Yarragon vs Trafalgar

Comparing Yarragon and Trafalgar, VIC: Trafalgar carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 0); Trafalgar has more residents (4,349 vs 1,893); and Yarragon scores higher overall (31 vs 15).

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Yarragon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (120.6 km vs 129.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Yarragon and Trafalgar 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 Trafalgar
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 Trafalgar
Walkability 0 / 0
Yarragon — Walkability: 0/100 Trafalgar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 36
Yarragon — Safety: 37/100 Trafalgar — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 3
Yarragon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trafalgar — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 20 / 20
Yarragon — Low flood risk: 20/100 Trafalgar — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Trafalgar has more residents (4,349 vs 1,893); Yarragon skews older (43 vs 41).

Yarragon Trafalgar
Population 1,893 4,349
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.7% +11.2%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $70,876/yr $75,296/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yarragon Trafalgar
0-4 5.7% / 6.1%
Yarragon — 0-4: 5.7% Trafalgar — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 12.4% / 14.0%
Yarragon — 5-14: 12.4% Trafalgar — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.2% / 5.6%
Yarragon — 15-19: 5.2% Trafalgar — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.1% / 4.5%
Yarragon — 20-24: 5.1% Trafalgar — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 12.9% / 11.3%
Yarragon — 25-34: 12.9% Trafalgar — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 10.7% / 12.3%
Yarragon — 35-44: 10.7% Trafalgar — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 9.7% / 12.2%
Yarragon — 45-54: 9.7% Trafalgar — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 15.4% / 10.9%
Yarragon — 55-64: 15.4% Trafalgar — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 14.4% / 12.9%
Yarragon — 65-74: 14.4% Trafalgar — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 6.8% / 7.3%
Yarragon — 75-84: 6.8% Trafalgar — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.1% / 3.0%
Yarragon — 85+: 2.1% Trafalgar — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yarragon 43.0% lone person
Yarragon — Lone Person: 43.0% Yarragon — Couple Families: 39.7% Yarragon — One Parent Families: 14.2% Yarragon — Group Household: 1.6% Yarragon — Other Families: 1.4%
Trafalgar 39.2% lone person
Trafalgar — Lone Person: 39.2% Trafalgar — Couple Families: 38.2% Trafalgar — One Parent Families: 18.0% Trafalgar — Group Household: 3.2% Trafalgar — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yarragon 15.2% renting
Yarragon — Owned Outright: 44.3% Yarragon — Mortgage: 40.4% Yarragon — Renting: 15.2%
Trafalgar 21.6% renting
Trafalgar — Owned Outright: 40.9% Trafalgar — Mortgage: 37.6% Trafalgar — Renting: 21.6%
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.

Yarragon Trafalgar
England 4.3% / 3.1%
Yarragon — England: 4.3% Trafalgar — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.6%
Yarragon — New Zealand: 1.5% Trafalgar — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.5%
Yarragon — Scotland: 0.8% Trafalgar — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.5%
Yarragon — Netherlands: 0.7% Trafalgar — Netherlands: 0.5%
India 0.5% / 0.6%
Yarragon — India: 0.5% Trafalgar — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Yarragon Trafalgar
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 18.0%
Yarragon — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Trafalgar — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 8.4%
Yarragon — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Trafalgar — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.8%
Yarragon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Trafalgar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.9%
Yarragon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Trafalgar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.1%
Yarragon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Trafalgar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yarragon 97.7% houses
Yarragon — Houses: 97.7% Yarragon — Townhouses: 2.1% Yarragon — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Trafalgar 93.3% houses
Trafalgar — Houses: 93.3% Trafalgar — Townhouses: 6.0% Trafalgar — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yarragon Trafalgar
Median house price $629,500 $615,000
Median unit price — $400,000
Median land price $499,000 $451,700
Typical days to sell (houses) 74 days
from 19 sales
 45 days
from 56 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.

Yarragon Trafalgar
3 bed $625K / $582K
Yarragon — 3 bed: $625K (23 sales) Trafalgar — 3 bed: $582K (74 sales)

23 vs 74 sales

4 bed $698K / $680K
Yarragon — 4 bed: $698K (10 sales) Trafalgar — 4 bed: $680K (63 sales)

10 vs 63 sales

Zoning mix

Yarragon Trafalgar
Rural and farming 95% 91%
Residential 2% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Parks and recreation 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

Yarragon Trafalgar
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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Yarragon Trafalgar
House price Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Income Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 12% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Yarragon scores higher overall (31 vs 15).

Yarragon Trafalgar
Grade D
same for both
Score 31/100 15/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Trafalgar carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 0).

Yarragon Trafalgar
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
97/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood High
80/100
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

Yarragon Trafalgar
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yarragon

  • Yarragon Primary School Government · Primary at peers

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Trafalgar sits further from the CBD (129.3 km vs 120.6 km).

Yarragon Trafalgar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 120.6 km 129.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 95 min
Public transport score 43/100
Rail
 44/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 10 min
scheduled, not actual
 4.5 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Trafalgar
Car (driver) 73.6% / 76.6%
Yarragon — Car (driver): 73.6% Trafalgar — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 12.7%
Yarragon — Worked from Home: 19.3% Trafalgar — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.9%
Yarragon — Car (passenger): 3.2% Trafalgar — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 3.3% / 3.3%
Yarragon — Walked Only: 3.3% Trafalgar — Walked Only: 3.3%
Train 0.7% / 1.0%
Yarragon — Train: 0.7% Trafalgar — Train: 1.0%

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

Setting

Yarragon Trafalgar
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yarragon Trafalgar
Connectivity score 67/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
977 premises
 38%
2,080 premises

Climate

Yarragon Trafalgar
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C 4.1°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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