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Suburb profile ·Latrobe (Vic.) LGA · VIC ·3844

Traralgon East VIC 3844

Traralgon East is in Latrobe (Vic.) LGA, VIC, postcode 3844, with population 1,780.

Median house $785K +8.7% YoY
Median rent $420/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 2.8% Low yield band
Population 1,780 2K local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

Traralgon East is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

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Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 38% of annual income. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 12 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 38% of annual income. Snapshot rent $420/wk.

LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

Source level LGA fallback Confidence Provisional Period Sep 2025
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

Traralgon East is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

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Direct
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

Verify
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No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Growth-momentum

Traralgon East currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Recommended next step

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Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 17,840 per 100k at the Latrobe (Vic.) LGA level.
Transport: 12 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Traralgon East VIC

Postcode 3844 · Latrobe (Vic.) LGA

Traralgon East is a small community in Victoria within the Latrobe (Vic.) local government area (postcode 3844). With a population of 1,780, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $120K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Traralgon East is $785,000, having grown strongly 8.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,700.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Latrobe (Vic.) LGA is higher than average at 17,840 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Traralgon East offers a gross rental yield of 2.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($785K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 6.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +8.7% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$785K/$875K Near Median
Affordability6.5x Moderate
Price Momentum+8.7% Rising
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$56,746
Mean income$69,684
Earners7,290
YoY change+6.9%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education6/10
Economic10/10
Disadvantage8/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$785K
8.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$400
Population
1,780
Demographics
Median age46
Household size2.7
HH income /wk$2,306
Personal income /wk$915
Mortgage /mth$1,700
Crime (Latrobe (Vic.) LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)17,840
Total incidents14,172
Transport
Bus stops12
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Sep 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Traralgon East FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Traralgon East in?

    Traralgon East is in the Latrobe (Vic.) Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3844. Council-level context for Latrobe (Vic.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Traralgon East?

    The current median house price in Traralgon East, VIC is $785K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Traralgon East?

    The median weekly rent in Traralgon East is $420/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Traralgon East?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 38% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Traralgon East a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Traralgon East show: Low Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Traralgon East?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Traralgon East data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.