Drouin vs Warragul South

Drouin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Warragul South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warragul South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Drouin tends to suit people living alone, while Warragul 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

They split

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

  • Drouin has more parks and reserves (14 vs 1)
  • Warragul South is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 60%)

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

Warragul South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Drouin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 15/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (96.8 km vs 110.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 83 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Drouin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 15/100)
  • But Warragul South carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Drouin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs 10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Drouin and Warragul 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.

Drouin Warragul South
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.

Drouin Warragul South
Walkability 82 / 15
Drouin — Walkability: 82/100 Warragul South — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 36 / 46
Drouin — Safety: 36/100 Warragul South — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 25 / 100
Drouin — Low fire risk: 25/100 Warragul South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 46 / 68
Drouin — Low flood risk: 46/100 Warragul South — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Drouin has more residents (15,287 vs 280); Warragul South has higher household incomes ($111,436 vs $74,464).

Drouin Warragul South
Population 15,287
+98% vs other
 280
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.8% +10.7%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $74,464/yr $111,436/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drouin Warragul South
0-4 7.0% / 4.6%
Drouin — 0-4: 7.0% Warragul South — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 13.4% / 16.8%
Drouin — 5-14: 13.4% Warragul South — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 5.3% / 6.4%
Drouin — 15-19: 5.3% Warragul South — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.1% / 4.6%
Drouin — 20-24: 5.1% Warragul South — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 13.8% / 8.2%
Drouin — 25-34: 13.8% Warragul South — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 11.3% / 11.1%
Drouin — 35-44: 11.3% Warragul South — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.0% / 8.2%
Drouin — 45-54: 11.0% Warragul South — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 11.7% / 20.7%
Drouin — 55-64: 11.7% Warragul South — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 11.9% / 13.2%
Drouin — 65-74: 11.9% Warragul South — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 7.1% / 3.9%
Drouin — 75-84: 7.1% Warragul South — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.5% / —
Drouin — 85+: 2.5% Warragul South — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drouin 42.3% couple families
Drouin — Couple Families: 42.3% Drouin — Lone Person: 36.3% Drouin — One Parent Families: 17.3% Drouin — Group Household: 2.9% Drouin — Other Families: 1.2%
Warragul South 64.5% couple families
Warragul South — Couple Families: 64.5% Warragul South — Lone Person: 19.4% Warragul South — One Parent Families: 16.1% Warragul South — Group Household: 0.0% Warragul South — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drouin 22.0% renting
Drouin — Owned Outright: 36.5% Drouin — Mortgage: 41.5% Drouin — Renting: 22.0%
Warragul South 16.5% renting
Warragul South — Owned Outright: 50.6% Warragul South — Mortgage: 32.9% Warragul South — Renting: 16.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Drouin Warragul South
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 13.9%
Drouin — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Warragul South — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 9.6%
Drouin — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Warragul South — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.9%
Drouin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Warragul South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.9%
Drouin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Warragul South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.4%
Drouin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Warragul South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Drouin Warragul South
England 3.9% / —
Drouin — England: 3.9% Warragul South — England: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / 2.5%
Drouin — Scotland: 0.6% Warragul South — Scotland: 2.5%
Netherlands 0.9% / 1.4%
Drouin — Netherlands: 0.9% Warragul South — Netherlands: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Drouin — New Zealand: 1.3% Warragul South — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.1%
Drouin — Italy: not among its largest Warragul South — Italy: 1.1%
Philippines 0.5% / —
Drouin — Philippines: 0.5% Warragul South — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drouin 89.8% houses
Drouin — Houses: 89.8% Drouin — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Drouin — Townhouses: 5.1%
Warragul South 100.0% houses
Warragul South — Houses: 100.0% Warragul South — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Warragul South — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Drouin Warragul South
Median house price $650,000 —
Median unit price $457,250 —
Median land price $650,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 234 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Warragul South has more rural and farming land (96% vs 46%).

Drouin Warragul South
Rural and farming 46% 96%
Residential 41% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Industrial 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

Drouin Warragul South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Drouin Warragul South
Houses 4.4%
$600/wk on $715K
 —
Units 4.8%
$440/wk on $474K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Drouin Warragul South
House price Higher than 29% of VIC —
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools Higher than 50% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 62% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 87% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 53% of VIC —

Liveability

Drouin is more walkable (82 vs 15).

Drouin Warragul South
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Drouin carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0); Drouin carries more flood risk (54 vs 32).

Drouin Warragul South
Bushfire High
75/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Moderate
54/100
 Low
32/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Drouin Warragul South
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Drouin

  • St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Drouin Campus Independent · Combined above peers
  • Chairo Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Drouin Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ita's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Drouin Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Warragul South

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

Amenities in the suburb

Drouin Warragul South
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 14 1
Childcare 13 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Warragul South sits further from the CBD (110.4 km vs 96.8 km).

Drouin Warragul South
Walkability score 82/100 15/100
Distance to Melbourne 96.8 km 110.4 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3818
 0.6%
postcode 3821
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3818
 55
postcode 3821

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.

Drouin Warragul South
Car (driver) 76.3% / 64.5%
Drouin — Car (driver): 76.3% Warragul South — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 25.6%
Drouin — Worked from Home: 16.0% Warragul South — Worked from Home: 25.6%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 7.4%
Drouin — Car (passenger): 4.7% Warragul South — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Walked Only 1.4% / 2.5%
Drouin — Walked Only: 1.4% Warragul South — Walked Only: 2.5%
Train 1.3% / —
Drouin — Train: 1.3% Warragul South — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Drouin Warragul South
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.4 km 34.8 km

NBN connectivity

Drouin Warragul South
Connectivity score 74/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
7,340 premises
 0%
105 premises

Climate

Drouin Warragul South
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Drouin Warragul South
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Drouin Warragul South
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drouin Warragul South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drouin

Regional Centre Transport Hub

Warragul South

Rural

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