Traralgon - West

VIC

Traralgon - West is a growing region in VIC with 17,236 residents.

SA2 code: 205041494
State: VIC

Population

17,236

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.2%

3yr: +1.8% · 10yr: +10.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$300/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,635/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Traralgon - West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.8%5yr: +3.2%10yr: +10.9%Total: +39.9%

Population grew from 12,324 to 17,236 over 24 years, averaging 1.4% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.3%

Almost entirely detached houses (88.5%), owner-occupied (74.9%), built for families (49% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 88.5%

5,787 houses350 townhouses400 apartments

Tenure

Owned 34.5%

Mortgage 40.4%

Renting 22.6%

Owned 34.5%Mortgage 40.4%Renting 22.6%Other / NS 2.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

155 (2.4%)

2 bed

939 (14.4%)

3 bed

3,227 (49.4%)

4 bed

1,951 (29.9%)

5 bed

227 (3.5%)

6+ bed

36 (0.6%)