Warragul South, VIC 3821
Inside Warragul South, VIC 3821's recent activity
Activity in Warragul South, VIC 3821 was very light over the last 12 months: one house sold.
Beyond that, the clearest read on Warragul South is the most recent Census — the resident profile below.
Who lives hereAn above-average-income, mostly owner-occupied, family-oriented suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Warragul South demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Warragul South?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Warragul South
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Warragul South
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.1× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Warragul South
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Warragul South
No school inside Warragul South itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 20 primary schools in Warragul South and its surrounds, and 5 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Nearby · within 5 km · 25Order by
- 1Nilma Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Nilma · 4.8 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2St Paul's Anglican Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Drouin · 4.8 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Ellinbank Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ellinbank · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Bona Vista Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bona Vista · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Lardner and District Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Lardner · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6ECG Secondary CollegeIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 9-12 · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Warragul Regional CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Warragul & District Specialist SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Marist-Sion CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10St Joseph's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11Warragul Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Darnum Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Darnum · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Warragul North Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14St Angela of the Cross Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Warragul · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Chairo Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Drouin · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16Drouin South Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Drouin South · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 17Drouin Secondary CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Drouin · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 18St Ita's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Drouin · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 19Drouin Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Drouin · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 20Yarragon Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Yarragon · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 21Buln Buln Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Buln Buln · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 22Ripplebrook Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ripplebrook · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 23Drouin West Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Drouin West · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 24Longwarry Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Longwarry · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 25Poowong Consolidated SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Poowong · 4.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students332Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Warragul South median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Warragul South — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Warragul South property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Warragul South
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Warragul South against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Warragul South in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Warragul South — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Warragul South median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Warragul South fell from $605k (Jul 2021) to $130k (Jun 2026) — a 78.5% decline over five years — peaking at $1.38M between May 2024 and Apr 2025.
Suburbs near Warragul South: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Warragul South, ranked by distance — each lined up against Warragul South on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Warragul South
17 data-driven answers about Warragul South's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Warragul South?
#The median house price in Warragul South, VIC 3821 is $128k as of June 2026. Houses there have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Warragul South?
#As of June 2026, Warragul South medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | — | $128k | — | $128k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Warragul South's property market trends?
#Warragul South's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +0.5% year-on-year; sales supply sits at 1.5 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Warragul South market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Warragul South as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Warragul South, house prices rose +0.5% over the year, sales supply is 1.5 months (severe). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
Is Warragul South a tight or loose property market right now?
#Warragul South's sales market sits at 1.5 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Warragul South gone up or down?
#House prices in Warragul South moved +0.5% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Warragul South compare to other VIC suburbs?
#Warragul South's median house price ($128k) is 78% below the VIC median ($579k) as of June 2026.
What's the most popular property type in Warragul South?
#The most-transacted segment in Warragul South over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 1 sale. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Warragul South last year?
#Warragul South recorded 1 house sale and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 1 transaction. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Warragul South in?
#Warragul South is in postcode 3821, in the Gippsland region of VIC. Addresses there are written as Warragul South, VIC 3821.
What is the population of Warragul South?
#Warragul South, VIC 3821 is home to 142 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 34, and the average household holds 2.0 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Warragul South?
#The median household in Warragul South earns $1k per week — roughly $69k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $647/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Warragul South?
#The unemployment rate in Warragul South is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Warragul South?
#Warragul South is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Warragul South?
#Warragul South has 25 schools within reach — including Ellinbank Primary School, Bona Vista Primary School, Lardner and District Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Warragul South a good place to live?
#Warragul South, VIC 3821 has a population of 142, a median age of 34, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 25 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Warragul South market data last updated?
#This Warragul South market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.