Hazelwood South VIC 3840

Located in Victoria, Hazelwood South sits 164 km from Melbourne CBD, around 2 hours by car. The locality has 289 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $100,724 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality fell 2.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. Hazelwood South is characterised by high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Hazelwood South's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $744,000, 0.9% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only eight sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$743,500

↑ +0.9% year-on-year

Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 5 sales $755K

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

126 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3840.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Hazelwood South safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Hazelwood South sits in the low band, with 4 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 50% on the prior year.

4 offences

50.0% since 2025
Harassment & Stalking 1 (25.0%)
Break & Enter 1 (25.0%)
Theft 1 (25.0%)
Fraud & Deception 1 (25.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Universities nearby

1.7% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.

Distance is measured to the locality centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

Hazelwood South is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Hazelwood South.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
114
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 99%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Latrobe (Vic.): council population

The whole council area, not just Hazelwood South · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
79,112
+0.8% in a year
Change
+638
people since 2024
Density
56
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+228
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+188
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+222
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
5/10
4/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
3/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Hazelwood South is home to 289 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $101,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

289

2.7% since 2016

Median Age

42

7.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$100,724/yr

11.9% since 2016

Census Median Rent

—

Census Median Mortgage

$1,733/mo

14.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

3.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$44,460/yr

22.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

64.6% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

13.1%

5.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

99

2.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

—

Mortgage Stress

20.6%

2.0% since 2016

Work From Home

18.8%

180.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 99 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 49 (52.1%)
Mortgage 45 (47.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
83.0%
English Spoken at Home
95.5%
Employment Rate
56.4%
1.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
36.7%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 30 (23.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 19 (14.6%)
Community & Personal Service 17 (13.1%)
Professionals 15 (11.5%)
Labourers 12 (9.2%)
Managers 11 (8.5%)
Sales 11 (8.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 8 (6.2%)

Religion

No Religion 167 (57.8%)
Christianity 109 (37.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 16 (5.5%)
Philippines 4 (1.4%)
Germany 4 (1.4%)
Scotland 3 (1.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 21 (7.3%)
5-14 34 (11.8%)
15-19 25 (8.7%)
20-24 4 (1.4%)
25-34 30 (10.4%)
35-44 40 (13.8%)
45-54 27 (9.3%)
55-64 51 (17.6%)
65-74 39 (13.5%)
75-84 8 (2.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 34 (63.0%)
Lone Person 12 (22.2%)
One Parent Families 5 (9.3%)
Group Household 3 (5.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 88 (78.6%)
Worked from Home 21 (18.8%)
Car (passenger) 3 (2.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 67 (23.2%)
Bachelor Degree 25 (8.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 20 (6.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 7 (2.4%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6 (2.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 12 (12.4%)
2 cars 42 (43.3%)
3 cars 17 (17.5%)
4+ cars 21 (21.6%)

Council Rates

Latrobe (Vic.)
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,746 a year through Latrobe (Vic.) based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,746/yr
10% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.433¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Hazelwood South's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 92%
  • Parks and recreation 8%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Latrobe (Vic.)

The whole council area, not just Hazelwood South · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 529 new dwellings were approved across Latrobe (Vic.). That mix is 509 houses and 20 units. Approvals are up 65.5% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
529dwellings
+65.5% YoY
Houses
509
detached dwellings
Units
20
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 7.7 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 15.9 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.56 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Traralgon monitoring station, 15.0 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport), 12.1 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
205 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
40.1 km
Annual rainfall
700 mm
102 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
26.7°C
11 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.1°C
15 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 3840, 51 of 15,692 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (267 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.05%
2023
0.12%
2024
0.25%
2025
0.33%

Rooftop solar

36
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.2 kW each

In postcode 3840, 2,675 rooftop-solar systems totalling 19.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,523 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 159 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
139
2020
155
2021
196
2022
183
2023
181
2024
214
2025
154
2026
100

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

9 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3840 in 2025-26, rank 96 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 210, in 2001-02.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,878
Loan amount
$594,800
Total interest over 30 years
$801,154

2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3840.

Deposit
$148,700
Stamp duty
$39,680
Cash needed at settlement
$188,380

Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Gippsland

Currently held by Darren Chester The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Darren Chester 30.6% 69.4% +1.2
2022 Darren Chester 29.4% 70.6% +3.9
2019 Darren Chester 33.3% 66.7% -1.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Morwell District

Currently held by Martin Cameron The Nationals

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Martin Cameron NP 54.4% 45.6% 54.4%
2018 Russell Northe IND 51.8% 52.4% 47.6%
2014 Russell Northe NP 51.8% 48.2% 51.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Hazelwood South

Is Hazelwood South a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Hazelwood South is low (21/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Hazelwood South?

Hazelwood South has a high recorded bushfire history (85/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Hazelwood South?

Hazelwood South, VIC had a population of 289 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Hazelwood South, VIC?

The postcode for Hazelwood South, VIC is 3840.

How far is Hazelwood South from Melbourne?

Hazelwood South is 164 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 120 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Hazelwood South?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hazelwood South was $100,724 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median age in Hazelwood South?

The median age of residents in Hazelwood South was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Hazelwood South at risk of bushfire?

Hazelwood South has a high recorded bushfire history (85/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the air quality in Hazelwood South?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Hazelwood South (Traralgon) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.7 µg/m³ and PM10 of 15.9 µg/m³. That puts Hazelwood South below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Hazelwood South?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hazelwood South, Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) (12.1 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 4.1°C, 700 mm of rain a year over 102 rainy days, and 11 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hazelwood South?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Hazelwood South belong to?

Hazelwood South sits within the Latrobe (Vic.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Hazelwood South?

The average residential rates bill through Latrobe (Vic.) is $1,746 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Hazelwood South?

Across Latrobe (Vic.), 529 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 65.5% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Hazelwood South in?

Hazelwood South sits within the federal Division of Gippsland, currently held by Darren Chester (The Nationals).

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