LongwarryVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3816 · Baw Baw
Residents of Longwarry primarily rely on cars for commuting, with 66.3% driving to work, while only 1.9% use public transport. The suburb has a modest work-from-home culture, with 13.1% working from home, which is lower than the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community has a strong local feel, with a high percentage of residents born in Australia (80.7%), and English is the predominant language spoken at home.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Longwarry
Houses · Houses in Longwarry run to a median of $630,000, 28.8% below the Victorian median of $885,000, and up 6.6% on the year.
The middle half of houses sold between $570,000 and $710,000.
Houses
$630k
median of 45 sales
6.6% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 90% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $570k and $710k.
Last sold within the past month
Units
$501k
median of 7 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $489k and $534k.
Last sold two to four months ago
Land
$350k
median of 13 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $335k and $355k.
Last sold two to four months ago
65 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · The longer arc runs $575,000 in 2022 to $630,000 now, a gain of 9.6%.
- Houses
- Units
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $635k | $345k | |
| 2025 · part year | $610k | $380k | |
| 2024 | $585k | $330k | |
| 2023 | $573k | $463k | $315k |
| 2022 | $575k | $473k | $400k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $630k | 7 | -0.8%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 11 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $635k | 11 | +0.8%low confidence11 sales this quarter, 22 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $630k | 22 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $345k | 6 | -9.2%low confidence6 sales this quarter, 5 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $380k | 5 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Longwarry
Houses
In Longwarry, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $700,000 from 22 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $610,000 from 19 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $610k | 19 · few |
| 4 | $700k | 22 · few |
Units
In Longwarry, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $493,000 from 5 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $493k | 5 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
1 school · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Longwarry
All schools · Longwarry has a single school, with 135 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
135
2025 · +9.8% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−10.0%
135 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−4.8%
120 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Longwarry have grown 9.8% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 123 |
| 2016 | 146 |
| 2017 | 169 |
| 2018 | 169 |
| 2019 | 171 |
| 2020 | 150 |
| 2021 | 163 |
| 2022 | 162 |
| 2023 | 150 |
| 2024 | 148 |
| 2025 | 135 |
Which schools in Longwarry are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 106 | 17 | 123 |
| 2016 | 123 | 23 | 146 |
| 2017 | 146 | 23 | 169 |
| 2018 | 140 | 29 | 169 |
| 2019 | 152 | 19 | 171 |
| 2020 | 126 | 24 | 150 |
| 2021 | 130 | 33 | 163 |
| 2022 | 139 | 23 | 162 |
| 2023 | 125 | 25 | 150 |
| 2024 | 126 | 22 | 148 |
| 2025 | 120 | 15 | 135 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
The school in Longwarry
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 0 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwarry Primary School | Government | Primary | 135 | −10.0% | +9.8% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Longwarry
2 government catchments cover Longwarry — 1 secondary and 1 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb. The secondary catchment is Drouin Secondary College.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Drouin Secondary College | Secondary |
| Longwarry Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Longwarry is a suburb with a population of 2,436, characterized by a median age of 34, which is younger than the Victorian average of 38. The community is predominantly composed of families, with 42.8% of households being couples with children, and 18.8% being single-parent households. The suburb has a high percentage of separate houses at 90%, which is significantly higher than the Victorian average of 73.4%. The median weekly rent is $330, and the median monthly mortgage is $1,473, indicating a relatively affordable housing market compared to other areas.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Longwarry · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 75 |
| First home buyers | 70 |
| Investors | 65 |
| Professionals | 60 |
| Retirees | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 71.4%
- Affordable housing with a median rent of $330
- Predominantly separate houses at 90%
- Young population with a median age of 34
Against the state
How Longwarry differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 3.5% |
| Separate houses | 90% |
| Townhouses | 5.9% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 13.1% |
| Drove a car | 66.3% |
| Public transport | 1.9% |
| Walked only | 0.6% |
| Car passenger | 4% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Young population with a median age of 34 (vs VIC 38)
- High percentage of separate houses at 90% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Affordable median weekly rent of $330
- Predominantly family-oriented with 42.8% couples with children
- Low unemployment rate of 4.9% (vs VIC 5.0%)
Things to be aware of
- Lower percentage of residents with higher education degrees at 9.9% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Below average median household income of $1,464 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Limited public transport usage at 1.9%
- Higher percentage of single-parent households at 18.8%
- Lower work-from-home percentage at 13.1% (vs VIC 25.7%)
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.