Langi Kal Kal vs Waterloo
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Langi Kal Kal tends to suit people living alone.
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
Waterloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Langi Kal Kal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($135/wk vs $165/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Langi Kal Kal
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 114 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (158.5 km vs 164.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Waterloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.9% vs -16.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Langi Kal Kal and Waterloo 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
Langi Kal Kal has more residents (336 vs 122); Waterloo rents higher ($165/wk vs $135/wk).
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 336 +64% vs other | 122 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.0% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 49 | 50 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +3% vs other | $56,836/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $135/wk | $165/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Langi Kal Kal has more rural and farming land (61% vs 40%); Waterloo has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 11%).
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 61% | 40% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 31% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 28% | 1% |
| Environmental | 11% | 28% |
| 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
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Waterloo carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0).
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Waterloo sits further from the CBD (164.7 km vs 158.5 km).
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 158.5 km | 164.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 109 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 | 0.4% postcode 3373 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 | 47 postcode 3373 |
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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 389 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 408 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 9 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 537 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pyrenees same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Langi Kal Kal | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Langi Kal Kal
Waterloo
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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