Drung vs Laharum

Comparing Drung and Laharum, VIC: Drung carries more crime risk (50 vs 16); Laharum has more residents (162 vs 119); and Laharum carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 36).

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

Laharum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 50/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Laharum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Drung Laharum
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.

Drung Laharum
Walkability 0 / 0
Drung — Walkability: 0/100 Laharum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 84
Drung — Safety: 50/100 Laharum — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 64 / 30
Drung — Low fire risk: 64/100 Laharum — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 22 / 40
Drung — Low flood risk: 22/100 Laharum — Low flood risk: 40/100

Demographics

Laharum has more residents (162 vs 119); Drung has higher household incomes ($96,200 vs $82,836).

Drung Laharum
Population 119 162
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.0% -17.3%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $96,200/yr
+14% vs other
 $82,836/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk
+3% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drung Laharum
0-4 — / 2.5%
Drung — 0-4: not among its largest Laharum — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 9.2% / 9.9%
Drung — 5-14: 9.2% Laharum — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 9.2% / 7.4%
Drung — 15-19: 9.2% Laharum — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.9% / 6.2%
Drung — 20-24: 5.9% Laharum — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 5.9% / 2.5%
Drung — 25-34: 5.9% Laharum — 25-34: 2.5%
35-44 11.8% / 11.1%
Drung — 35-44: 11.8% Laharum — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.1% / 14.2%
Drung — 45-54: 15.1% Laharum — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 20.2% / 22.8%
Drung — 55-64: 20.2% Laharum — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 16.8% / 14.8%
Drung — 65-74: 16.8% Laharum — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 2.5% / 6.8%
Drung — 75-84: 2.5% Laharum — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 2.5% / —
Drung — 85+: 2.5% Laharum — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drung 43.6% couple families
Drung — Couple Families: 43.6% Drung — Lone Person: 38.5% Drung — One Parent Families: 10.3% Drung — Group Household: 7.7%
Laharum 44.8% couple families
Laharum — Couple Families: 44.8% Laharum — Lone Person: 44.8% Laharum — One Parent Families: 10.3% Laharum — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drung 8.0% renting
Drung — Owned Outright: 46.0% Drung — Mortgage: 46.0% Drung — Renting: 8.0%
Laharum 8.3% renting
Laharum — Owned Outright: 61.7% Laharum — Mortgage: 30.0% Laharum — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drung 100.0% houses
Drung — Houses: 100.0%
Laharum 100.0% houses
Laharum — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Drung Laharum
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 13.0%
Drung — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Laharum — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 12.3%
Drung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Laharum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.8%
Drung — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Laharum — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 8.6%
Drung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Laharum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.9%
Drung — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Laharum — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Zoning mix

Drung has more rural and farming land (93% vs 75%).

Drung Laharum
Rural and farming 93% 75%
Parks and recreation 4% 24%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
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

Drung Laharum
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Drung Laharum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Drung Laharum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Drung carries more crime risk (50 vs 16); Laharum carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 36).

Drung Laharum
Bushfire Low
36/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
16/100
Flood High
78/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Drung Laharum
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Drung

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

Schools in Laharum

  • Laharum Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Drung Laharum
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 17 10

Mobility

Drung Laharum
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 288.6 km 289 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3401
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.

Drung Laharum
Car (driver) 63.5% / 50.0%
Drung — Car (driver): 63.5% Laharum — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 34.1%
Drung — Worked from Home: 27.0% Laharum — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Car (passenger) 9.5% / 5.7%
Drung — Car (passenger): 9.5% Laharum — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 10.2%
Drung — Walked Only: not among its largest Laharum — Walked Only: 10.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.5%).

Setting

Drung Laharum
Elevation 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Drung Laharum
Connectivity score 30/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Drung Laharum
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Drung Laharum
Average residential rate $2,228/yr
same for both
Council Horsham
same for both

Federal electorate

Drung Laharum
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drung Laharum
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drung

Rural

Laharum

Rural

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