Traralgon East vs Glengarry

Glengarry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Traralgon East. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Traralgon East: a median of $875,000, against $536,000 in Glengarry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glengarry tends to suit 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

Glengarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glengarry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($297,000 vs $630,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($536,000 vs $875,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glengarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Traralgon East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (124 min vs 131 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.9 km vs 173.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Traralgon East has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • Glengarry carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Traralgon East and Glengarry drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Traralgon East Glengarry
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.

Traralgon East Glengarry
Walkability 0 / 0
Traralgon East — Walkability: 0/100 Glengarry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 61
Traralgon East — Safety: 24/100 Glengarry — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 57
Traralgon East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glengarry — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 14 / 21
Traralgon East — Low flood risk: 14/100 Glengarry — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Traralgon East has more residents (1,780 vs 1,113); Traralgon East rents higher ($400/wk vs $270/wk).

Traralgon East Glengarry
Population 1,780
+37% vs other
 1,113
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +2.7%
Median age 46 40
Median household income $119,912/yr
+8% vs other
 $110,032/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+32% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Traralgon East Glengarry
0-4 3.6% / 5.4%
Traralgon East — 0-4: 3.6% Glengarry — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.7% / 14.6%
Traralgon East — 5-14: 12.7% Glengarry — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 7.0% / 6.8%
Traralgon East — 15-19: 7.0% Glengarry — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.6% / 4.7%
Traralgon East — 20-24: 4.6% Glengarry — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.8% / 12.0%
Traralgon East — 25-34: 8.8% Glengarry — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 12.0% / 11.9%
Traralgon East — 35-44: 12.0% Glengarry — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 16.8% / 12.9%
Traralgon East — 45-54: 16.8% Glengarry — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 15.2% / 16.2%
Traralgon East — 55-64: 15.2% Glengarry — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 13.5% / 9.8%
Traralgon East — 65-74: 13.5% Glengarry — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 4.9% / 3.7%
Traralgon East — 75-84: 4.9% Glengarry — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.3% / 0.8%
Traralgon East — 85+: 1.3% Glengarry — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Traralgon East 62.6% couple families
Traralgon East — Couple Families: 62.6% Traralgon East — Lone Person: 22.4% Traralgon East — One Parent Families: 10.8% Traralgon East — Group Household: 2.3% Traralgon East — Other Families: 1.8%
Glengarry 60.7% couple families
Glengarry — Couple Families: 60.7% Glengarry — Lone Person: 24.1% Glengarry — One Parent Families: 12.8% Glengarry — Group Household: 2.3% Glengarry — 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.

Traralgon East 5.3% renting
Traralgon East — Owned Outright: 48.4% Traralgon East — Mortgage: 46.4% Traralgon East — Renting: 5.3%
Glengarry 9.4% renting
Glengarry — Owned Outright: 43.1% Glengarry — Mortgage: 47.5% Glengarry — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Traralgon East Glengarry
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 23.3%
Traralgon East — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Glengarry — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 7.4%
Traralgon East — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Glengarry — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 6.2%
Traralgon East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Glengarry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.0%
Traralgon East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Glengarry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 0.9%
Traralgon East — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Glengarry — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

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.

Traralgon East Glengarry
England 2.4% / 1.2%
Traralgon East — England: 2.4% Glengarry — England: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.3%
Traralgon East — New Zealand: 1.2% Glengarry — New Zealand: 0.3%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.7%
Traralgon East — Netherlands: 0.8% Glengarry — Netherlands: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Traralgon East — Philippines: not among its largest Glengarry — Philippines: 0.7%
Vietnam 0.6% / —
Traralgon East — Vietnam: 0.6% Glengarry — Vietnam: not among its largest
Italy 0.5% / —
Traralgon East — Italy: 0.5% Glengarry — Italy: not among its largest
India — / 0.5%
Traralgon East — India: not among its largest Glengarry — India: 0.5%
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Traralgon East — Malaysia: not among its largest Glengarry — Malaysia: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Traralgon East 99.4% houses
Traralgon East — Houses: 99.4% Traralgon East — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Traralgon East — Townhouses: 0.0%
Glengarry 98.4% houses
Glengarry — Houses: 98.4% Glengarry — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Glengarry — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Traralgon East Glengarry
Median house price $875,000 $536,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $630,000 $297,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 125 days
from 3 sales
 43 days
from 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Traralgon East Glengarry
3 bed $788K / $588K
Traralgon East — 3 bed: $788K (18 sales) Glengarry — 3 bed: $588K (16 sales)

18 vs 16 sales

4 bed $890K / $300K
Traralgon East — 4 bed: $890K (13 sales) Glengarry — 4 bed: $300K (20 sales)

13 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Glengarry has more rural and farming land (95% vs 72%).

Traralgon East Glengarry
Rural and farming 72% 95%
Other and special use 13% 0%
Residential 6% 1%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Industrial 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Traralgon East Glengarry
New dwellings approved 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
 209
across Wellington
Approvals change year on year +66% +17%

Ranking within VIC

Traralgon East Glengarry
House price Higher than 43% of VIC —
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 93% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Traralgon East scores higher overall (36 vs 27).

Traralgon East Glengarry
Grade C D
Score 36/100 27/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Glengarry carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Traralgon East carries more crime risk (76 vs 39).

Traralgon East Glengarry
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
39/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Traralgon East Glengarry
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Traralgon East

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

Schools in Glengarry

  • Glengarry Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Traralgon East Glengarry
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Glengarry sits further from the CBD (173.7 km vs 169.9 km).

Traralgon East Glengarry
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 169.9 km 173.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min 131 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3844
 0.3%
postcode 3854
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3844
 60
postcode 3854

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.

Traralgon East Glengarry
Car (driver) 78.3% / 77.0%
Traralgon East — Car (driver): 78.3% Glengarry — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 16.0%
Traralgon East — Worked from Home: 15.5% Glengarry — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.6%
Traralgon East — Car (passenger): 4.8% Glengarry — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.5%
Traralgon East — Walked Only: 0.7% Glengarry — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train 0.6% / —
Traralgon East — Train: 0.6% Glengarry — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Traralgon East Glengarry
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Traralgon East Glengarry
Connectivity score 61/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
896 premises
 0%
451 premises

Climate

Traralgon East Glengarry
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)

Traralgon East Glengarry
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

Traralgon East Glengarry
Average residential rate $1,746/yr $1,960/yr
Council Latrobe (Vic.) Wellington

Federal electorate

Traralgon East Glengarry
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Traralgon East Glengarry
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Traralgon East

Acreage

Glengarry

Rural

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