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Traralgon VIC 3844

16,297 addresses · 628 streets

Gippsland Electorate › Latrobe (Vic.) LGA › Traralgon · 144 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

The largest town in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, Traralgon is a regional service and energy centre. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 39. Median household income is $1,484 a week, and at about $275 rent is very affordable.

Traralgon is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 26,907 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,484 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $507,000.

26,907Population
39Median age
$1,484Median household income / wk
$275Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Traralgon statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Traralgon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Traralgon, 750 m south-east · Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 5.8 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

19 facilities recorded in Traralgon, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$507,000House · 2024
$323,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Traralgon

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Traralgon VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 59.6%

Population by age in Traralgon
Population by age, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,607
5-143,388
15-191,545
20-241,489
25-343,806
35-443,347
45-543,048
55-643,330
65-742,890
75-841,727
85+726
Dwelling types in Traralgon
Dwelling types, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House9,085
Townhouse496
Apartment975
Other58
Households by weekly income in Traralgon
Households by weekly income, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,000
$650-1,4992,999
$1,500-2,9993,133
$3,000+1,761
Top ancestries in Traralgon
Top ancestries, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English10,820
Australian10,481
Scottish3,099
Irish2,744
Ancestry NS1,872
Other1,711
Housing tenure in Traralgon
Housing tenure, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,629
Mortgage3,923
Rented2,767
Other149
Cars per household in Traralgon
Cars per household, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0631
13,927
24,056
31,237
4+629
Commute to work in Traralgon
Commute to work, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car8,886
Train16
Bus63
Tram/ferry3
Walked219
Bicycle33
Home1,411
Top countries of birth in Traralgon
Top countries of birth, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England666
India326
New Zealand282
Philippines205
Netherlands184
Scotland174
Languages used at home in Traralgon
Languages used at home, Traralgon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian185
Mandarin140
Malayalam129
Greek124
Punjabi109
Filipino85

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,335 bird observations recorded near Traralgon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Traralgon

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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