Trida vs Wild Dog Valley

Wild Dog Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Trida. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trida, most households are couple families. On these figures, Trida tends to suit couples.

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

  • Trida carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 53/100)
  • Wild Dog Valley is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 62%)

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

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Trida

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (131.4 km vs 134.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trida

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Trida

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.3% vs 25.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Trida and Wild Dog Valley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Trida Wild Dog Valley
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.

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Trida — Walkability: 0/100 Wild Dog Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 47
Trida — Safety: 68/100 Wild Dog Valley — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Trida — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wild Dog Valley — Low fire risk: 79/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Trida — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wild Dog Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trida rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Wild Dog Valley has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $71,500).

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Population 87
+10% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +40.3% +25.8%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trida Wild Dog Valley
0-4 5.7% / —
Trida — 0-4: 5.7% Wild Dog Valley — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 19.5% / 25.6%
Trida — 5-14: 19.5% Wild Dog Valley — 5-14: 25.6%
15-19 10.3% / 11.5%
Trida — 15-19: 10.3% Wild Dog Valley — 15-19: 11.5%
20-24 — / —
Trida — 20-24: not among its largest Wild Dog Valley — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.4% / 9.0%
Trida — 25-34: 3.4% Wild Dog Valley — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.5% / 7.7%
Trida — 35-44: 11.5% Wild Dog Valley — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 9.2% / 12.8%
Trida — 45-54: 9.2% Wild Dog Valley — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 18.4% / 19.2%
Trida — 55-64: 18.4% Wild Dog Valley — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 13.8% / 9.0%
Trida — 65-74: 13.8% Wild Dog Valley — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.7% / 6.4%
Trida — 75-84: 5.7% Wild Dog Valley — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Trida — 85+: not among its largest Wild Dog Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Trida 61.5% couple families
Trida — Couple Families: 61.5% Trida — One Parent Families: 0.0% Trida — Lone Person: 38.5%
Wild Dog Valley 42.9% couple families
Wild Dog Valley — Couple Families: 42.9% Wild Dog Valley — One Parent Families: 57.1% Wild Dog Valley — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Trida 0.0% renting
Trida — Owned Outright: 52.4% Trida — Mortgage: 47.6% Trida — Renting: 0.0%
Wild Dog Valley 0.0% renting
Wild Dog Valley — Owned Outright: 21.4% Wild Dog Valley — Mortgage: 78.6% Wild Dog Valley — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trida 105.0% houses
Trida — Houses: 105.0%
Wild Dog Valley 100.0% houses
Wild Dog Valley — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 7.7%
Trida — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Wild Dog Valley — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 5.1%
Trida — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Wild Dog Valley — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / —
Trida — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Wild Dog Valley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / —
Trida — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Wild Dog Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Zoning mix

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Parks and recreation 3% 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

Trida Wild Dog Valley
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Trida Wild Dog Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wild Dog Valley carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Wild Dog Valley carries more crime risk (53 vs 32).

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Trida Wild Dog Valley
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

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Wild Dog Valley sits further from the CBD (134.1 km vs 131.4 km).

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 131.4 km 134.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 112 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
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.

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Car (driver) 64.5% / 56.5%
Trida — Car (driver): 64.5% Wild Dog Valley — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 35.5% / 43.5%
Trida — Worked from Home: 35.5% Wild Dog Valley — Worked from Home: 43.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Elevation 414 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.7 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Connectivity score 26/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Trida Wild Dog Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Trida

Family Rural

Wild Dog Valley

Family River Rural

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