Raglan vs Buangor

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buangor, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Buangor tends to suit people living alone and 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

Raglan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Buangor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Raglan sits closer to the CBD (175.8 km vs 182.1 km)
  • Buangor is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Raglan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • But Buangor is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Buangor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs -3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Raglan Buangor
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.

Raglan Buangor
Walkability 0 / 20
Raglan — Walkability: 0/100 Buangor — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 38 / 8
Raglan — Safety: 38/100 Buangor — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 35 / 35
Raglan — Low fire risk: 35/100 Buangor — Low fire risk: 35/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Raglan — Low flood risk: 100/100 Buangor — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Raglan has more residents (223 vs 112); Raglan skews older (53 vs 51).

Raglan Buangor
Population 223
+50% vs other
 112
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.5% +8.7%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $55,536/yr
+4% vs other
 $53,300/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $210/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Raglan Buangor
0-4 3.6% / 2.7%
Raglan — 0-4: 3.6% Buangor — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 10.3% / 19.6%
Raglan — 5-14: 10.3% Buangor — 5-14: 19.6%
15-19 4.5% / 4.5%
Raglan — 15-19: 4.5% Buangor — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 1.3% / 2.7%
Raglan — 20-24: 1.3% Buangor — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 4.9% / 6.2%
Raglan — 25-34: 4.9% Buangor — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 8.5% / 8.9%
Raglan — 35-44: 8.5% Buangor — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 17.5% / 12.5%
Raglan — 45-54: 17.5% Buangor — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 19.3% / 24.1%
Raglan — 55-64: 19.3% Buangor — 55-64: 24.1%
65-74 17.0% / 8.9%
Raglan — 65-74: 17.0% Buangor — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 5.8% / 8.0%
Raglan — 75-84: 5.8% Buangor — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 4.5% / 3.6%
Raglan — 85+: 4.5% Buangor — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Raglan 41.9% lone person
Raglan — Lone Person: 41.9% Raglan — Couple Families: 32.3% Raglan — One Parent Families: 21.0% Raglan — Group Household: 4.8%
Buangor 51.9% lone person
Buangor — Lone Person: 51.9% Buangor — Couple Families: 18.5% Buangor — One Parent Families: 29.6% Buangor — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Raglan 6.6% renting
Raglan — Owned Outright: 57.1% Raglan — Mortgage: 36.3% Raglan — Renting: 6.6%
Buangor 7.5% renting
Buangor — Owned Outright: 62.5% Buangor — Mortgage: 30.0% Buangor — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Raglan Buangor
England 2.2% / 4.5%
Raglan — England: 2.2% Buangor — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.6%
Raglan — New Zealand: 2.7% Buangor — New Zealand: 3.6%
Scotland 2.2% / —
Raglan — Scotland: 2.2% Buangor — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.8% / —
Raglan — Germany: 1.8% Buangor — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.8% / —
Raglan — Netherlands: 1.8% Buangor — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Raglan Buangor
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 10.7%
Raglan — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Buangor — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 6.2%
Raglan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Buangor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 7.1%
Raglan — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Buangor — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 7.1%
Raglan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Buangor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Raglan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Buangor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Raglan 100.0% houses
Raglan — Houses: 100.0%
Buangor 100.0% houses
Buangor — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Raglan Buangor
Median house price $575,000 $530,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Buangor has more rural and farming land (84% vs 47%); Raglan has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 11%).

Raglan Buangor
Rural and farming 47% 84%
Environmental 27% 11%
Parks and recreation 25% 4%
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

Raglan Buangor
New dwellings approved 45
across Pyrenees
 56
across Ararat
Approvals change year on year +100% +80%

Ranking within VIC

Raglan Buangor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Buangor is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Raglan Buangor
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Buangor carries more crime risk (92 vs 62).

Raglan Buangor
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
92/100
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
same for both

Schools

Raglan Buangor
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Raglan

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

Schools in Buangor

  • Buangor Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Raglan Buangor
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Buangor sits further from the CBD (182.1 km vs 175.8 km).

Raglan Buangor
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Melbourne 175.8 km 182.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3373
 0.0%
postcode 3375
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3373
 —

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.

Raglan Buangor
Car (driver) 72.3% / 71.1%
Raglan — Car (driver): 72.3% Buangor — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 28.9%
Raglan — Worked from Home: 23.1% Buangor — Worked from Home: 28.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Raglan — Car (passenger): 4.6% Buangor — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Raglan Buangor
Elevation 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 345 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Raglan Buangor
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Raglan Buangor
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Raglan Buangor
Average residential rate $1,584/yr $2,002/yr
Council Pyrenees Ararat

Federal electorate

Raglan Buangor
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Raglan Buangor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Raglan

Retirees Rural

Buangor

Family River Rural

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