Labertouche vs Longwarry North

Labertouche is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Longwarry North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Labertouche, most households are couple families. In Longwarry North, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Labertouche tends to suit families with children and couples, while Longwarry North 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

Labertouche

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 45%)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Labertouche

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 47%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Labertouche leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)
  • Longwarry North has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $411/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Longwarry North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 76 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88 km vs 95.9 km)
  • But Labertouche is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Labertouche

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Longwarry North has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)

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

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

Labertouche Longwarry North
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.

Labertouche Longwarry North
Walkability 13 / 0
Labertouche — Walkability: 13/100 Longwarry North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 17
Labertouche — Safety: 40/100 Longwarry North — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 3 / 0
Labertouche — Low fire risk: 3/100 Longwarry North — Low fire risk: 0/100
Low flood risk 33 / 10
Labertouche — Low flood risk: 33/100 Longwarry North — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Labertouche has higher household incomes ($107,952 vs $45,916); Labertouche rents higher ($411/wk vs $220/wk).

Labertouche Longwarry North
Population 386
+40% vs other
 230
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +7.0%
Median age 43 55
Median household income $107,952/yr
+57% vs other
 $45,916/yr
Median weekly rent $411/wk
+46% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Labertouche Longwarry North
0-4 4.7% / 4.8%
Labertouche — 0-4: 4.7% Longwarry North — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.1% / 5.2%
Labertouche — 5-14: 16.1% Longwarry North — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 3.9% / 4.8%
Labertouche — 15-19: 3.9% Longwarry North — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 4.4% / 3.5%
Labertouche — 20-24: 4.4% Longwarry North — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.0% / 4.3%
Labertouche — 25-34: 6.0% Longwarry North — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 15.0% / 10.9%
Labertouche — 35-44: 15.0% Longwarry North — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 11.7% / 14.8%
Labertouche — 45-54: 11.7% Longwarry North — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 14.8% / 20.9%
Labertouche — 55-64: 14.8% Longwarry North — 55-64: 20.9%
65-74 12.4% / 19.1%
Labertouche — 65-74: 12.4% Longwarry North — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 5.4% / 10.0%
Labertouche — 75-84: 5.4% Longwarry North — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 1.6% / 2.6%
Labertouche — 85+: 1.6% Longwarry North — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Labertouche 65.9% couple families
Labertouche — Couple Families: 65.9% Labertouche — Lone Person: 28.0% Labertouche — One Parent Families: 6.1%
Longwarry North 30.9% couple families
Longwarry North — Couple Families: 30.9% Longwarry North — Lone Person: 54.5% Longwarry North — One Parent Families: 14.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Labertouche 16.4% renting
Labertouche — Owned Outright: 37.9% Labertouche — Mortgage: 45.7% Labertouche — Renting: 16.4%
Longwarry North 20.3% renting
Longwarry North — Owned Outright: 50.0% Longwarry North — Mortgage: 29.7% Longwarry North — Renting: 20.3%
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.

Labertouche Longwarry North
England 3.6% / 3.0%
Labertouche — England: 3.6% Longwarry North — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.7%
Labertouche — New Zealand: 1.3% Longwarry North — New Zealand: 1.7%
Italy — / 1.3%
Labertouche — Italy: not among its largest Longwarry North — Italy: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Labertouche — Netherlands: 0.8% Longwarry North — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Labertouche Longwarry North
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 18.3%
Labertouche — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Longwarry North — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 7.8%
Labertouche — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Longwarry North — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 4.8%
Labertouche — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Longwarry North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Labertouche — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Longwarry North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Labertouche — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Longwarry North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Labertouche 100.0% houses
Labertouche — Houses: 100.0% Labertouche — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Longwarry North 78.6% houses
Longwarry North — Houses: 78.6% Longwarry North — Flats / Apartments: 21.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Labertouche Longwarry North
Median house price $729,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Labertouche Longwarry North
Rural and farming 89% 90%
Parks and recreation 11% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
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

Labertouche Longwarry North
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Labertouche Longwarry North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Labertouche is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Labertouche Longwarry North
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Longwarry North carries more crime risk (83 vs 60); Longwarry North carries more flood risk (90 vs 67).

Labertouche Longwarry North
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
100/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Labertouche Longwarry North
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Labertouche

  • Labertouche Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Longwarry North

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

Amenities in the suburb

Labertouche Longwarry North
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 107 2

Mobility

Labertouche sits further from the CBD (95.9 km vs 88 km).

Labertouche Longwarry North
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 95.9 km
+8% vs other
 88 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 69 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3816
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3816
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.

Labertouche Longwarry North
Car (driver) 67.6% / 78.5%
Labertouche — Car (driver): 67.6% Longwarry North — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 7.7%
Labertouche — Worked from Home: 27.0% Longwarry North — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Walked Only 2.7% / 9.2%
Labertouche — Walked Only: 2.7% Longwarry North — Walked Only: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 4.6%
Labertouche — Car (passenger): 2.7% Longwarry North — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Labertouche Longwarry North
Elevation 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.0 km 30.9 km

NBN connectivity

Labertouche Longwarry North
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
154 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Labertouche Longwarry North
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Labertouche Longwarry North
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Labertouche Longwarry North
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Labertouche Longwarry North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Labertouche

River Rural

Longwarry North

Retirees Rural

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