Macorna vs Tragowel
Tragowel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Macorna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Macorna, most households are people living alone. In Tragowel, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Macorna tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Tragowel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 31%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Macorna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tragowel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $125/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Macorna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (259.9 km vs 268.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (182 min vs 187 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Macorna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Macorna and Tragowel 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
Macorna rents higher ($125/wk vs $0/wk); Macorna skews older (52 vs 48).
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 83 +24% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -23.0% | -20.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 48 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $74,724/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
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 (11.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (17.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Gannawarra same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
Liveability
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | High 88/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 12 | 9 |
Mobility
Tragowel sits further from the CBD (268.3 km vs 259.9 km).
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 259.9 km | 268.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 182 min | 187 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3579 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3579 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 (47.5%).
Setting
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 84 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 82 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 364 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gannawarra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Macorna | Tragowel | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.