Baw Baw

Victoria · Latrobe - Gippsland · 57,958 people · 87 suburbs · 15 postcodes

Baw Baw at a glance

57,958
Population
#37 of 79 in VIC
3,957
km² area
15/km² density
41.3
Median age
+2.2 vs VIC
971
SEIFA IRSAD
#43 of 79 in VIC
37
Schools
29 gov, 5 Cath, 3 indep
12.1%
Born overseas
19.2%
Renting

Map shows the Baw Baw LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Baw Baw is a Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 87 suburbs across 15 postcodes and an area of 3,957 km². Baw Baw has a population of 57,958 , ranking #37 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Warragul (19,856 residents).About 12.1% of residents were born overseas and 4.8% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (19.0%) 15–24 (10.5%) 25–44 (23.8%) 45–64 (25.2%) 65+ (21.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years11,004 (19.0%)
15–24 years6,105 (10.5%)
25–44 years13,764 (23.8%)
45–64 years14,578 (25.2%)
65+ years12,438 (21.5%)
12.1%
Born overseas
4.8%
Speak a language other than English at home
1.2%
First Nations
2.5
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (40.7%) Mortgaged (40.1%) Renting (19.2%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (95.8%) Semi/townhouse (2.6%) Flat/apartment (1.7%)
$308
Median weekly rent
$1,618
Median monthly mortgage
33.8%
Households with 0-1 cars
66.2%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

3.9%
Unemployment rate
15,164
In full-time work
9,590
In part-time work

Schools in Baw Baw

37 schools across Baw Baw: 78.4% Government, 13.5% Catholic, 8.1% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 989 (range 903 to 1092). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

VIC average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (75.7%) Secondary (13.5%) Combined (5.4%) Special (5.4%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 989 VIC median 1027LGA range 903 to 1092

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 37 schools in Baw Baw, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
St Paul's Anglican Grammar School Independent Combined Drouin 1,765 1092
Chairo Christian School Independent Combined Drouin 1,691 1055
Drouin Secondary College Government Secondary Drouin 1,113 975
Marist-Sion College Catholic Secondary Warragul 1,063 1025
Trafalgar High School Government Secondary Trafalgar 682 999
Warragul Regional College Government Secondary Warragul 662 975
Drouin Primary School Government Primary Drouin 504 972
Warragul North Primary School Government Primary Warragul 480 1019
St Ita's School Catholic Primary Drouin 458 1011
Trafalgar Primary School Government Primary Trafalgar 359 986
St Joseph's School Catholic Primary Warragul 335 1051
ECG Secondary College Independent Special Warragul 306 957
St Angela of the Cross Primary School Catholic Primary Warragul 282 1035
Warragul Primary School Government Primary Warragul 261 986
Drouin West Primary School Government Primary Drouin West 239 999
Neerim District Secondary College Government Secondary Neerim South 223 948
Drouin South Primary School Government Primary Drouin South 202 982
Yarragon Primary School Government Primary Yarragon 202 994
Darnum Primary School Government Primary Darnum 175 1006
Neerim South Primary School Government Primary Neerim South 148 994
Buln Buln Primary School Government Primary Buln Buln 143 1000
Longwarry Primary School Government Primary Longwarry 135 945
Warragul & District Specialist School Government Special Warragul 128 963
St Joseph's School Catholic Primary Trafalgar 103 1007
Labertouche Primary School Government Primary Labertouche 80 989
Nilma Primary School Government Primary Nilma 75 979
Lardner and District Primary School Government Primary Lardner 71 1007
Willow Grove Primary School Government Primary Willow Grove 66 1002
Jindivick Primary School Government Primary Jindivick 49 1031
Thorpdale Primary School Government Primary Thorpdale 45 961
Ripplebrook Primary School Government Primary Ripplebrook 43 943
Ellinbank Primary School Government Primary Ellinbank 26 985
Narracan Primary School Government Primary Narracan 20 965
Bona Vista Primary School Government Primary Bona Vista 17 916
Neerim District Rural Primary School Government Primary Nayook 15 1079
Tanjil South Primary School Government Primary Tanjil South 10 903
Rawson Primary School Government Primary Rawson 8 926

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Baw Baw. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

971
Ranked #43 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1003

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1020

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

960

Suburbs in Baw Baw

Baw Baw contains 87 suburbs and 15 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Warragul 3820 19,856 $1,563/wk 40
Drouin 3818 15,287 $1,432/wk 39
Trafalgar 3824 4,349 $1,448/wk 41
Longwarry 3816 2,436 $1,464/wk 34
Yarragon 3823 1,893 $1,363/wk 43
Neerim South 3831 1,599 $1,359/wk 47
Darnum 3822 759 $1,744/wk 41
Willow Grove 3825 654 $1,801/wk 42
Jindivick 3818 584 $1,835/wk 49
Buln Buln 3821 551 $1,916/wk 40
Tanjil South 3825 540 $1,819/wk 47
Thorpdale 3835 475 $1,220/wk 46
Nilma 3821 410 $1,625/wk 38
Trafalgar East 3824 401 $1,894/wk 47
Labertouche 3816 386 $2,076/wk 43
Drouin West 3818 361 $1,583/wk 54
Nilma North 3821 344 $1,762/wk 49
Drouin South 3818 343 $1,833/wk 50
Trafalgar South 3824 305 $2,015/wk 49
Rawson 3825 296 $840/wk 46
Warragul South 3821 280 $2,143/wk 42
Ripplebrook 3818 268 $1,604/wk 43
Narracan 3824 262 $1,362/wk 48
Longwarry North 3816 230 $883/wk 55
Ellinbank 3821 229 $1,666/wk 46
Neerim 3831 218 $1,401/wk 53
Rokeby 3821 213 $1,812/wk 48
Yarragon South 3823 204 $1,562/wk 55
Neerim East 3831 196 $1,583/wk 47
Shady Creek 3821 186 $2,100/wk 42
Erica 3825 184 $1,260/wk 54
Buln Buln East 3821 182 $1,812/wk 50
Cloverlea 3822 178 $1,821/wk 44
Drouin East 3818 177 $1,524/wk 45
Noojee 3833 177 $1,053/wk 56
Hill End 3825 171 $1,428/wk 46
Modella 3816 169 $2,218/wk 44
Westbury 3825 163 $1,231/wk 48
Crossover 3821 161 $1,968/wk 51
Athlone 3818 147 $1,803/wk 33
Seaview 3821 140 $1,656/wk 43
Neerim Junction 3821 139 $1,312/wk 53
Hallora 3818 136 $1,687/wk 38
Lardner 3821 110 $1,792/wk 54
Bona Vista 3820 107 $1,850/wk 47
Allambee Reserve 3871 96 $1,468/wk 44
Brandy Creek 3821 94 $2,125/wk 42
Lillico 3820 94 $2,125/wk 42
Tetoora Road 3821 93 $1,062/wk 49
Childers 3824 91 $1,062/wk 57
Poowong East 3988 88 $1,374/wk 49
Trida 3953 87 $1,375/wk 46
Mountain View 3988 85 $1,562/wk 45
Nayook 3821 70 $1,062/wk 56
Fumina South 3825 65 $687/wk 53
Gainsborough 3822 61 $2,062/wk 44
Coalville 3825 55 $2,049/wk 44
Piedmont 3833 52 $850/wk 60
Vesper 3833 50 $1,274/wk 63
Moondarra 3825 49 $1,937/wk 42
Torwood 3821 49 $2,624/wk 50
Ferndale 3821 48 $1,625/wk 49
Neerim North 3821 41 $1,125/wk 40
Walhalla 3825 35 $724/wk 60
Warragul West 3821 33 $1,187/wk 53
Icy Creek 3833 28 $649/wk 53
Jacob Creek 3825 28 $725/wk 58
Thorpdale South 3824 27 $1,375/wk 48
Allambee 3823 24 $1,187/wk 63
Caringal 3825 16 $450/wk 64
Bravington 3821 14 $1,499/wk 33
Fumina 3825 11 $1,149/wk 40
Aberfeldy 3825 7 $1,375/wk 46
Tanjil Bren 3833 7 $450/wk 70
Amor 3825 4 $1,874/wk 58
Ada 3833
Baw Baw 3833
Boola 3825
Gentle Annie 3833
Jericho 3825
Limonite 3871
Loch Valley 3833 62
Mount Eccles South 3953
Tanjil 3825
Tarwin East 3871
Toombon 3825
Toorongo 3833

Postcodes covered

3816, 3818, 3820, 3821, 3822, 3823, 3824, 3825, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3835, 3871, 3953, 3988

Compare Baw Baw with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Baw Baw and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Baw Baw (VIC) 57,958 41.3 971 19.2% 12.1%
South Gippsland 30,660 48.3 967 16.0% 11.5%
Latrobe (Vic.) 77,445 41.8 907 26.4% 12.7%
Wellington 45,396 44.4 943 21.5% 11.1%
Cardinia 118,769 35.2 993 23.8% 23.5%
Yarra Ranges 156,237 40.3 1013 14.5% 16.9%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Baw Baw

What is the population of Baw Baw?

The 2021 Census recorded 57,958 people living in Baw Baw, across 87 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Baw Baw?

Baw Baw contains 87 suburbs. The most populous are Warragul, Drouin, Trafalgar, Longwarry, Yarragon.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Baw Baw?

Baw Baw covers 15 postcodes: 3816, 3818, 3820, 3821, 3822, 3823, 3824, 3825, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3835, 3871, 3953, 3988.

How many schools are in Baw Baw?

Baw Baw has 37 schools, including 29 government, 5 Catholic, and 3 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Baw Baw?

Baw Baw has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 971, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.