Trafalgar East vs Moe

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trafalgar East, most households are couple families. In Moe, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Trafalgar East: a median of $875,000, against $464,000 in Moe, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Trafalgar East tends to suit couples, while Moe suits people living alone and 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

They split

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

  • Trafalgar East is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 40%)
  • Moe has more parks and reserves (26 vs 1)

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

  • Trafalgar East leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)
  • Moe has cheaper houses ($464,500 vs $875,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $270/wk)
  • But Trafalgar East leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moe

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • But Trafalgar East carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Moe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.8% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Trafalgar East and Moe 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
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
Walkability 0 / 85
Trafalgar East — Walkability: 0/100 Moe — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 21 / 5
Trafalgar East — Safety: 21/100 Moe — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 66 / 1
Trafalgar East — Low fire risk: 66/100 Moe — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 14 / 15
Trafalgar East — Low flood risk: 14/100 Moe — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Moe has more residents (9,375 vs 401); Trafalgar East has higher household incomes ($98,488 vs $46,904).

Trafalgar East Moe
Population 401 9,375
+2238% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% +6.8%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $98,488/yr
+52% vs other
 $46,904/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+26% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar East Moe
0-4 3.5% / 4.7%
Trafalgar East — 0-4: 3.5% Moe — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.7% / 11.0%
Trafalgar East — 5-14: 13.7% Moe — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 6.0% / 4.7%
Trafalgar East — 15-19: 6.0% Moe — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 6.5% / 5.1%
Trafalgar East — 20-24: 6.5% Moe — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 8.2% / 12.3%
Trafalgar East — 25-34: 8.2% Moe — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 12.0% / 10.3%
Trafalgar East — 35-44: 12.0% Moe — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 13.5% / 11.8%
Trafalgar East — 45-54: 13.5% Moe — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 19.2% / 14.2%
Trafalgar East — 55-64: 19.2% Moe — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 13.0% / 14.9%
Trafalgar East — 65-74: 13.0% Moe — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 4.5% / 8.0%
Trafalgar East — 75-84: 4.5% Moe — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 2.5% / 2.8%
Trafalgar East — 85+: 2.5% Moe — 85+: 2.8%

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% Trafalgar East — Group Household: 0.0% Trafalgar East — Other Families: 0.0%
Moe 21.1% couple families
Moe — Couple Families: 21.1% Moe — Lone Person: 54.9% Moe — One Parent Families: 18.6% Moe — Group Household: 4.0% Moe — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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 35.6% renting
Moe — Owned Outright: 37.7% Moe — Mortgage: 26.8% Moe — Renting: 35.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Trafalgar East Moe
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 18.7%
Trafalgar East — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Moe — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 6.0%
Trafalgar East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Moe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 4.8%
Trafalgar East — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Moe — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.0%
Trafalgar East — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Moe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.0%
Trafalgar East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Moe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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
England 1.7% / 3.1%
Trafalgar East — England: 1.7% Moe — England: 3.1%
Netherlands 2.0% / 1.0%
Trafalgar East — Netherlands: 2.0% Moe — Netherlands: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Trafalgar East — New Zealand: 0.7% Moe — New Zealand: 1.1%
Italy 1.2% / 0.4%
Trafalgar East — Italy: 1.2% Moe — Italy: 0.4%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / —
Trafalgar East — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Moe — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.2%
Trafalgar East — Philippines: not among its largest Moe — Philippines: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.9%
Trafalgar East — Germany: not among its largest Moe — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar East 100.7% houses
Trafalgar East — Houses: 100.7% Trafalgar East — Townhouses: 0.0% Trafalgar East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moe 79.9% houses
Moe — Houses: 79.9% Moe — Townhouses: 13.4% Moe — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Trafalgar East Moe
Median house price $875,000 $464,500
Median unit price — $271,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 87 sales

Zoning mix

Trafalgar East has more rural and farming land (96% vs 42%).

Trafalgar East Moe
Rural and farming 96% 42%
Residential 3% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 9%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Industrial 0% 6%
Commercial 0% 2%
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
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year +49% +66%

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.

Trafalgar East Moe
Houses — 4.9%
$470/wk on $500K
Units — 5.3%
$335/wk on $330K

Ranking within VIC

Trafalgar East Moe
House price — Higher than 8% of VIC
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 18% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 57% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 75% of VIC

Liveability

Moe is more walkable (85 vs 0).

Trafalgar East Moe
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Moe carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 34); Moe carries more crime risk (95 vs 79).

Trafalgar East Moe
Bushfire Low
34/100
 High
99/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
95/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Trafalgar East Moe
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Trafalgar East

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

Schools in Moe

  • Moe (Albert Street) Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Kieran's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Moe (South Street) Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Moe Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Baringa School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Trafalgar East Moe
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 1 26
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Trafalgar East Moe
Walkability score 0/100 85/100
Distance to Melbourne 132.7 km 134.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 101 min 99 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
Car (driver) 71.9% / 77.4%
Trafalgar East — Car (driver): 71.9% Moe — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 10.8%
Trafalgar East — Worked from Home: 17.3% Moe — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 6.6% / 2.8%
Trafalgar East — Walked Only: 6.6% Moe — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 6.7%
Trafalgar East — Car (passenger): 2.0% Moe — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus 2.0% / 1.0%
Trafalgar East — Bus: 2.0% Moe — Bus: 1.0%
Train — / 1.2%
Trafalgar East — Train: not among its largest Moe — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Trafalgar East Moe
Connectivity score 30/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
171 premises
 48%
5,788 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Trafalgar East Moe
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

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Retirees Transport Hub

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