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VIC · Latrobe Council

Traralgon South, 3844

Est. population · Jun 2025

569

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.8%

Median age

39

Median income

$2,369/wk

Employment rate

67.5%

University qualified

19.8%

Work from home

12.9%

Languages at home

0.9%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59.5/100
Good

Top 12% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 92% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Traralgon South is known for: Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Traralgon South is a rural locality in Victoria, in Latrobe Council.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, and local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 13% below the peer median. Household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 60% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower rents and local amenities.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Household incomes are a relative strength
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Traralgon South compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$390/wk

Population (ERP)

569

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#3

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

15th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

77th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

4%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

64th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
59.5/100 — Good
State standing
Top 12% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
559th in Australia
State rank
142nd in VIC
Peer rank
#3 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#21 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
92%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$390

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

569(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +4.8% over 5 years · 77th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+4.8%
Change in 1 year
+7
Change in 5 years
+26
Growth rank in VIC
77th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~600), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
553
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$2,369
Dwelling vacancy
4.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 181
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$260
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
40.4% / 55.6% / 4.1%
Employment rate
67.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.9% / 0% / 71.1%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
170 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

19.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 24.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified19.8% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified11.1% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational24.3% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below44.8% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies26.6%
  • Health17.3%
  • Management and commerce13.3%
  • Education12.5%
  • Society and culture11.7%
  • Architecture and building8.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,836

70th percentile in VIC · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,838

72nd percentile in VIC · 0% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

28th percentile in VIC · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,120

60th percentile in VIC · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

3rd percentile in VIC · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3844 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
18,967
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,090
Median net rent
-$1,620
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,502
Taxable income vs state median
+10%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
-15%
Super vs state median
+8%
Business income vs state median
-27%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

0.9% speak a language other than English at home; 6.3% born overseas

Language at home
527 English only · 5 other
Non-English at home
0.9%
Born overseas
33 (6.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
10 (1.8%)
Australian citizens
522

Religion

51.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 51.4%, while Christianity accounts for 41.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion51.4%38.8%
Christianity41.2%40.9%
Other / not stated7.4%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17.5%20.5%
Anglican11.8%6.5%
Uniting Church6.3%2.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
12
Against the person
0
Against property
8
Rate per 1,000 residents
21.1
State crime-rate percentile
15.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-25%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
16
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
28.12

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B311 Residential Aggravated Burglary1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
  • B49 Other Theft2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,040
Median ICSEA percentile
64th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Traralgon South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1040 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 117 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Kurnai CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Traralgon CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Traralgon South Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Chester Ct/Keith Morgan Dr
  • Keith Morgan Dr/Cashmere Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

12 mapped amenities

1 places of worship · 1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
3/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.62
Community(3)
  • Traralgon South and District Men's ShedCommunity centre
  • Traralgon South Community HallCommunity centre
  • Traralgon South Primary SchoolSchool

    21-23 Keith Morgan Drive

Sport & outdoors(6)
  • Drinking water
  • Traralgon South Flora ReserveNature reserve
  • Park
  • Traralgon South Cricket GroundPark
  • Traralgon South Tennis ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
Other(3)
  • Traralgon South CFAFire station

    1 Keith Morgan Drive

  • Parking
  • Place of worship

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Traralgon South Tennis Club

    Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Tennis CourtsPark
  • Traralgon South Cricket GroundPark
  • Traralgon South Flora ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9.1%
Woodland / forest cover
9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Latrobe Regional Health (10.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
21
Participants per 1,000 residents
36.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
197 mm · ~25 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 9°
Rainfall
228 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 5°
Rainfall
261 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
304 mm · ~38 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

1 planning-related records

2020· 1 proposal

  • August 2020

  • Development of land with an outbuilding ancillary to an existing dwelling
    32 Keith Morgan DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Gippsland
Member of Parliament
Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
118,075
Turnout (2025)
92.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.3 km away).

Coalition 68.5%Labor 31.5%

0.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Traralgon SouthLabor 29.9% · Coalition 70.1% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Traralgon EastLabor 36.1% · Coalition 63.9% TPP (2025)9.2 km away
  • Hazelwood NorthLabor 33.9% · Coalition 66.1% TPP (2025)9.5 km away
  • Traralgon WestLabor 40.4% · Coalition 59.6% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
  • TraralgonLabor 38.3% · Coalition 61.7% TPP (2025)10.4 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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