Alvie vs Coragulac

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coragulac, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Alvie tends to suit families with children, while Coragulac suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Coragulac

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 28/100)
  • But Alvie has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Coragulac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coragulac

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coragulac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 28/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alvie and Coragulac drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alvie Coragulac
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Alvie Coragulac
Walkability 13 / 6
Alvie — Walkability: 13/100 Coragulac — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 72 / 84
Alvie — Safety: 72/100 Coragulac — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 57 / 100
Alvie — Low fire risk: 57/100 Coragulac — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 44 / 83
Alvie — Low flood risk: 44/100 Coragulac — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Coragulac has higher household incomes ($91,624 vs $57,200); Alvie rents higher ($250/wk vs $213/wk).

Alvie Coragulac
Population 141 171
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +6.2%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $57,200/yr $91,624/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+15% vs other
 $213/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alvie Coragulac
0-4 9.9% / 6.4%
Alvie — 0-4: 9.9% Coragulac — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 9.2% / 8.2%
Alvie — 5-14: 9.2% Coragulac — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 5.7% / 5.8%
Alvie — 15-19: 5.7% Coragulac — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 6.4%
Alvie — 20-24: 5.7% Coragulac — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 9.9% / 12.9%
Alvie — 25-34: 9.9% Coragulac — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 7.8% / 9.9%
Alvie — 35-44: 7.8% Coragulac — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 10.6% / 12.3%
Alvie — 45-54: 10.6% Coragulac — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 26.2% / 20.5%
Alvie — 55-64: 26.2% Coragulac — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 8.5% / 16.4%
Alvie — 65-74: 8.5% Coragulac — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 2.8% / 1.8%
Alvie — 75-84: 2.8% Coragulac — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 4.3% / —
Alvie — 85+: 4.3% Coragulac — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alvie 37.2% couple families
Alvie — Couple Families: 37.2% Alvie — Lone Person: 44.2% Alvie — One Parent Families: 18.6%
Coragulac 47.4% couple families
Coragulac — Couple Families: 47.4% Coragulac — Lone Person: 39.5% Coragulac — One Parent Families: 13.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alvie 10.2% renting
Alvie — Owned Outright: 55.1% Alvie — Mortgage: 34.7% Alvie — Renting: 10.2%
Coragulac 12.5% renting
Coragulac — Owned Outright: 57.1% Coragulac — Mortgage: 30.4% Coragulac — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Alvie Coragulac
New Zealand 4.3% / —
Alvie — New Zealand: 4.3% Coragulac — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.1% / —
Alvie — Netherlands: 2.1% Coragulac — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.8%
Alvie — Scotland: not among its largest Coragulac — Scotland: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alvie Coragulac
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 19.9%
Alvie — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Coragulac — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 1.8%
Alvie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Coragulac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 5.3%
Alvie — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Coragulac — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 1.8%
Alvie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Coragulac — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Alvie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coragulac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alvie 102.1% houses
Alvie — Houses: 102.1%
Coragulac 100.0% houses
Coragulac — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Alvie Coragulac
Median house price — $467,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 202 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Alvie Coragulac
Rural and farming 93%
same for both
Parks and recreation 7% 0%
Residential 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Alvie Coragulac
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Alvie Coragulac
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Alvie Coragulac
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Alvie carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Alvie carries more flood risk (56 vs 17).

Alvie Coragulac
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Moderate
56/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Alvie Coragulac
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Alvie

  • Alvie Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Coragulac

  • St Brendan's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alvie Coragulac
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Alvie Coragulac
Walkability score 13/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 164.8 km 165.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Alvie Coragulac
Car (driver) 78.3% / 78.2%
Alvie — Car (driver): 78.3% Coragulac — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 17.9%
Alvie — Worked from Home: 21.7% Coragulac — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Alvie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coragulac — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Alvie Coragulac
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Alvie Coragulac
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

Alvie Coragulac
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Alvie Coragulac
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Alvie Coragulac
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alvie Coragulac
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alvie

Rural Young Families

Coragulac

Rural

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