Narracan vs Trafalgar South
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narracan, about half of households are people living alone. In Trafalgar South, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Narracan: a median of $845,000, against $675,000 in Trafalgar South, though rent is higher in Trafalgar South. On these figures, Narracan tends to suit people living alone, while Trafalgar South suits 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
Trafalgar South
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 38/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Trafalgar South
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 34%)
- has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $845,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Narracan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Trafalgar South
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 109 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (131.5 km vs 139.4 km)
- But Narracan is more walkable (13/100 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
- Narracan is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Trafalgar South carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Trafalgar South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Narracan and Trafalgar South 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
Trafalgar South rents higher ($310/wk vs $200/wk); Trafalgar South has higher household incomes ($104,780 vs $70,824).
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 262 | 305 +16% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.6% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 49 |
| Median household income | $70,824/yr | $104,780/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $310/wk +55% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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 (5.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $845,000 | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 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
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 77% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
Liveability
Narracan is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Narracan carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 0); Narracan carries more crime risk (38 vs 25).
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 98/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Narracan
- Narracan Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Trafalgar South
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Narracan sits further from the CBD (139.4 km vs 131.5 km).
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 139.4 km +6% vs other | 131.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 109 min | 100 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3824 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3824 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 (65.2%).
Setting
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 347 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 130 premises | 0% 133 premises |
Climate
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Narracan | Trafalgar South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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