Jeeralang Junction vs Jeeralang
Jeeralang Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Jeeralang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jeeralang Junction, most households are couple families. In Jeeralang, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Jeeralang Junction tends to suit couples.
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
Jeeralang Junction
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 85/100)
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
Jeeralang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Jeeralang Junction
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 (165.1 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
- Jeeralang Junction carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 85/100)
- Jeeralang has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 20%)
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
Jeeralang Junction 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
Jeeralang Junction rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Jeeralang Junction has more residents (584 vs 76).
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 584 +87% vs other | 76 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.3% | +5.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 55 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +13% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
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 (21.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $794,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 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
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 529 across Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +66% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% 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 69% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
Liveability
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 45/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Jeeralang carries more crime risk (85 vs 25).
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 86/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | 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
| Jeeralang Junction | 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, 3.6 km | 1 Federation University Gippsland, 7.6 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Jeeralang sits further from the CBD (172.1 km vs 165.1 km).
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 165.1 km | 172.1 km +4% 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
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 594 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 36.8 km | 34.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 240 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Jeeralang Junction | 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)
| Jeeralang Junction | 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
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,746/yr same for both | |
| Council | Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jeeralang Junction | Jeeralang | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jeeralang Junction | 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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