Alvie vs Corunnun

Corunnun is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Alvie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corunnun, about half of households are couple families.

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

Alvie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Corunnun

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Alvie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Alvie is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Corunnun has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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 Corunnun 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 Corunnun
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 Corunnun
Walkability 13 / 0
Alvie — Walkability: 13/100 Corunnun — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 65
Alvie — Safety: 72/100 Corunnun — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 57 / 100
Alvie — Low fire risk: 57/100 Corunnun — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 44 / 44
Alvie — Low flood risk: 44/100 Corunnun — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Alvie rents higher ($250/wk vs $140/wk); Corunnun has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $57,200).

Alvie Corunnun
Population 141
+16% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +3.5%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $57,200/yr $87,724/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+44% vs other
 $140/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alvie Corunnun
0-4 9.9% / 4.2%
Alvie — 0-4: 9.9% Corunnun — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 9.2% / 15.1%
Alvie — 5-14: 9.2% Corunnun — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 5.7% / 6.7%
Alvie — 15-19: 5.7% Corunnun — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.7% / 8.4%
Alvie — 20-24: 5.7% Corunnun — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 9.9% / 14.3%
Alvie — 25-34: 9.9% Corunnun — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 7.8% / 3.4%
Alvie — 35-44: 7.8% Corunnun — 35-44: 3.4%
45-54 10.6% / 11.8%
Alvie — 45-54: 10.6% Corunnun — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 26.2% / 10.9%
Alvie — 55-64: 26.2% Corunnun — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 8.5% / 12.6%
Alvie — 65-74: 8.5% Corunnun — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 2.8% / 10.1%
Alvie — 75-84: 2.8% Corunnun — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 4.3% / —
Alvie — 85+: 4.3% Corunnun — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alvie 44.2% lone person
Alvie — Lone Person: 44.2% Alvie — Couple Families: 37.2% Alvie — One Parent Families: 18.6% Alvie — Group Household: 0.0%
Corunnun 41.7% lone person
Corunnun — Lone Person: 41.7% Corunnun — Couple Families: 45.8% Corunnun — One Parent Families: 0.0% Corunnun — Group Household: 12.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Corunnun 8.3% renting
Corunnun — Owned Outright: 64.6% Corunnun — Mortgage: 27.1% Corunnun — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Alvie Corunnun
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 18.5%
Alvie — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Corunnun — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 13.4%
Alvie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Corunnun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 3.4%
Alvie — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Corunnun — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Alvie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Corunnun — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Alvie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Corunnun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Zoning mix

Alvie Corunnun
Rural and farming 93% 95%
Parks and recreation 7% 5%
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 Corunnun
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Alvie Corunnun
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Alvie is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Alvie Corunnun
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 Corunnun
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Moderate
56/100
same for both
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 Corunnun
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Alvie

  • Alvie Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Corunnun

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Alvie Corunnun
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Alvie Corunnun
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 164.8 km 165.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 125 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 Corunnun
Car (driver) 78.3% / 74.5%
Alvie — Car (driver): 78.3% Corunnun — Car (driver): 74.5%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 9.8%
Alvie — Worked from Home: 21.7% Corunnun — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.8%
Alvie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Corunnun — Car (passenger): 9.8%
Walked Only — / 5.9%
Alvie — Walked Only: not among its largest Corunnun — Walked Only: 5.9%

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

Setting

Alvie Corunnun
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Alvie Corunnun
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

Corunnun

Rural

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