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Latrobe LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Morwell's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong growth (+73% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (6.1% gross); the watch-out is high crime risk.
Suburb highlights
How Morwell's metrics connect, ordered for the selected buyer — derived from the figures above, not a forecast.
The overall Suburb Score, then each category on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you.
Each category is rated on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you. “Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Morwell ranks 3rd of 6 among its Latrobe peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flynns Creek | A · 74 | — | — | 3.6% | Very safe |
| Callignee | A · 74 | — | — | 3.6% | Very safe |
| MorwellThis suburb | A · 70 | $347k | +73% | 6.1% | High activity |
| Koornalla | A · 67 | — | — | 3.6% | Above average |
| Glengarry West | A · 65 | — | — | 2.6% | Very safe |
| Boolarra South | A · 61 | — | — | 2.9% | Very safe |
Peers are same-LGA suburbs from the safety roster, scored on the same Suburb Score (a balanced weighting). For context, the VIC benchmark median is ~$780k.
What could go wrong
We surface the downside on purpose — most tools only show the upside. Observations from the data we hold, not advice.
How to read these numbers
Morwell's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 43% of the total. That's lower than the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are up 32% over 4 years.
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Steal from a retail store is rising — +242% over 3 years.
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Morwell median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Solid fundamentals for a balanced focus — 70/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +73% maps to 99/100 on the growth scale.
A 6.1% gross house yield maps to 95/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $347k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 97/100.
Safety score of 1/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
3 funded projects in the council-wide pipeline maps to 70/100 (LGA-wide, not suburb-specific).
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Morwell's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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Ask AI about MorwellFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Morwell grew +2% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +4% more by 2036.
Blended from Morwell's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Source: ABS 2021 Census, suburb level. Median household income is gross (before tax). Affordability is median rent/mortgage against the suburb's median household income — a comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
Government & non-government schools located in Morwell (2024), largest by enrolment.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2025; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Typically sells in 155 days — slower than the 64-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Typically sells in 127 days — slower than the 64-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Sale activity, 2025: 1-year price change, annual sales volume, days on market and auction clearance. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
Median house price, five-year capital growth and gross rental yield — plus rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight rental market — the figures behind the Suburb Score below.