Alvie vs Wool Wool

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wool Wool, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Wool Wool tends to suit families with children and 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

Alvie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 90%)
  • But Wool Wool is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 56%)

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

Wool Wool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Alvie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (122 min vs 139 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (164.8 km vs 178.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alvie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

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

Investors

Wool Wool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (44.7% vs 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alvie and Wool Wool 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 Wool Wool
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 Wool Wool
Walkability 13 / 0
Alvie — Walkability: 13/100 Wool Wool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 74
Alvie — Safety: 72/100 Wool Wool — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 57 / 39
Alvie — Low fire risk: 57/100 Wool Wool — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 44 / 38
Alvie — Low flood risk: 44/100 Wool Wool — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Alvie has more residents (141 vs 55); Alvie rents higher ($250/wk vs $160/wk).

Alvie Wool Wool
Population 141
+61% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +44.7%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $57,200/yr $74,724/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+36% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alvie Wool Wool
0-4 9.9% / 7.3%
Alvie — 0-4: 9.9% Wool Wool — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 9.2% / 18.2%
Alvie — 5-14: 9.2% Wool Wool — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 5.7% / —
Alvie — 15-19: 5.7% Wool Wool — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.7% / —
Alvie — 20-24: 5.7% Wool Wool — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.9% / —
Alvie — 25-34: 9.9% Wool Wool — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 7.8% / 21.8%
Alvie — 35-44: 7.8% Wool Wool — 35-44: 21.8%
45-54 10.6% / 14.5%
Alvie — 45-54: 10.6% Wool Wool — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 26.2% / 20.0%
Alvie — 55-64: 26.2% Wool Wool — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 8.5% / 12.7%
Alvie — 65-74: 8.5% Wool Wool — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 2.8% / —
Alvie — 75-84: 2.8% Wool Wool — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.3% / —
Alvie — 85+: 4.3% Wool Wool — 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%
Wool Wool 100.0% couple families
Wool Wool — Couple Families: 100.0% Wool Wool — Lone Person: 0.0% Wool Wool — One Parent Families: 0.0%
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%
Wool Wool 17.6% renting
Wool Wool — Owned Outright: 58.8% Wool Wool — Mortgage: 23.5% Wool Wool — Renting: 17.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alvie 102.1% houses
Alvie — Houses: 102.1% Alvie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wool Wool 90.5% houses
Wool Wool — Houses: 90.5% Wool Wool — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Alvie Wool Wool
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 9.1%
Alvie — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Wool Wool — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 16.4%
Alvie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Wool Wool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 5.5%
Alvie — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Wool Wool — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Alvie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Wool Wool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Zoning mix

Alvie has more rural and farming land (93% vs 22%).

Alvie Wool Wool
Rural and farming 93% 22%
Parks and recreation 7% 78%
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 Wool Wool
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
 60
across Corangamite
Approvals change year on year +64% +117%

Ranking within VIC

Alvie Wool Wool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 53% 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 67% of VIC

Liveability

Alvie is more walkable (13 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Wool Wool carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 43).

Alvie Wool Wool
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 Wool Wool
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 Wool Wool

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

Amenities in the suburb

Alvie Wool Wool
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Wool Wool sits further from the CBD (178.1 km vs 164.8 km).

Alvie Wool Wool
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 164.8 km 178.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 139 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 Wool Wool
Car (driver) 78.3% / 70.0%
Alvie — Car (driver): 78.3% Wool Wool — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 30.0%
Alvie — Worked from Home: 21.7% Wool Wool — Worked from Home: 30.0%

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

Setting

Alvie Wool Wool
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

Alvie Wool Wool
Average residential rate $2,023/yr $2,335/yr
Council Colac Otway Corangamite

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Alvie Wool Wool
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

Wool Wool

Family Rural

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