Driffield vs Morwell

Driffield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Morwell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Driffield, most households are couple families. In Morwell, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Driffield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Morwell suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Driffield is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 45%)
  • Morwell has more parks and reserves (45 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Driffield leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 23%)
  • Morwell has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 12%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Morwell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (153.4 km vs 156.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morwell

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • But Driffield carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Driffield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Driffield and Morwell drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Driffield Morwell
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Driffield Morwell
Walkability 0 / 64
Driffield — Walkability: 0/100 Morwell — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 27 / 5
Driffield — Safety: 27/100 Morwell — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 2 / 2
Driffield — Low fire risk: 2/100 Morwell — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 63 / 31
Driffield — Low flood risk: 63/100 Morwell — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Morwell has more residents (14,389 vs 101); Driffield has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $48,984).

Driffield Morwell
Population 101 14,389
+14147% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.8% +4.5%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $97,500/yr
+50% vs other
 $48,984/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+4% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Driffield Morwell
0-4 7.9% / 5.7%
Driffield — 0-4: 7.9% Morwell — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.9% / 11.7%
Driffield — 5-14: 14.9% Morwell — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 3.0% / 5.3%
Driffield — 15-19: 3.0% Morwell — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.0% / 6.0%
Driffield — 20-24: 3.0% Morwell — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 6.9% / 12.3%
Driffield — 25-34: 6.9% Morwell — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 22.8% / 10.4%
Driffield — 35-44: 22.8% Morwell — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 18.8% / 12.2%
Driffield — 45-54: 18.8% Morwell — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 8.9% / 13.6%
Driffield — 55-64: 8.9% Morwell — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 10.9% / 12.1%
Driffield — 65-74: 10.9% Morwell — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 5.9% / 7.3%
Driffield — 75-84: 5.9% Morwell — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 3.3%
Driffield — 85+: not among its largest Morwell — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Driffield 57.9% couple families
Driffield — Couple Families: 57.9% Driffield — Lone Person: 21.1% Driffield — One Parent Families: 21.1% Driffield — Group Household: 0.0% Driffield — Other Families: 0.0%
Morwell 24.3% couple families
Morwell — Couple Families: 24.3% Morwell — Lone Person: 49.3% Morwell — One Parent Families: 20.4% Morwell — Group Household: 4.3% Morwell — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Driffield 12.1% renting
Driffield — Owned Outright: 51.5% Driffield — Mortgage: 36.4% Driffield — Renting: 12.1%
Morwell 35.2% renting
Morwell — Owned Outright: 38.7% Morwell — Mortgage: 26.0% Morwell — Renting: 35.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Driffield 100.0% houses
Driffield — Houses: 100.0% Driffield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Driffield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Morwell 85.9% houses
Morwell — Houses: 85.9% Morwell — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Morwell — Townhouses: 6.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Driffield Morwell
Certificate III & IV 24.8% / 16.9%
Driffield — Certificate III & IV: 24.8% Morwell — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 4.5%
Driffield — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Morwell — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 4.9%
Driffield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Morwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Driffield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Morwell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Driffield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Morwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Property market

Driffield Morwell
Median house price — $395,000
Median unit price — $330,000
Median land price — $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 175 sales

Zoning mix

Morwell has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Driffield Morwell
Other and special use 75% 33%
Rural and farming 23% 20%
Residential 0% 20%
Industrial 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 9%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Commercial 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

Driffield Morwell
New dwellings approved 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +66%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Driffield Morwell
Houses — 4.8%
$450/wk on $487K
Units — 5.4%
$350/wk on $335K

Ranking within VIC

Driffield Morwell
House price — Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 42% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 71% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Morwell is more walkable (64 vs 0).

Driffield Morwell
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Morwell carries more flood risk (69 vs 37); Morwell carries more crime risk (95 vs 73).

Driffield Morwell
Bushfire High
98/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 High
95/100
Flood Low
37/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Driffield Morwell
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Gippsland, 9.9 km

Schools in Driffield

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Morwell

  • Morwell Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Morwell Central Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kurnai College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • St Vincent de Paul's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Kurnai College - FLO Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Driffield Morwell
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 45
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Driffield sits further from the CBD (156.4 km vs 153.4 km).

Driffield Morwell
Walkability score 0/100 64/100
Distance to Melbourne 156.4 km
+2% vs other
 153.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3840
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3840
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.

Driffield Morwell
Car (driver) 81.1% / 77.9%
Driffield — Car (driver): 81.1% Morwell — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 10.1%
Driffield — Worked from Home: 8.1% Morwell — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 10.8% / 6.8%
Driffield — Car (passenger): 10.8% Morwell — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Driffield — Walked Only: not among its largest Morwell — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus — / 1.3%
Driffield — Bus: not among its largest Morwell — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Driffield Morwell
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Driffield Morwell
Connectivity score 29/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 46%
8,390 premises

Climate

Driffield Morwell
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Driffield Morwell
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Driffield Morwell
Average residential rate $1,746/yr
same for both
Council Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Driffield Morwell
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Driffield Morwell
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Driffield

Family Rural

Morwell

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Transport Hub

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