Trafalgar South vs Moe South

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trafalgar South, about half of households are couple families. In Moe South, most households are couple families.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Trafalgar South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $344/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Trafalgar South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (131.5 km vs 141.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trafalgar South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Trafalgar South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Trafalgar South 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 South 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 South Moe South
Walkability 0 / 7
Trafalgar South — Walkability: 0/100 Moe South — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 75 / 72
Trafalgar South — Safety: 75/100 Moe South — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 1
Trafalgar South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moe South — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 100 / 65
Trafalgar South — Low flood risk: 100/100 Moe South — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Moe South has more residents (529 vs 305); Moe South rents higher ($344/wk vs $310/wk).

Trafalgar South Moe South
Population 305 529
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% -2.2%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $104,780/yr $106,860/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $344/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar South Moe South
0-4 2.6% / 3.6%
Trafalgar South — 0-4: 2.6% Moe South — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 10.2% / 13.0%
Trafalgar South — 5-14: 10.2% Moe South — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 9.8% / 10.0%
Trafalgar South — 15-19: 9.8% Moe South — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 3.3% / 4.0%
Trafalgar South — 20-24: 3.3% Moe South — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 4.3% / 6.4%
Trafalgar South — 25-34: 4.3% Moe South — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 10.8% / 9.1%
Trafalgar South — 35-44: 10.8% Moe South — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 19.3% / 15.9%
Trafalgar South — 45-54: 19.3% Moe South — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 17.4% / 18.7%
Trafalgar South — 55-64: 17.4% Moe South — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 14.1% / 12.5%
Trafalgar South — 65-74: 14.1% Moe South — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 7.5% / 6.2%
Trafalgar South — 75-84: 7.5% Moe South — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 3.0% / 0.6%
Trafalgar South — 85+: 3.0% Moe South — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar South 51.5% couple families
Trafalgar South — Couple Families: 51.5% Trafalgar South — Lone Person: 34.8% Trafalgar South — One Parent Families: 9.1% Trafalgar South — Group Household: 4.5%
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% Moe South — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar South 6.1% renting
Trafalgar South — Owned Outright: 47.0% Trafalgar South — Mortgage: 47.0% Trafalgar South — Renting: 6.1%
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 South Moe South
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 18.9%
Trafalgar South — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Moe South — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 7.4%
Trafalgar South — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Moe South — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.7%
Trafalgar South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Moe South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.8%
Trafalgar South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Moe South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.6%
Trafalgar South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Moe South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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 South Moe South
England 3.3% / 2.3%
Trafalgar South — England: 3.3% Moe South — England: 2.3%
Germany 2.6% / 0.9%
Trafalgar South — Germany: 2.6% Moe South — Germany: 0.9%
Netherlands 1.0% / 1.3%
Trafalgar South — Netherlands: 1.0% Moe South — Netherlands: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Trafalgar South — New Zealand: 1.3% Moe South — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 1.3% / —
Trafalgar South — Italy: 1.3% Moe South — Italy: not among its largest
Thailand 1.3% / —
Trafalgar South — Thailand: 1.3% Moe South — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar South 100.0% houses
Trafalgar South — Houses: 100.0% Trafalgar South — 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 South Moe South
Median house price $675,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $805,000

Zoning mix

Trafalgar South Moe South
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
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 South Moe South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year +49% +66%

Ranking within VIC

Trafalgar South Moe South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% 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 36% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Trafalgar South Moe South
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Moe South carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 0); Moe South carries more flood risk (35 vs 0).

Trafalgar South Moe South
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
99/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
28/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Trafalgar South 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 South Moe South
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1

Mobility

Moe South sits further from the CBD (141.3 km vs 131.5 km).

Trafalgar South Moe South
Walkability score 0/100 7/100
Distance to Melbourne 131.5 km 141.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 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 South Moe South
Car (driver) 65.2% / 82.1%
Trafalgar South — Car (driver): 65.2% Moe South — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 10.7%
Trafalgar South — Worked from Home: 30.3% Moe South — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 7.1%
Trafalgar South — Car (passenger): 2.3% Moe South — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 2.3% / —
Trafalgar South — Walked Only: 2.3% Moe South — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Trafalgar South Moe South
Elevation 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Trafalgar South Moe South
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
133 premises
 0%
201 premises

Climate

Trafalgar South 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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Trafalgar South

Rural

Moe South

Acreage

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