Longwarry North vs Drouin

Drouin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 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 Longwarry North, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Longwarry North tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Drouin suits families with children.

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

Drouin

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Drouin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 47%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Longwarry North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $330/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 96.8 km)
  • But Drouin is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Drouin

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Longwarry North has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 10%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Drouin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs 7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Longwarry North Drouin
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.

Longwarry North Drouin
Walkability 0 / 82
Longwarry North — Walkability: 0/100 Drouin — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 17 / 36
Longwarry North — Safety: 17/100 Drouin — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 0 / 25
Longwarry North — Low fire risk: 0/100 Drouin — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 10 / 46
Longwarry North — Low flood risk: 10/100 Drouin — Low flood risk: 46/100

Demographics

Drouin has more residents (15,287 vs 230); Drouin has higher household incomes ($74,464 vs $45,916).

Longwarry North Drouin
Population 230 15,287
+6547% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +23.8%
Median age 55 39
Median household income $45,916/yr $74,464/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $330/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longwarry North Drouin
0-4 4.8% / 7.0%
Longwarry North — 0-4: 4.8% Drouin — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 5.2% / 13.4%
Longwarry North — 5-14: 5.2% Drouin — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 4.8% / 5.3%
Longwarry North — 15-19: 4.8% Drouin — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.5% / 5.1%
Longwarry North — 20-24: 3.5% Drouin — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 4.3% / 13.8%
Longwarry North — 25-34: 4.3% Drouin — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 10.9% / 11.3%
Longwarry North — 35-44: 10.9% Drouin — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.8% / 11.0%
Longwarry North — 45-54: 14.8% Drouin — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 20.9% / 11.7%
Longwarry North — 55-64: 20.9% Drouin — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 19.1% / 11.9%
Longwarry North — 65-74: 19.1% Drouin — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 10.0% / 7.1%
Longwarry North — 75-84: 10.0% Drouin — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.6% / 2.5%
Longwarry North — 85+: 2.6% Drouin — 85+: 2.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Longwarry North 54.5% lone person
Longwarry North — Lone Person: 54.5% Longwarry North — Couple Families: 30.9% Longwarry North — One Parent Families: 14.5% Longwarry North — Group Household: 0.0% Longwarry North — Other Families: 0.0%
Drouin 36.3% lone person
Drouin — Lone Person: 36.3% Drouin — Couple Families: 42.3% Drouin — One Parent Families: 17.3% Drouin — Group Household: 2.9% Drouin — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Longwarry North 20.3% renting
Longwarry North — Owned Outright: 50.0% Longwarry North — Mortgage: 29.7% Longwarry North — Renting: 20.3%
Drouin 22.0% renting
Drouin — Owned Outright: 36.5% Drouin — Mortgage: 41.5% Drouin — Renting: 22.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Longwarry North Drouin
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 19.2%
Longwarry North — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Drouin — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 7.8%
Longwarry North — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Drouin — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 7.6%
Longwarry North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Drouin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Longwarry North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Drouin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Longwarry North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Drouin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Longwarry North Drouin
England 3.0% / 3.9%
Longwarry North — England: 3.0% Drouin — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.3%
Longwarry North — New Zealand: 1.7% Drouin — New Zealand: 1.3%
Italy 1.3% / —
Longwarry North — Italy: 1.3% Drouin — Italy: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Longwarry North — Netherlands: not among its largest Drouin — Netherlands: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Longwarry North — Scotland: not among its largest Drouin — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Longwarry North — Philippines: not among its largest Drouin — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Longwarry North 78.6% houses
Longwarry North — Houses: 78.6% Longwarry North — Flats / Apartments: 21.4% Longwarry North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Drouin 89.8% houses
Drouin — Houses: 89.8% Drouin — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Drouin — Townhouses: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Longwarry North Drouin
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price — $457,250
Median land price — $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 234 sales

Zoning mix

Longwarry North has more rural and farming land (90% vs 46%).

Longwarry North Drouin
Rural and farming 90% 46%
Residential 0% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 9%
Parks and recreation 5% 3%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

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

Longwarry North Drouin
Houses — 4.4%
$600/wk on $715K
Units — 4.8%
$440/wk on $474K

Ranking within VIC

Longwarry North Drouin
House price — Higher than 29% of VIC
Income — Higher than 40% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 50% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 62% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Drouin is more walkable (82 vs 0).

Longwarry North Drouin
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Longwarry North carries more flood risk (90 vs 54); Longwarry North carries more bushfire risk (100 vs 75).

Longwarry North Drouin
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
75/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood High
90/100
 Moderate
54/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Longwarry North Drouin
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Longwarry North

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

Schools in Drouin

  • St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Drouin Campus Independent · Combined above peers
  • Chairo Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Drouin Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ita's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Drouin Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Longwarry North Drouin
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 2 14
Childcare 0 13
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Drouin sits further from the CBD (96.8 km vs 88 km).

Longwarry North Drouin
Walkability score 0/100 82/100
Distance to Melbourne 88 km 96.8 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 76 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3816
 0.6%
postcode 3818
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3816
 49
postcode 3818

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.

Longwarry North Drouin
Car (driver) 78.5% / 76.3%
Longwarry North — Car (driver): 78.5% Drouin — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 16.0%
Longwarry North — Worked from Home: 7.7% Drouin — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Walked Only 9.2% / 1.4%
Longwarry North — Walked Only: 9.2% Drouin — Walked Only: 1.4%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.7%
Longwarry North — Car (passenger): 4.6% Drouin — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train — / 1.3%
Longwarry North — Train: not among its largest Drouin — Train: 1.3%

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

Setting

Longwarry North Drouin
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.9 km 33.4 km

NBN connectivity

Longwarry North Drouin
Connectivity score 30/100 74/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 54%
7,340 premises

Climate

Longwarry North Drouin
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm 1,090 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.1°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Longwarry North

Retirees Rural

Drouin

Regional Centre Transport Hub

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