Hazelwood South vs Jeeralang
Hazelwood South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 55 in Jeeralang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hazelwood South, most households are couple families. In Jeeralang, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hazelwood South tends to suit families with children and couples, while Jeeralang suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Hazelwood South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Jeeralang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Hazelwood South
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 137 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (164 km vs 172.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hazelwood South carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 85/100)
- Jeeralang has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jeeralang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.6% vs -2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hazelwood South and Jeeralang 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
Hazelwood South has more residents (289 vs 76); Jeeralang skews older (55 vs 42).
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 289 +74% vs other | 76 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.7% | +5.6% |
| Median age | 42 | 55 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr +16% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.9%).
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 (10.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $743,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 6% |
| 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
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 529 across Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +66% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
Liveability
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Jeeralang carries more crime risk (85 vs 21).
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | High 85/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Federation University Gippsland, 3.4 km | 1 Federation University Gippsland, 7.6 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Jeeralang sits further from the CBD (172.1 km vs 164 km).
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 164 km | 172.1 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 120 min | 137 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.3%).
Setting
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 205 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 594 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.1 km | 34.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 114 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,746/yr same for both | |
| Council | Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hazelwood South | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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