Trafalgar vs Westbury

Trafalgar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Westbury. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Westbury tends to suit 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

Trafalgar

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Westbury carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

Trafalgar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Trafalgar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 107 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (129.3 km vs 144 km)

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 64/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 23%)
  • But Trafalgar has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Trafalgar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs 3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Trafalgar 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.

Trafalgar Westbury
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 Westbury
Walkability 0 / 0
Trafalgar — Walkability: 0/100 Westbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 81
Trafalgar — Safety: 36/100 Westbury — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 3 / 1
Trafalgar — Low fire risk: 3/100 Westbury — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 20 / 15
Trafalgar — Low flood risk: 20/100 Westbury — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Trafalgar has more residents (4,349 vs 163); Trafalgar has higher household incomes ($75,296 vs $64,012).

Trafalgar Westbury
Population 4,349
+96% vs other
 163
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +3.8%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $75,296/yr
+15% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar Westbury
0-4 6.1% / 6.1%
Trafalgar — 0-4: 6.1% Westbury — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 14.0% / 12.3%
Trafalgar — 5-14: 14.0% Westbury — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.6% / 5.5%
Trafalgar — 15-19: 5.6% Westbury — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.5% / 3.7%
Trafalgar — 20-24: 4.5% Westbury — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 11.3% / 8.6%
Trafalgar — 25-34: 11.3% Westbury — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 12.3% / 11.0%
Trafalgar — 35-44: 12.3% Westbury — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 12.2% / 11.0%
Trafalgar — 45-54: 12.2% Westbury — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 10.9% / 14.7%
Trafalgar — 55-64: 10.9% Westbury — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 12.9% / 22.1%
Trafalgar — 65-74: 12.9% Westbury — 65-74: 22.1%
75-84 7.3% / 7.4%
Trafalgar — 75-84: 7.3% Westbury — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.0% / 1.8%
Trafalgar — 85+: 3.0% Westbury — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar 38.2% couple families
Trafalgar — Couple Families: 38.2% Trafalgar — Lone Person: 39.2% Trafalgar — One Parent Families: 18.0% Trafalgar — Group Household: 3.2% Trafalgar — Other Families: 1.5%
Westbury 43.6% couple families
Westbury — Couple Families: 43.6% Westbury — Lone Person: 38.5% Westbury — One Parent Families: 17.9% Westbury — Group Household: 0.0% Westbury — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar 21.6% renting
Trafalgar — Owned Outright: 40.9% Trafalgar — Mortgage: 37.6% Trafalgar — Renting: 21.6%
Westbury 0.0% renting
Westbury — Owned Outright: 74.2% Westbury — Mortgage: 25.8% Westbury — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Westbury
England 3.1% / 6.7%
Trafalgar — England: 3.1% Westbury — England: 6.7%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.8%
Trafalgar — Scotland: 0.5% Westbury — Scotland: 1.8%
India 0.6% / —
Trafalgar — India: 0.6% Westbury — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Trafalgar — New Zealand: 0.6% Westbury — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Trafalgar — Netherlands: 0.5% Westbury — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Trafalgar Westbury
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 27.0%
Trafalgar — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Westbury — Certificate III & IV: 27.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 10.4%
Trafalgar — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Westbury — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 8.0%
Trafalgar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Westbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.5%
Trafalgar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Westbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Trafalgar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Westbury — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trafalgar 93.3% houses
Trafalgar — Houses: 93.3% Trafalgar — Townhouses: 6.0% Trafalgar — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Westbury 100.0% houses
Westbury — Houses: 100.0% Westbury — Townhouses: 0.0% Westbury — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Trafalgar Westbury
Median house price $615,000 —
Median unit price $400,000 —
Median land price $451,700 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 56 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Trafalgar Westbury
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 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 Westbury
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

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 Westbury
Houses 4.1%
$540/wk on $690K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Trafalgar Westbury
House price Higher than 27% of VIC —
Income Higher than 42% of VIC —
Schools Higher than 12% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 67% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of VIC —

Liveability

Trafalgar Westbury
Grade D —
Score 15/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Trafalgar carries more crime risk (64 vs 19).

Trafalgar Westbury
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
99/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
19/100
Flood High
80/100
 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 Westbury
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Trafalgar

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Trafalgar High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Trafalgar Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Westbury

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

Amenities in the suburb

Trafalgar Westbury
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Westbury sits further from the CBD (144 km vs 129.3 km).

Trafalgar Westbury
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 129.3 km 144 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 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.

Trafalgar Westbury
Car (driver) 76.6% / 61.4%
Trafalgar — Car (driver): 76.6% Westbury — Car (driver): 61.4%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 29.5%
Trafalgar — Worked from Home: 12.7% Westbury — Worked from Home: 29.5%
Walked Only 3.3% / 9.1%
Trafalgar — Walked Only: 3.3% Westbury — Walked Only: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / —
Trafalgar — Car (passenger): 5.9% Westbury — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.0% / —
Trafalgar — Train: 1.0% Westbury — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Trafalgar Westbury
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Trafalgar Westbury
Connectivity score 64/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
2,080 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Trafalgar 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

Council rates

Trafalgar Westbury
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Trafalgar Westbury
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Trafalgar

Acreage Trains

Westbury

Retirees Rural

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