Morwell vs Traralgon

Traralgon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Morwell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Morwell, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Traralgon: a median of $575,000, against $395,000 in Morwell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Morwell tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Traralgon

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 11)
  • has more parks and reserves (97 vs 45)

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

First-home buyers

Morwell

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($270,000 vs $725,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($395,000 vs $575,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Morwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Morwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (153.4 km vs 162.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Traralgon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (10 vs 5)

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

Investors

Morwell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.8% vs 4.0%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.4% vs 4.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Morwell Traralgon
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.

Morwell Traralgon
Walkability 64 / 67
Morwell — Walkability: 64/100 Traralgon — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 5 / 13
Morwell — Safety: 5/100 Traralgon — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 2 / 100
Morwell — Low fire risk: 2/100 Traralgon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 20
Morwell — Low flood risk: 31/100 Traralgon — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Traralgon has more residents (26,907 vs 14,389); Traralgon has higher household incomes ($77,168 vs $48,984).

Morwell Traralgon
Population 14,389 26,907
+87% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% +7.9%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $48,984/yr $77,168/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $215/wk $275/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morwell Traralgon
0-4 5.7% / 6.0%
Morwell — 0-4: 5.7% Traralgon — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.7% / 12.6%
Morwell — 5-14: 11.7% Traralgon — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 5.3% / 5.7%
Morwell — 15-19: 5.3% Traralgon — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.0% / 5.5%
Morwell — 20-24: 6.0% Traralgon — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 12.3% / 14.1%
Morwell — 25-34: 12.3% Traralgon — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 10.4% / 12.4%
Morwell — 35-44: 10.4% Traralgon — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.2% / 11.3%
Morwell — 45-54: 12.2% Traralgon — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 13.6% / 12.4%
Morwell — 55-64: 13.6% Traralgon — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 12.1% / 10.7%
Morwell — 65-74: 12.1% Traralgon — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 7.3% / 6.4%
Morwell — 75-84: 7.3% Traralgon — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 3.3% / 2.7%
Morwell — 85+: 3.3% Traralgon — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morwell 49.3% lone person
Morwell — Lone Person: 49.3% Morwell — Couple Families: 24.3% Morwell — One Parent Families: 20.4% Morwell — Group Household: 4.3% Morwell — Other Families: 1.7%
Traralgon 42.2% lone person
Traralgon — Lone Person: 42.2% Traralgon — Couple Families: 35.1% Traralgon — One Parent Families: 17.6% Traralgon — Group Household: 3.9% Traralgon — 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.

Morwell 35.2% renting
Morwell — Owned Outright: 38.7% Morwell — Mortgage: 26.0% Morwell — Renting: 35.2%
Traralgon 26.8% renting
Traralgon — Owned Outright: 35.2% Traralgon — Mortgage: 38.0% Traralgon — Renting: 26.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Morwell Traralgon
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 18.2%
Morwell — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Traralgon — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 9.1%
Morwell — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Traralgon — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 7.2%
Morwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Traralgon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.5%
Morwell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Traralgon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.7%
Morwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Traralgon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Morwell Traralgon
England 2.4% / 2.5%
Morwell — England: 2.4% Traralgon — England: 2.5%
Italy 1.9% / 0.6%
Morwell — Italy: 1.9% Traralgon — Italy: 0.6%
India 1.1% / 1.2%
Morwell — India: 1.1% Traralgon — India: 1.2%
Philippines 1.3% / 0.8%
Morwell — Philippines: 1.3% Traralgon — Philippines: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.0%
Morwell — New Zealand: 0.9% Traralgon — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.7%
Morwell — Netherlands: 0.7% Traralgon — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morwell 85.9% houses
Morwell — Houses: 85.9% Morwell — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Morwell — Townhouses: 6.3%
Traralgon 85.5% houses
Traralgon — Houses: 85.5% Traralgon — Flats / Apartments: 9.9% Traralgon — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Morwell Traralgon
Median house price $395,000 $575,000
Median unit price $330,000 $342,000
Median land price $270,000 $725,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 175 sales
 49 days
from 270 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Morwell Traralgon
2 bed $320K / $392K
Morwell — 2 bed: $320K (78 sales) Traralgon — 2 bed: $392K (54 sales)

78 vs 54 sales

3 bed $395K / $530K
Morwell — 3 bed: $395K (345 sales) Traralgon — 3 bed: $530K (331 sales)

345 vs 331 sales

4 bed $523K / $675K
Morwell — 4 bed: $523K (92 sales) Traralgon — 4 bed: $675K (230 sales)

92 vs 230 sales

5 bed $550K / $804K
Morwell — 5 bed: $550K (10 sales) Traralgon — 5 bed: $804K (18 sales)

10 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Traralgon has more rural and farming land (57% vs 20%); Morwell has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 1%).

Morwell Traralgon
Rural and farming 20% 57%
Other and special use 33% 2%
Residential 20% 29%
Industrial 12% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 6%
Parks and recreation 4%
same for both
Commercial 2% 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

Morwell Traralgon
New dwellings approved 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +66%
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.

Morwell Traralgon
Houses 4.8%
$450/wk on $487K
 4.0%
$530/wk on $689K
Units 5.4%
$350/wk on $335K
 4.9%
$350/wk on $369K

Ranking within VIC

Morwell Traralgon
House price Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Income Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC

Liveability

Traralgon scores higher overall (36 vs 22).

Morwell Traralgon
Grade D C
Score 22/100 36/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Morwell carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 0); Traralgon carries more flood risk (80 vs 69).

Morwell Traralgon
Bushfire High
98/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
95/100
 High
87/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Morwell Traralgon
Inside the suburb 7 15
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 1 5
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Gippsland, 9.9 km
 None

Schools in Morwell

  • Morwell Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Morwell Central Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kurnai College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • St Vincent de Paul's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Kurnai College - FLO Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Traralgon

  • Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon) Government · Primary above peers
  • Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lavalla Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Gabriel's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Michael's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Morwell Traralgon
Supermarkets 3 6
Cafes & restaurants 3 27
Parks & reserves 45 97
Childcare 11 24
GPs 5 10
Pharmacies 4 1
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 6 8
Fuel stations 6 7
EV chargers 0 3
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Traralgon sits further from the CBD (162.2 km vs 153.4 km).

Morwell Traralgon
Walkability score 64/100 67/100
Distance to Melbourne 153.4 km 162.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 111 min 115 min
Public transport score 83/100
Rail
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 193.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 189.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3840
 0.6%
postcode 3844
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3840
 38
postcode 3844

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.

Morwell Traralgon
Car (driver) 77.9% / 77.3%
Morwell — Car (driver): 77.9% Traralgon — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 13.2%
Morwell — Worked from Home: 10.1% Traralgon — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 6.0%
Morwell — Car (passenger): 6.8% Traralgon — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 2.5% / 2.1%
Morwell — Walked Only: 2.5% Traralgon — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus 1.3% / 0.7%
Morwell — Bus: 1.3% Traralgon — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Morwell Traralgon
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Morwell Traralgon
Connectivity score 70/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
8,390 premises
 51%
14,190 premises

Climate

Morwell Traralgon
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Morwell Traralgon
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Morwell Traralgon
Average residential rate $1,746/yr
same for both
Council Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Morwell Traralgon
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morwell Traralgon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morwell

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Transport Hub

Traralgon

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Transport Hub

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