Trafalgar East vs Moe South

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Moe South tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Trafalgar East is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 68%)
  • Moe South carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Trafalgar East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Trafalgar East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $344/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Trafalgar East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (101 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.7 km vs 141.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moe South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 79/100)

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

Trafalgar East and Moe 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.

Trafalgar East Moe South
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.

Trafalgar East Moe South
Walkability 0 / 7
Trafalgar East — Walkability: 0/100 Moe South — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 21 / 72
Trafalgar East — Safety: 21/100 Moe South — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 66 / 1
Trafalgar East — Low fire risk: 66/100 Moe South — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 14 / 65
Trafalgar East — Low flood risk: 14/100 Moe South — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Moe South has more residents (529 vs 401); Moe South rents higher ($344/wk vs $270/wk).

Trafalgar East Moe South
Population 401 529
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% -2.2%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $98,488/yr $106,860/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $344/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar East Moe South
0-4 3.5% / 3.6%
Trafalgar East — 0-4: 3.5% Moe South — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 13.7% / 13.0%
Trafalgar East — 5-14: 13.7% Moe South — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.0% / 10.0%
Trafalgar East — 15-19: 6.0% Moe South — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 6.5% / 4.0%
Trafalgar East — 20-24: 6.5% Moe South — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 8.2% / 6.4%
Trafalgar East — 25-34: 8.2% Moe South — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 12.0% / 9.1%
Trafalgar East — 35-44: 12.0% Moe South — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 13.5% / 15.9%
Trafalgar East — 45-54: 13.5% Moe South — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 19.2% / 18.7%
Trafalgar East — 55-64: 19.2% Moe South — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 13.0% / 12.5%
Trafalgar East — 65-74: 13.0% Moe South — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 4.5% / 6.2%
Trafalgar East — 75-84: 4.5% Moe South — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.5% / 0.6%
Trafalgar East — 85+: 2.5% Moe South — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar East 64.3% couple families
Trafalgar East — Couple Families: 64.3% Trafalgar East — Lone Person: 20.2% Trafalgar East — One Parent Families: 15.5%
Moe South 58.9% couple families
Moe South — Couple Families: 58.9% Moe South — Lone Person: 31.8% Moe South — One Parent Families: 9.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar East 8.6% renting
Trafalgar East — Owned Outright: 50.4% Trafalgar East — Mortgage: 41.0% Trafalgar East — Renting: 8.6%
Moe South 5.1% renting
Moe South — Owned Outright: 51.4% Moe South — Mortgage: 43.5% Moe South — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Trafalgar East Moe South
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 18.9%
Trafalgar East — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Moe South — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.7%
Trafalgar East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Moe South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 7.4%
Trafalgar East — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Moe South — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.8%
Trafalgar East — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Moe South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.6%
Trafalgar East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Moe South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Trafalgar East Moe South
England 1.7% / 2.3%
Trafalgar East — England: 1.7% Moe South — England: 2.3%
Netherlands 2.0% / 1.3%
Trafalgar East — Netherlands: 2.0% Moe South — Netherlands: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / —
Trafalgar East — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Moe South — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Italy 1.2% / —
Trafalgar East — Italy: 1.2% Moe South — Italy: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Trafalgar East — Germany: not among its largest Moe South — Germany: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Trafalgar East — New Zealand: 0.7% Moe South — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar East 100.7% houses
Trafalgar East — Houses: 100.7% Trafalgar East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moe South 96.1% houses
Moe South — Houses: 96.1% Moe South — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Trafalgar East Moe South
Median house price $875,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $805,000

Zoning mix

Trafalgar East Moe South
Rural and farming 96% 97%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Trafalgar East Moe South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year +49% +66%

Ranking within VIC

Trafalgar East Moe South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Trafalgar East Moe South
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moe South carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 34); Trafalgar East carries more crime risk (79 vs 28).

Trafalgar East Moe South
Bushfire Low
34/100
 High
99/100
Crime High
79/100
 Low
28/100
Flood High
86/100
 Low
35/100
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

Trafalgar East Moe South
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

Trafalgar East Moe South
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Moe South sits further from the CBD (141.3 km vs 132.7 km).

Trafalgar East Moe South
Walkability score 0/100 7/100
Distance to Melbourne 132.7 km 141.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 101 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3824
 0.3%
postcode 3825
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3824
 38
postcode 3825

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.

Trafalgar East Moe South
Car (driver) 71.9% / 82.1%
Trafalgar East — Car (driver): 71.9% Moe South — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 10.7%
Trafalgar East — Worked from Home: 17.3% Moe South — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 7.1%
Trafalgar East — Car (passenger): 2.0% Moe South — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 6.6% / —
Trafalgar East — Walked Only: 6.6% Moe South — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 2.0% / —
Trafalgar East — Bus: 2.0% Moe South — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Trafalgar East Moe South
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Trafalgar East Moe South
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
171 premises
 0%
201 premises

Climate

Trafalgar East Moe 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

Air quality (annual mean)

Trafalgar East Moe South
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

Trafalgar East Moe South
Average residential rate $2,138/yr $1,746/yr
Council Baw Baw Latrobe (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Trafalgar East Moe South
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Trafalgar East Moe South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Trafalgar East

Rural

Moe South

Acreage

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