalgar South, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Childers tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Trafalgar South suits couples.
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
Trafalgar South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Trafalgar South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 43%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Childers
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Trafalgar South
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 108 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (131.5 km vs 136.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Childers
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Trafalgar South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs -14.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Childers and Trafalgar South 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
Trafalgar South has more residents (305 vs 91); Trafalgar South rents higher ($310/wk vs $130/wk).
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 | 305 +235% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.2% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 57 | 49 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $104,780/yr +90% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $130/wk | $310/wk +138% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
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 (6.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 77% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Childers
- Baringa School-Baringa Homestead Government · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Trafalgar South
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Childers sits further from the CBD (136.6 km vs 131.5 km).
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 136.6 km +4% vs other | 131.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 108 min | 100 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3824 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3824 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 (65.2%).
Setting
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 286 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 347 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 133 premises |
Climate
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Childers | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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