Traralgon, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Traralgon is the largest city of the Latrobe Valley, in the Gippsland region of eastern Victoria, lying about 164 kilometres east of Melbourne in the valley of Traralgon Creek between the Great Dividing Range and the Strzelecki Ranges. It is on the Country of the Gunaikurnai people, whose Braiakaulung clan lived in the surrounding district. Squatters took up a pastoral run named Traralgon in 1844; the name's meaning is uncertain, though an early source rendered it as a phrase meaning river of little fish, a reading modern linguists cannot confirm. The town grew with the arrival of the railway in 1877 and was proclaimed a city in 1964. Set amid the valley's brown-coal fields, Traralgon became a centre of electricity generation and paper milling, and remains the commercial hub of central Gippsland.
Less advantaged than the national average
Traralgon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 950, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Traralgon a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Traralgon from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
29/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (29/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
53/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $275 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 53% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
55/100Some mapped nearby
About 32 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Traralgon at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 26,907
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,484
- SEIFA score
- 950
- Local government area
- Latrobe (Vic.)
- Coordinates
- -38.2017, 146.5198
Map of Traralgon
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Housing & property in Traralgon
What it costs to live in Traralgon and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $275
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,300
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 26%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Traralgon demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Traralgon demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Traralgon using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4,995 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,034 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 7,153 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6,378 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 5,343 | 20% |
Share of the 26,903 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3,629 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3,923 | 37% |
| Rented | 2,767 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 9,085 | 85% |
| Townhouses & semis | 496 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 975 | 9% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 10,633 occupied private dwellings in Traralgon.
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,950
- Median weekly personal income
- $767
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,491 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,975 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 424 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 9,432 (45%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5%
- Employed full-time
- 7,234
- Employed part-time
- 4,277
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Traralgon
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Traralgon is January (average daytime high around 26.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.7°C). The area receives roughly 768 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6°C | 14.4°C | 52 mm |
| Feb | 25.4°C | 13.8°C | 35 mm |
| Mar | 23.4°C | 13.2°C | 50 mm |
| Apr | 19.4°C | 10.3°C | 60 mm |
| May | 15.7°C | 7.7°C | 55 mm |
| Jun | 13.1°C | 5.7°C | 65 mm |
| Jul | 12.7°C | 5.2°C | 52 mm |
| Aug | 13.5°C | 5.3°C | 73 mm |
| Sep | 16.3°C | 6.7°C | 77 mm |
| Oct | 19.2°C | 8.6°C | 91 mm |
| Nov | 21.3°C | 10.3°C | 88 mm |
| Dec | 24.2°C | 12.4°C | 70 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Places in and around Traralgon
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
2 nearbyChippers and Chomps · Traralgon RSL
Parks & recreation
23 nearbyTraralgon Railway Reservoir Recreation Reserve · Duncan Cameron Memorial Park · Traralgon Sports Stadium · Hickox Reserve
Shops & groceries
2 nearbyStoddart's Butchery · Foodworks
Schools & education
5 nearbyLatrobe Special Development School · Lavalla Catholic College Kildare Campus · Lavalla Catholic College St Paul's Campus · Traralgon College Senior Campus · Kosciuszko Street Primary School
Eat & drink in and around Traralgon
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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- Traralgon RSLRestaurant
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Common questions about Traralgon
Is Traralgon a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Traralgon rates 42/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Traralgon?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Traralgon was $275, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Traralgon?
Traralgon is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Latrobe (Vic.) local government area.
What is the population of Traralgon?
At the 2021 Census, Traralgon had a population of about 26,907.
Is Traralgon an advantaged area?
Traralgon has an ABS SEIFA score of 950, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 29 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Traralgon?
Traralgon has average daytime highs of about 19.2°C and overnight lows of about 9.5°C, with roughly 768 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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