Hernes Oak vs Hazelwood

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

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Hernes Oak is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Hernes Oak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hernes Oak

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $203/wk)
  • But Hazelwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hernes Oak

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (143.3 km vs 161.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 115 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hazelwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Hernes Oak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
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.

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Hernes Oak — Walkability: 0/100 Hazelwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 68
Hernes Oak — Safety: 37/100 Hazelwood — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 1 / 2
Hernes Oak — Low fire risk: 1/100 Hazelwood — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 52 / 25
Hernes Oak — Low flood risk: 52/100 Hazelwood — Low flood risk: 25/100

Demographics

Hazelwood rents higher ($203/wk vs $100/wk); Hernes Oak has more residents (365 vs 189).

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Population 365
+48% vs other
 189
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% +2.7%
Median age 38 51
Median household income $98,488/yr
+22% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $203/wk
+103% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
0-4 5.5% / 4.8%
Hernes Oak — 0-4: 5.5% Hazelwood — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.2% / 11.1%
Hernes Oak — 5-14: 14.2% Hazelwood — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 9.9% / 2.1%
Hernes Oak — 15-19: 9.9% Hazelwood — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 4.7% / 1.6%
Hernes Oak — 20-24: 4.7% Hazelwood — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 9.9% / 10.6%
Hernes Oak — 25-34: 9.9% Hazelwood — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 14.0% / 11.6%
Hernes Oak — 35-44: 14.0% Hazelwood — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.9% / 10.1%
Hernes Oak — 45-54: 12.9% Hazelwood — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 14.0% / 19.6%
Hernes Oak — 55-64: 14.0% Hazelwood — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 9.9% / 13.2%
Hernes Oak — 65-74: 9.9% Hazelwood — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 3.8% / 12.2%
Hernes Oak — 75-84: 3.8% Hazelwood — 75-84: 12.2%
85+ — / 4.2%
Hernes Oak — 85+: not among its largest Hazelwood — 85+: 4.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hernes Oak 59.1% couple families
Hernes Oak — Couple Families: 59.1% Hernes Oak — Lone Person: 27.3% Hernes Oak — One Parent Families: 13.6%
Hazelwood 37.8% couple families
Hazelwood — Couple Families: 37.8% Hazelwood — Lone Person: 45.9% Hazelwood — One Parent Families: 16.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hernes Oak 3.5% renting
Hernes Oak — Owned Outright: 49.1% Hernes Oak — Mortgage: 47.4% Hernes Oak — Renting: 3.5%
Hazelwood 14.5% renting
Hazelwood — Owned Outright: 52.6% Hazelwood — Mortgage: 32.9% Hazelwood — Renting: 14.5%
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.

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
England 2.7% / 3.2%
Hernes Oak — England: 2.7% Hazelwood — England: 3.2%
Netherlands — / 2.1%
Hernes Oak — Netherlands: not among its largest Hazelwood — Netherlands: 2.1%
Ireland 1.1% / —
Hernes Oak — Ireland: 1.1% Hazelwood — Ireland: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 23.8%
Hernes Oak — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Hazelwood — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 7.4%
Hernes Oak — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Hazelwood — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.3%
Hernes Oak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Hazelwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.6%
Hernes Oak — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Hazelwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Hernes Oak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Hazelwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hernes Oak 104.5% houses
Hernes Oak — Houses: 104.5%
Hazelwood 102.8% houses
Hazelwood — Houses: 102.8%
Houses

Property market

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Median house price $630,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hernes Oak has more rural and farming land (51% vs 31%).

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Other and special use 43% 54%
Rural and farming 51% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 14%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 7% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Hernes Oak carries more crime risk (63 vs 32); Hazelwood carries more flood risk (75 vs 48).

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 High
75/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Inside the suburb 0 3
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 None 1
Federation University Gippsland, 5.2 km

Schools in Hernes Oak

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

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

Amenities in the suburb

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Hazelwood sits further from the CBD (161.1 km vs 143.3 km).

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 143.3 km 161.1 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3825
 0.3%
postcode 3840
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3825
 36
postcode 3840

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.

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Car (driver) 78.0% / 73.8%
Hernes Oak — Car (driver): 78.0% Hazelwood — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 26.2%
Hernes Oak — Worked from Home: 12.1% Hazelwood — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) 9.9% / —
Hernes Oak — Car (passenger): 9.9% Hazelwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Elevation 152 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
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)

Hernes Oak Hazelwood
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hernes Oak

Rural

Hazelwood

Retirees River Rural

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