Latrobe
79,112 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,426 km², 36 suburbs. Council website: latrobe.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
79,112
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.8% in a year
Density
56/km²
1,426 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$419k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$210
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
6.4 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
2 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
36
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income
- $1,260/week
- Median rent
- $236/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,213/month
- Households renting
- 25.4%
- Average household
- 2.3 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 2 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 3 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $1,746
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- -6.0%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 94%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
36 suburbs where Latrobe holds most residents, plus 4 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traralgon | 26,907 | All | $540kDec 2025 | 19% / 73% | 3 |
| Morwell | 14,389 | All | $370kDec 2025 | 14% / 78% | 1 |
| Moe | 9,375 | All | $409kDec 2025 | 28% / 70% | 1 |
| Newborough | 6,886 | All | $473kDec 2025 | 16% / 82% | 2 |
| Churchill (Vic.) | 4,924 | All | $406kDec 2025 | 1% / 88% | 1 |
| Traralgon East | 1,780 | All | $746kDec 2025 | 27% / 94% | 8 |
| Hazelwood North | 1,552 | All | 3% / 100% | 7 | |
| Yallourn North | 1,511 | 98% | $345kDec 2025 | 4% / 99% | 2 |
| Glengarry (Vic.) | 1,113 | 78% | $620kDec 2025 | 20% / 100% | 6 |
| Toongabbie (Vic.) | 1,085 | 92% | $565kDec 2025 | 1% / 100% | 4 |
| Boolarra | 1,023 | All | $465kDec 2025 | 6% / 100% | 3 |
| Yinnar | 1,021 | All | $468kDec 2025 | 16% / 100% | 5 |
| Tyers | 893 | All | 14% / 100% | 6 | |
| Yinnar South | 675 | All | 5% / 100% | 6 | |
| Jeeralang Junction | 584 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Traralgon South | 553 | All | 13% / 99% | 8 | |
| Tanjil South | 540 | 41% | 13% / 100% | 6 | |
| Moe South | 529 | 98% | 3% / 100% | 7 | |
| Callignee | 391 | All | 2% / 100% | 5 | |
| Cowwarr | 389 | 19% | 20% / 100% | 6 | |
| Hernes Oak | 365 | All | 5% / 100% | 7 | |
| Mirboo | 334 | 18% | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Hazelwood South | 289 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Glengarry North | 215 | All | 2% / 100% | 3 | |
| Hazelwood | 189 | All | 16% / 90% | 6 | |
| Flynn (Vic.) | 188 | 75% | 14% / 100% | 7 | |
| Glengarry West | 155 | All | 10% / 100% | 6 | |
| Boolarra South | 147 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Budgeree | 146 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Yallourn | 143 | All | 7% / 99% | 2 | |
| Driffield | 101 | All | 3% / 100% | 6 | |
| Koornalla | 89 | All | 3% / 100% | 6 | |
| Jeeralang | 76 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Maryvale (Vic.) | 43 | All | 21% / 100% | 5 | |
| Jumbuk | 42 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Delburn | 37 | 9% | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Flynns Creek | 12 | All | 12% / 100% | 5 | |
| Grand Ridge | 10 | 56% | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Loy Yang | 7 | All | <1% / 100% | 5 | |
| Mount Tassie | All | 0% / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 11 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $345k
- Median of suburb medians
- $468k
- Highest suburb median
- $746k
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Gippsland · Darren CHESTER (NP)78%
- Monash · Mary ALDRED (LP)22%
State districts
- Morwell · Martin Cameron (NAT)92%
- Gippsland South · Danny O'Brien (NAT)7%
- Narracan · Wayne Farnham (LIB)1%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.