Warragul, VIC 3820

We moved to Warragul 5 months ago because it looked like such a nice place to live but we are already looking to move away from here. When we originally moved here we were warned by a few other families planning on exiting Warragul (also within months of being here), to move to Drouin.
We were warned about Warragul’s town area due to most of the elderly being pretty horrible to be around.
The majority of people that live here are elderly, but I originally thought that it meant it would be a lovely, quiet, easygoing place to raise a family. But they were right. It’s not a lovely, easygoing place. Sure it’s quiet though.

Most of the elderly here are simply vulgar, nasty, rude and very bitter human beings. I have never encountered so many horrible people in one suburb.
They are not a good example to children at all. They have no manners or etiquette, they’re very self entitled, they’re not polite or even mildly pleasant here. It’s pretty hard trying to teach your kids these values whilst they are surrounded by people that do the opposite. It’s not every now and then, it’s everyday if we go into town. If there are nice people, I have not met any and I’ve been here for 5months. I still say “most of them” to give others the of the doubt.

If you are younger than their generation, if you’re tattooed or anything they “disapprove” most of them have a very strange sense of entitlement to tell you or they say it to each other so you can hear it. They complain a lot about the generations younger than them “getting worse every year” as they behave the exact same way they claim the younger generations do.

Most of them are rude to children even if they are well behaved with the manners and etiquette that they themselves lack. It’s actually astounding how they behave.

Our 8yr old little girl has just above the shoulder length hair that happens to be curly. Thanks to this “woke” stuff going around we have had 6 grown men and 2 women bully her and make fun of her because they have assumed she’s a boy in girls clothing!! She’s 8! Girls can’t have shorter hair here either!?
At one point I have had to say “she was born with a va*ina” just so one man in particular would leave her alone!

We’ve stopped going out for dinner here, we have stopped supporting any business here at all just to avoid going into town now.
Awful place. We can not wait to leave here and go somewhere nice to live.

I don’t know if Warragul was a nice country town 20 or 30 years ago but it certainly isn’t one today. Many ugly new developments and more to come. Poor infrastructure, no decent shops (zero parking) and many kilometers from anywhere decent.

I used to live in Warragul and loved it. I didn't like the one way streets and carpark issue but otherwise, Warragul is definitely worthwhile

We moved here a few months ago from WA and are loving the cooler weather, undulating hills and mountain vistas. The town has excellent facilities and a ‘proper” high street with a good selection of shops and eateries. People are pleasant and we’re equidistant from the Mornington Peninsula / beach, snow and city. House prices are affordable and you get more bang for your buck. With the prospect of rising interest rates it’s a wise decision to go regional (plus we escaped some of the restrictions due to being regional 😋).

A nice little town to live in. Comfortable, friendly, lots of parks to walk, easy access to the Gippsland region. Just an enjoyable place reside.

Ideal safe neighborhood. Suitable for retirees and young families.

Parking is fine if you know where to look.

Facilities are decent.
There is a library, an Aldi, a woolies a Coles a Kmart a hospital and a Bunnings. A number of schools. Usually almost no traffic, parks are nice.
Most restaurant staff are nice.


I do highly not recommend for young proffessionals (except young tradesmen or people who have secured local jobs) because commuting to major industrial hubs like dandenong is ridiculously time consuming and expensive. You will spend several thousand a year on Petrol. Warragul is also about a 100 minute drive from Melbourne unless you are speeding the whole way.
But if you want to raise a young family highly recommend.

I used to live in Warragul and have since moved not for any particular reason but I must say I don’t get all the hype. For a town that’s rapidly growing what it offers for the people living there is quite low. Granted now it’s starting to get more as a few new shops have started to recently open.

Warragul is a flourishing town only one hour from the city, one hour from the beach and one hour from the snow. With a very healthy population growth rate and excellent road and rail access into Melbourne as well as further east into Gippsland, Warragul is the centre of West Gippsland and has most of what you'd expect in a regional town while still retaining (for now) that small town feeling and care factor. For everything else, Melbourne is close by.

Warragul is a town that has a lot to offer anyone from all walks of life.

I moved to Gippsland five years ago to work in Warragul I was told when I was moving that Warragul was a small county town however having worked and lived in places that you would describe as “Being out in the sticks” Warragul was certainly more than a county town I would class it more as a small rural city.

The key things to know about Warragul is that it has a growing population of around 14,500 people, it’s a quick 1hour drive to the Melbourne CBD or there is a VLINE service that also runs to Melbourne or to sale. It has a growing number of different industries and will soon have its own Kmart along with new and improved large scale Bunnings. (There is already a Bunnings it’s being upgrading)

There are a number of schools to choose from, there is plenty of work opportunities and the people are very community-minded. There are racing clubs, sporting venues, restaurants, movies, leisure centres, parks and plenty of trendy shops.

I would say that Warragul is a town that welcomes everyone so if you are looking for a country change then certainly consider Warragul

Jess Barr – Senior Property Manager – Harcourts Warragul