Lardner vs Warragul South
Warragul South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 54 in Lardner. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warragul South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lardner tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Warragul South suits families with children and 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
Warragul South
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 84/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lardner
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Warragul South
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $373/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warragul South
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 88 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warragul South
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 84/100)
- But Lardner has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Warragul South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.7% vs -6.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lardner and Warragul South 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
Warragul South has more residents (280 vs 110); Lardner skews older (54 vs 42).
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 110 | 280 +155% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.0% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 54 | 42 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr | $111,436/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $373/wk +20% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).
Zoning mix
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 96% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 62% of VIC | Higher than 84% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 77% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
Liveability
Warragul South is more walkable (15 vs 0).
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Lardner carries more flood risk (69 vs 32); Lardner carries more crime risk (84 vs 54).
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 84/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 69/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lardner
- Lardner and District Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Warragul South
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 15/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 109.1 km | 110.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 88 min | 83 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3821 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3821 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 (68.6%).
Setting
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 139 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.7 km | 34.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 105 premises |
Climate
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,090 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lardner | Warragul South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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