Balintore vs Cororooke

Cororooke is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Balintore. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balintore, about half of households are people living alone. In Cororooke, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Balintore tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Cororooke 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

Cororooke

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 52%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Cororooke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 46%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cororooke

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cororooke

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (160.5 km vs 162.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Balintore

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Cororooke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balintore Cororooke
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.

Balintore Cororooke
Walkability 0 / 0
Balintore — Walkability: 0/100 Cororooke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 85
Balintore — Safety: 76/100 Cororooke — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Balintore — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cororooke — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 20 / 67
Balintore — Low flood risk: 20/100 Cororooke — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Cororooke has more residents (358 vs 59); Cororooke has higher household incomes ($77,220 vs $45,032).

Balintore Cororooke
Population 59 358
+507% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.9% +15.5%
Median age 40 33
Median household income $45,032/yr $77,220/yr
+71% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+23% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balintore Cororooke
0-4 5.1% / 6.1%
Balintore — 0-4: 5.1% Cororooke — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 23.7% / 16.8%
Balintore — 5-14: 23.7% Cororooke — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 — / 7.3%
Balintore — 15-19: not among its largest Cororooke — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 — / 4.7%
Balintore — 20-24: not among its largest Cororooke — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 15.3% / 14.8%
Balintore — 25-34: 15.3% Cororooke — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 16.9% / 12.3%
Balintore — 35-44: 16.9% Cororooke — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 6.8% / 10.1%
Balintore — 45-54: 6.8% Cororooke — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 6.8% / 15.4%
Balintore — 55-64: 6.8% Cororooke — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 8.5% / 6.1%
Balintore — 65-74: 8.5% Cororooke — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 5.1% / 3.9%
Balintore — 75-84: 5.1% Cororooke — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 5.1% / —
Balintore — 85+: 5.1% Cororooke — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balintore 48.4% lone person
Balintore — Lone Person: 48.4% Balintore — Couple Families: 25.8% Balintore — One Parent Families: 25.8%
Cororooke 37.0% lone person
Cororooke — Lone Person: 37.0% Cororooke — Couple Families: 45.7% Cororooke — One Parent Families: 17.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balintore 15.8% renting
Balintore — Owned Outright: 52.6% Balintore — Mortgage: 31.6% Balintore — Renting: 15.8%
Cororooke 12.5% renting
Cororooke — Owned Outright: 31.2% Cororooke — Mortgage: 56.2% Cororooke — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balintore 80.0% houses
Balintore — Houses: 80.0% Balintore — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Cororooke 97.5% houses
Cororooke — Houses: 97.5% Cororooke — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Balintore Cororooke
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 20.4%
Balintore — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Cororooke — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.4%
Balintore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Cororooke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.0%
Balintore — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Cororooke — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Balintore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cororooke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Balintore — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cororooke — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Property market

Balintore Cororooke
Median house price — $581,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Balintore Cororooke
Rural and farming 90% 97%
Parks and recreation 10% 1%
Residential 0% 1%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Balintore Cororooke
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Balintore Cororooke
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Balintore carries more flood risk (80 vs 33).

Balintore Cororooke
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
15/100
Flood High
80/100
 Low
33/100
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

Balintore Cororooke
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Balintore Cororooke
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Balintore sits further from the CBD (162.9 km vs 160.5 km).

Balintore Cororooke
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 162.9 km
+1% vs other
 160.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 120 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
 0.0%
postcode 3254
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
 55
postcode 3254

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.

Balintore Cororooke
Car (driver) 80.0% / 83.1%
Balintore — Car (driver): 80.0% Cororooke — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 7.4%
Balintore — Worked from Home: 20.0% Cororooke — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Balintore — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cororooke — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Balintore — Walked Only: not among its largest Cororooke — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Balintore Cororooke
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.1 km 47.3 km

NBN connectivity

Balintore Cororooke
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
147 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Balintore Cororooke
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Balintore Cororooke
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balintore Cororooke
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balintore

Family Rural

Cororooke

Acreage Family

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