Raglan vs Waterloo
Waterloo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Raglan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Waterloo, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Waterloo: a median of $750,000, against $575,000 in Raglan, though rent is higher in Raglan. On these figures, Raglan tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Waterloo suits people living alone.
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
Waterloo
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 62/100)
- But Raglan is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Raglan has cheaper houses ($575,000 vs $750,000)
- Waterloo leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Waterloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Waterloo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 122 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (164.7 km vs 175.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Raglan has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)
- Waterloo carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Waterloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.9% vs -3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Raglan and Waterloo 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
Raglan has more residents (223 vs 122); Raglan rents higher ($200/wk vs $165/wk).
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 223 +45% vs other | 122 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.5% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 53 | 50 |
| Median household income | $55,536/yr | $56,836/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +18% vs other | $165/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (18.4%).
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 (4.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $575,000 | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 47% | 40% |
| Parks and recreation | 25% | 31% |
| Environmental | 27% | 28% |
| 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 | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Raglan carries more crime risk (62 vs 24); Raglan carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 49).
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Raglan sits further from the CBD (175.8 km vs 164.7 km).
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 175.8 km +6% vs other | 164.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 122 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3373 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3373 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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 425 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 408 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 61 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm | 537 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C | — |
Council rates
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pyrenees same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Raglan | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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