Traralgon Growth Areas Review 2012
The Traralgon Growth Areas Review is intended to provide a growth strategy that identifies areas for future urban development (i.e. housing, retail, commercial and industrial) around Traralgon up to the year 2051.
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Traralgon is located 161km east of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Latrobe.
Traralgon is the largest and fastest growing city in the greater Latrobe Valley urban area which has a population of over 75,000.
People
Traralgon’s population is dominated by established and older families.
Lifestyle
Residents of Traralgon enjoy recreation areas and a state of the art interactive park that will join the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail. The Princes Highway also provides residents easy access to Melbourne or Sale.
Homes
New homes dominate Traralgon’s housing stock.
Population
The nature and size of the local population, both now and in the future, is a key driver of property demand. Better understanding the local population can assist property buyers to make better decisions.People
Total Population
Female
Male
Median Age
Family Composition
Families
Children per family
Occupation
Total Employed
Top Occupation
Top Occupation % Share
Income $/week
Personal
Family
Household
Family composition
Couple without Children
Couple with Children
One Parent Family
Age
Top age group
Top age number
Top age group % share
Industry of employment
Top Industry
Total Workers (in top industry)
Share of Employment
Building approvals - New Houses
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Building approvals - Other
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Dwelling Type (number)
Detached houses
Semi-detached houses
Flats, units or apartments
Dwelling tenure (number)
Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Location & Convenience
The Traralgon Growth Areas Review is intended to provide a growth strategy that identifies areas for future urban development (i.e. housing, retail, commercial and industrial) around Traralgon up to the year 2051.
Roads & Public transport
Bus
Traralgon - Traralgon South (Route 6)
Yarram - Traralgon via Gormandale
Traralgon - Churchill (Route 3)
Traralgon East (Route 43)
Traralgon - Moe (Route 8)
Traralgon - Churchill (Route 9)
Traralgon North (Route 45)
Tram
Train
Traralgon Railway Station
Roads
Princes Freeway
Victorian data sourced from Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads
Queensland data sourced from Queensland Government and TransLink
Employment Centres
The Traralgon central business district, centred around Seymour and Franklin Streets, as well as commercial and light industry along most of the eastern stretch of the Princes Freeway, provides employment for the local residents.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011.