Longwarry North vs Longwarry

Longwarry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 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 Longwarry 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

Longwarry

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 45%)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Longwarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% 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

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Longwarry North has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 14%)
  • Longwarry is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Longwarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.6% vs 7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Longwarry North and Longwarry 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 Longwarry
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 Longwarry
Walkability 0 / 22
Longwarry North — Walkability: 0/100 Longwarry — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 17 / 33
Longwarry North — Safety: 17/100 Longwarry — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 0 / 76
Longwarry North — Low fire risk: 0/100 Longwarry — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 10 / 10
Longwarry North — Low flood risk: 10/100 Longwarry — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Longwarry has more residents (2,436 vs 230); Longwarry has higher household incomes ($76,128 vs $45,916).

Longwarry North Longwarry
Population 230 2,436
+959% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +21.6%
Median age 55 34
Median household income $45,916/yr $76,128/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $330/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longwarry North Longwarry
0-4 4.8% / 8.3%
Longwarry North — 0-4: 4.8% Longwarry — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 5.2% / 14.9%
Longwarry North — 5-14: 5.2% Longwarry — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 4.8% / 5.0%
Longwarry North — 15-19: 4.8% Longwarry — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.5% / 5.1%
Longwarry North — 20-24: 3.5% Longwarry — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 4.3% / 17.0%
Longwarry North — 25-34: 4.3% Longwarry — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 10.9% / 13.5%
Longwarry North — 35-44: 10.9% Longwarry — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 14.8% / 10.1%
Longwarry North — 45-54: 14.8% Longwarry — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 20.9% / 12.6%
Longwarry North — 55-64: 20.9% Longwarry — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 19.1% / 8.6%
Longwarry North — 65-74: 19.1% Longwarry — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 10.0% / 4.4%
Longwarry North — 75-84: 10.0% Longwarry — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.6% / 1.0%
Longwarry North — 85+: 2.6% Longwarry — 85+: 1.0%

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%
Longwarry 34.7% lone person
Longwarry — Lone Person: 34.7% Longwarry — Couple Families: 41.8% Longwarry — One Parent Families: 18.4% Longwarry — Group Household: 3.2% Longwarry — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
Longwarry 20.9% renting
Longwarry — Owned Outright: 26.9% Longwarry — Mortgage: 52.2% Longwarry — Renting: 20.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Longwarry North Longwarry
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 20.0%
Longwarry North — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Longwarry — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 5.3%
Longwarry North — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Longwarry — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 6.8%
Longwarry North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Longwarry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Longwarry North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Longwarry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Longwarry North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Longwarry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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 Longwarry
England 3.0% / 2.8%
Longwarry North — England: 3.0% Longwarry — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.8%
Longwarry North — New Zealand: 1.7% Longwarry — New Zealand: 1.8%
Italy 1.3% / —
Longwarry North — Italy: 1.3% Longwarry — Italy: not among its largest
India — / 0.9%
Longwarry North — India: not among its largest Longwarry — India: 0.9%
Sri Lanka — / 0.6%
Longwarry North — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Longwarry — Sri Lanka: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.2%
Longwarry North — Scotland: not among its largest Longwarry — Scotland: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

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%
Longwarry 90.0% houses
Longwarry — Houses: 90.0% Longwarry — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% Longwarry — Townhouses: 5.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Longwarry North Longwarry
Median house price — $619,000
Median unit price — $490,000
Median land price — $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 39 days
from 51 sales

Zoning mix

Longwarry North Longwarry
Rural and farming 90% 93%
Parks and recreation 5% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
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

Longwarry North Longwarry
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 Longwarry
Houses — 4.3%
$580/wk on $694K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Longwarry North Longwarry
House price — Higher than 25% of VIC
Income — Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 70% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 86% of VIC

Liveability

Longwarry is more walkable (22 vs 0).

Longwarry North Longwarry
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Longwarry North carries more bushfire risk (100 vs 24); Longwarry North carries more crime risk (83 vs 67).

Longwarry North Longwarry
Bushfire High
100/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
90/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Longwarry North

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

Schools in Longwarry

  • Longwarry Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Longwarry North Longwarry
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Longwarry North Longwarry
Walkability score 0/100 22/100
Distance to Melbourne 88 km 89.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 73 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.

Longwarry North Longwarry
Car (driver) 78.5% / 77.3%
Longwarry North — Car (driver): 78.5% Longwarry — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 15.3%
Longwarry North — Worked from Home: 7.7% Longwarry — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Walked Only 9.2% / 0.7%
Longwarry North — Walked Only: 9.2% Longwarry — Walked Only: 0.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.7%
Longwarry North — Car (passenger): 4.6% Longwarry — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train — / 2.0%
Longwarry North — Train: not among its largest Longwarry — Train: 2.0%

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

Setting

Longwarry North Longwarry
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.9 km 27.7 km

NBN connectivity

Longwarry North Longwarry
Connectivity score 30/100 74/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 56%
1,169 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Longwarry North

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Longwarry

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