Yarragon South vs Trafalgar South

Trafalgar South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Yarragon South. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yarragon South: a median of $860,000, against $675,000 in Trafalgar South, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Trafalgar South 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

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

Trafalgar South

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $860,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Trafalgar South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Yarragon South sits closer to the CBD (128.8 km vs 131.5 km)
  • Trafalgar South has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 114 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarragon South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Yarragon South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs 10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yarragon South and Trafalgar 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.

Yarragon South Trafalgar 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.

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Walkability 0 / 0
Yarragon South — Walkability: 0/100 Trafalgar South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 75
Yarragon South — Safety: 69/100 Trafalgar South — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Yarragon South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trafalgar South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Yarragon South — Low flood risk: 100/100 Trafalgar South — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trafalgar South has more residents (305 vs 204); Trafalgar South has higher household incomes ($104,780 vs $81,224).

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Population 204 305
+50% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% +10.5%
Median age 55 49
Median household income $81,224/yr $104,780/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+10% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
0-4 4.4% / 2.6%
Yarragon South — 0-4: 4.4% Trafalgar South — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 5.4% / 10.2%
Yarragon South — 5-14: 5.4% Trafalgar South — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.9% / 9.8%
Yarragon South — 15-19: 4.9% Trafalgar South — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 6.9% / 3.3%
Yarragon South — 20-24: 6.9% Trafalgar South — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 7.8% / 4.3%
Yarragon South — 25-34: 7.8% Trafalgar South — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 2.5% / 10.8%
Yarragon South — 35-44: 2.5% Trafalgar South — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 16.7% / 19.3%
Yarragon South — 45-54: 16.7% Trafalgar South — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 19.6% / 17.4%
Yarragon South — 55-64: 19.6% Trafalgar South — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 24.0% / 14.1%
Yarragon South — 65-74: 24.0% Trafalgar South — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 5.9% / 7.5%
Yarragon South — 75-84: 5.9% Trafalgar South — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 3.0%
Yarragon South — 85+: not among its largest Trafalgar South — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yarragon South 45.5% couple families
Yarragon South — Couple Families: 45.5% Yarragon South — Lone Person: 39.4% Yarragon South — One Parent Families: 15.2% Yarragon South — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yarragon South 3.8% renting
Yarragon South — Owned Outright: 59.0% Yarragon South — Mortgage: 37.2% Yarragon South — Renting: 3.8%
Trafalgar South 6.1% renting
Trafalgar South — Owned Outright: 47.0% Trafalgar South — Mortgage: 47.0% Trafalgar South — Renting: 6.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Bachelor Degree 19.1% / 13.4%
Yarragon South — Bachelor Degree: 19.1% Trafalgar South — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 17.0%
Yarragon South — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Trafalgar South — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 8.2%
Yarragon South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Trafalgar South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 3.3%
Yarragon South — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Trafalgar South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.3%
Yarragon South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Trafalgar South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
England 3.9% / 3.3%
Yarragon South — England: 3.9% Trafalgar South — England: 3.3%
Italy 2.5% / 1.3%
Yarragon South — Italy: 2.5% Trafalgar South — Italy: 1.3%
Germany — / 2.6%
Yarragon South — Germany: not among its largest Trafalgar South — Germany: 2.6%
Canada 2.0% / —
Yarragon South — Canada: 2.0% Trafalgar South — Canada: not among its largest
Scotland 1.5% / —
Yarragon South — Scotland: 1.5% Trafalgar South — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Yarragon South — New Zealand: not among its largest Trafalgar South — New Zealand: 1.3%
Thailand — / 1.3%
Yarragon South — Thailand: not among its largest Trafalgar South — Thailand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yarragon South 103.8% houses
Yarragon South — Houses: 103.8%
Trafalgar South 100.0% houses
Trafalgar South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Median house price $860,000 $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 2%
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

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC

Liveability

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
25/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Yarragon South Trafalgar 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

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Trafalgar South sits further from the CBD (131.5 km vs 128.8 km).

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 128.8 km 131.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3823
 0.4%
postcode 3824
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3823
 41
postcode 3824

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.

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Car (driver) 48.4% / 65.2%
Yarragon South — Car (driver): 48.4% Trafalgar South — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 30.3%
Yarragon South — Worked from Home: 43.0% Trafalgar South — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Walked Only 3.2% / 2.3%
Yarragon South — Walked Only: 3.2% Trafalgar South — Walked Only: 2.3%
Train 5.4% / —
Yarragon South — Train: 5.4% Trafalgar South — Train: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 2.3%
Yarragon South — Car (passenger): not among its largest Trafalgar South — Car (passenger): 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Yarragon South Trafalgar South
Elevation 426 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Yarragon South Trafalgar 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yarragon South

Retirees Rural

Trafalgar South

Rural

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