Trafalgar East vs Westbury
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trafalgar East, most households are couple families. On these figures, Trafalgar East tends to suit couples, while Westbury suits people living alone and older residents.
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 62%)
- Westbury carries lower crime risk (19/100 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 40%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Trafalgar East
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Trafalgar East
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (132.7 km vs 144 km)
- has a shorter drive in (101 min vs 107 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Westbury
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 79/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Westbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.8% vs -5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Trafalgar East and Westbury 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 East has more residents (401 vs 163); Trafalgar East has higher household incomes ($98,488 vs $64,012).
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 401 +59% vs other | 163 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.9% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $98,488/yr +35% vs other | $64,012/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $300/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
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 (27.0%).
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 (6.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $875,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 98% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
Liveability
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Trafalgar East carries more crime risk (79 vs 19); Westbury carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 34).
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | High 79/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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 | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Westbury sits further from the CBD (144 km vs 132.7 km).
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 132.7 km | 144 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 101 min | 107 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).
Setting
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 171 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Trafalgar East | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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