Hernes Oak vs Morwell

Hernes Oak is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Morwell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hernes Oak, most households are couple families. In Morwell, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hernes Oak: a median of $630,000, against $395,000 in Morwell, though rent is higher in Morwell. On these figures, Hernes Oak tends to suit couples, while Morwell suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Hernes Oak is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 45%)
  • Morwell has more parks and reserves (45 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Morwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($395,000 vs $630,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hernes Oak

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $215/wk)
  • But Morwell has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hernes Oak sits closer to the CBD (143.3 km vs 153.4 km)
  • Morwell is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morwell

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)
  • But Hernes Oak carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 95/100)

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 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hernes Oak and Morwell 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 Morwell
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 Morwell
Walkability 0 / 64
Hernes Oak — Walkability: 0/100 Morwell — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 37 / 5
Hernes Oak — Safety: 37/100 Morwell — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 1 / 2
Hernes Oak — Low fire risk: 1/100 Morwell — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 52 / 31
Hernes Oak — Low flood risk: 52/100 Morwell — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Morwell has more residents (14,389 vs 365); Morwell rents higher ($215/wk vs $100/wk).

Hernes Oak Morwell
Population 365 14,389
+3842% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% +4.5%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $98,488/yr
+50% vs other
 $48,984/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $215/wk
+115% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hernes Oak Morwell
0-4 5.5% / 5.7%
Hernes Oak — 0-4: 5.5% Morwell — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.2% / 11.7%
Hernes Oak — 5-14: 14.2% Morwell — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 9.9% / 5.3%
Hernes Oak — 15-19: 9.9% Morwell — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.7% / 6.0%
Hernes Oak — 20-24: 4.7% Morwell — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 9.9% / 12.3%
Hernes Oak — 25-34: 9.9% Morwell — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 14.0% / 10.4%
Hernes Oak — 35-44: 14.0% Morwell — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 12.9% / 12.2%
Hernes Oak — 45-54: 12.9% Morwell — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 14.0% / 13.6%
Hernes Oak — 55-64: 14.0% Morwell — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 9.9% / 12.1%
Hernes Oak — 65-74: 9.9% Morwell — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 3.8% / 7.3%
Hernes Oak — 75-84: 3.8% Morwell — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 3.3%
Hernes Oak — 85+: not among its largest Morwell — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

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% Hernes Oak — Group Household: 0.0% Hernes Oak — Other Families: 0.0%
Morwell 24.3% couple families
Morwell — Couple Families: 24.3% Morwell — Lone Person: 49.3% Morwell — One Parent Families: 20.4% Morwell — Group Household: 4.3% Morwell — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Morwell 35.2% renting
Morwell — Owned Outright: 38.7% Morwell — Mortgage: 26.0% Morwell — Renting: 35.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hernes Oak Morwell
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 16.9%
Hernes Oak — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Morwell — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 4.5%
Hernes Oak — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Morwell — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 4.9%
Hernes Oak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Morwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.0%
Hernes Oak — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Morwell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.9%
Hernes Oak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Morwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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 Morwell
England 2.7% / 2.4%
Hernes Oak — England: 2.7% Morwell — England: 2.4%
Italy — / 1.9%
Hernes Oak — Italy: not among its largest Morwell — Italy: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Hernes Oak — Philippines: not among its largest Morwell — Philippines: 1.3%
Ireland 1.1% / —
Hernes Oak — Ireland: 1.1% Morwell — Ireland: not among its largest
India — / 1.1%
Hernes Oak — India: not among its largest Morwell — India: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Hernes Oak — New Zealand: not among its largest Morwell — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hernes Oak 104.5% houses
Hernes Oak — Houses: 104.5% Hernes Oak — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Hernes Oak — Townhouses: 0.0%
Morwell 85.9% houses
Morwell — Houses: 85.9% Morwell — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Morwell — Townhouses: 6.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hernes Oak Morwell
Median house price $630,000 $395,000
Median unit price — $330,000
Median land price — $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 175 sales

Zoning mix

Hernes Oak has more rural and farming land (51% vs 20%); Morwell has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Hernes Oak Morwell
Rural and farming 51% 20%
Other and special use 43% 33%
Residential 0% 20%
Industrial 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 9%
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
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 Morwell
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.

Hernes Oak Morwell
Houses — 4.8%
$450/wk on $487K
Units — 5.4%
$350/wk on $335K

Ranking within VIC

Hernes Oak Morwell
House price — Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 42% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 71% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Morwell is more walkable (64 vs 0).

Hernes Oak Morwell
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Morwell carries more crime risk (95 vs 63); Morwell carries more flood risk (69 vs 48).

Hernes Oak Morwell
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 High
95/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Hernes Oak Morwell
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Gippsland, 9.9 km

Schools in Hernes Oak

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

Schools in Morwell

  • Morwell Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Morwell Central Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kurnai College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • St Vincent de Paul's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Kurnai College - FLO Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Hernes Oak Morwell
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 45
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Morwell sits further from the CBD (153.4 km vs 143.3 km).

Hernes Oak Morwell
Walkability score 0/100 64/100
Distance to Melbourne 143.3 km 153.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 111 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 Morwell
Car (driver) 78.0% / 77.9%
Hernes Oak — Car (driver): 78.0% Morwell — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 10.1%
Hernes Oak — Worked from Home: 12.1% Morwell — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 9.9% / 6.8%
Hernes Oak — Car (passenger): 9.9% Morwell — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Hernes Oak — Walked Only: not among its largest Morwell — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus — / 1.3%
Hernes Oak — Bus: not among its largest Morwell — Bus: 1.3%

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

Setting

Hernes Oak Morwell
Elevation 152 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hernes Oak Morwell
Connectivity score 30/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 46%
8,390 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hernes Oak

Rural

Morwell

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Transport Hub

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