Longwarry vs Modella
Longwarry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 44 in Modella. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Modella, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Modella: a median of $1.02 million, against $619,000 in Longwarry. On these figures, Longwarry tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Modella suits 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
Modella
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 67/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 60%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
- But Longwarry has more childcare (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Longwarry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($619,000 vs $1,020,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Modella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
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 4 things we measure here
- Longwarry is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
- Modella carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Longwarry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.6% vs 14.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Longwarry and Modella 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
Longwarry has more residents (2,436 vs 169); Modella has higher household incomes ($115,336 vs $76,128).
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,436 +93% vs other | 169 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.6% | +14.2% |
| Median age | 34 | 44 |
| Median household income | $76,128/yr | $115,336/yr +52% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +3% vs other | $320/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
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 (20.0%).
Property market
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $619,000 | $1,020,000 |
| Median unit price | $490,000 | — |
| Median land price | $350,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 39 days from 51 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 89% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 7% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 4% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| 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 | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $580/wk on $694K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 25% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 87% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 70% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 22% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 86% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Longwarry is more walkable (22 vs 0).
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 23/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Longwarry carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Longwarry carries more crime risk (67 vs 18).
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Flood | High 90/100 | High 98/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Longwarry
- Longwarry Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Modella
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 22/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 89.1 km | 89.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 73 min same for both | |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).
Setting
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.7 km | 21.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 56% 1,169 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Longwarry | Modella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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