Trawalla vs Waterloo
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trawalla, about half of households are people living alone. In Waterloo, most households are people living alone.
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
Waterloo
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Trawalla
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $165/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Trawalla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 114 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (155.7 km vs 164.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Waterloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Waterloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.9% vs -0.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Trawalla and Waterloo 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
Trawalla has higher household incomes ($86,632 vs $56,836); Waterloo rents higher ($165/wk vs $150/wk).
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 140 +13% vs other | 122 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.7% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 49 | 50 |
| Median household income | $86,632/yr +34% vs other | $56,836/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $165/wk +10% 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.
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $750,000 same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Trawalla has more rural and farming land (99% vs 40%); Waterloo has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%).
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 40% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 31% |
| Environmental | 0% | 28% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Trawalla carries more crime risk (89 vs 24); Waterloo carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 14).
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Trawalla
- Trawalla Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Waterloo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 3 | 2 |
Mobility
Waterloo sits further from the CBD (164.7 km vs 155.7 km).
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 155.7 km | 164.7 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3373 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3373 same for both | |
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 (73.1%).
Setting
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 391 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 408 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 58 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm | 537 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.7°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pyrenees same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Trawalla | Waterloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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