Hazelwood vs Churchill

Churchill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 51 in Hazelwood. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hazelwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hazelwood tends to suit 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

Churchill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Hazelwood carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Churchill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hazelwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($203/wk vs $230/wk)
  • But Churchill has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Churchill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hazelwood carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 85/100)
  • Churchill is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Hazelwood Churchill
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.

Hazelwood Churchill
Walkability 0 / 79
Hazelwood — Walkability: 0/100 Churchill — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 68 / 15
Hazelwood — Safety: 68/100 Churchill — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 2 / 19
Hazelwood — Low fire risk: 2/100 Churchill — Low fire risk: 19/100
Low flood risk 25 / 74
Hazelwood — Low flood risk: 25/100 Churchill — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Churchill has more residents (4,924 vs 189); Hazelwood skews older (51 vs 38).

Hazelwood Churchill
Population 189 4,924
+2505% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +2.9%
Median age 51 38
Median household income $76,336/yr
+24% vs other
 $57,668/yr
Median weekly rent $203/wk $230/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood Churchill
0-4 4.8% / 6.0%
Hazelwood — 0-4: 4.8% Churchill — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.1% / 13.0%
Hazelwood — 5-14: 11.1% Churchill — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 2.1% / 5.6%
Hazelwood — 15-19: 2.1% Churchill — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 1.6% / 7.3%
Hazelwood — 20-24: 1.6% Churchill — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 10.6% / 12.9%
Hazelwood — 25-34: 10.6% Churchill — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 11.6% / 11.4%
Hazelwood — 35-44: 11.6% Churchill — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 10.1% / 11.1%
Hazelwood — 45-54: 10.1% Churchill — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 19.6% / 13.2%
Hazelwood — 55-64: 19.6% Churchill — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 13.2% / 12.4%
Hazelwood — 65-74: 13.2% Churchill — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 12.2% / 6.2%
Hazelwood — 75-84: 12.2% Churchill — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.2% / 1.0%
Hazelwood — 85+: 4.2% Churchill — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood 45.9% lone person
Hazelwood — Lone Person: 45.9% Hazelwood — Couple Families: 37.8% Hazelwood — One Parent Families: 16.2% Hazelwood — Group Household: 0.0% Hazelwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Churchill 39.6% lone person
Churchill — Lone Person: 39.6% Churchill — Couple Families: 31.2% Churchill — One Parent Families: 23.0% Churchill — Group Household: 4.5% Churchill — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood 14.5% renting
Hazelwood — Owned Outright: 52.6% Hazelwood — Mortgage: 32.9% Hazelwood — Renting: 14.5%
Churchill 30.2% renting
Churchill — Owned Outright: 38.7% Churchill — Mortgage: 31.1% Churchill — Renting: 30.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hazelwood Churchill
England 3.2% / 2.8%
Hazelwood — England: 3.2% Churchill — England: 2.8%
Netherlands 2.1% / 1.1%
Hazelwood — Netherlands: 2.1% Churchill — Netherlands: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Hazelwood — Scotland: not among its largest Churchill — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Hazelwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Churchill — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Hazelwood — Philippines: not among its largest Churchill — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Hazelwood Churchill
Certificate III & IV 23.8% / 17.9%
Hazelwood — Certificate III & IV: 23.8% Churchill — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 6.4%
Hazelwood — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Churchill — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.5%
Hazelwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Churchill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.8%
Hazelwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Churchill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Hazelwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Churchill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood 102.8% houses
Hazelwood — Houses: 102.8% Hazelwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Hazelwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Churchill 96.7% houses
Churchill — Houses: 96.7% Churchill — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Churchill — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hazelwood Churchill
Median house price — $445,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $230,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 68 sales

Zoning mix

Churchill has more rural and farming land (63% vs 31%).

Hazelwood Churchill
Rural and farming 31% 63%
Other and special use 54% 0%
Residential 0% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 5%
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
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 Churchill
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.

Hazelwood Churchill
Houses — 4.4%
$450/wk on $535K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hazelwood Churchill
House price — Higher than 5% of VIC
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Schools Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 89% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 88% of VIC

Liveability

Churchill is more walkable (79 vs 0).

Hazelwood Churchill
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Hazelwood carries more flood risk (75 vs 26); Churchill carries more crime risk (85 vs 32).

Hazelwood Churchill
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
81/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
85/100
Flood High
75/100
 Low
26/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Hazelwood Churchill
Inside the suburb 3 6
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Gippsland, 5.2 km
 1
Federation University Gippsland, 0.0 km

Schools in Hazelwood

  • Churchill Primary School-Hazelwood Estate Government · Primary
  • Traralgon College Hazelwood Estate Government · Secondary
  • Ashwood School-Garfield North Outdoor Education Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Churchill

  • Churchill Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Churchill North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Lumen Christi School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Kurnai College - Churchill Campus Government · Secondary
  • Kurnai College - KYPP Campus (Kurnai Young Parents Program Campus) Government · Secondary
  • Kurnai College - University Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Hazelwood Churchill
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 18
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Hazelwood Churchill
Walkability score 0/100 79/100
Distance to Melbourne 161.1 km 161.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 116 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3840
 0.2%
postcode 3842
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3840
 39
postcode 3842

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.

Hazelwood Churchill
Car (driver) 73.8% / 80.6%
Hazelwood — Car (driver): 73.8% Churchill — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 13.1%
Hazelwood — Worked from Home: 26.2% Churchill — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Hazelwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Churchill — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only — / 0.8%
Hazelwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Churchill — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus — / 0.6%
Hazelwood — Bus: not among its largest Churchill — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Hazelwood Churchill
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.0 km 40.4 km

NBN connectivity

Hazelwood Churchill
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 53%
2,562 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Hazelwood Churchill
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hazelwood Churchill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hazelwood

Retirees River Rural

Churchill

Acreage Affordable Parks

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