Borung vs Korong Vale

Borung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Korong Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone.

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

Borung

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Korong Vale has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 73%)

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

Korong Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Korong Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (221.1 km vs 224.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Borung

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Korong Vale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Korong Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-14.9% vs -28.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Borung Korong Vale
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.

Borung Korong Vale
Walkability 0 / 13
Borung — Walkability: 0/100 Korong Vale — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 19 / 3
Borung — Safety: 19/100 Korong Vale — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 45 / 30
Borung — Low fire risk: 45/100 Korong Vale — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 9 / 100
Borung — Low flood risk: 9/100 Korong Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Korong Vale has more residents (143 vs 59); Borung rents higher ($300/wk vs $130/wk).

Borung Korong Vale
Population 59 143
+142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -28.0% -14.9%
Median age 50 57
Median household income $58,500/yr
+49% vs other
 $29,900/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+57% vs other
 $130/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Borung Korong Vale
0-4 — / 4.2%
Borung — 0-4: not among its largest Korong Vale — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 15.3% / 5.6%
Borung — 5-14: 15.3% Korong Vale — 5-14: 5.6%
15-19 — / 9.1%
Borung — 15-19: not among its largest Korong Vale — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 — / —
Borung — 20-24: not among its largest Korong Vale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.5% / 6.3%
Borung — 25-34: 8.5% Korong Vale — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 6.8% / 8.4%
Borung — 35-44: 6.8% Korong Vale — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 18.6% / 9.1%
Borung — 45-54: 18.6% Korong Vale — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 6.8% / 24.5%
Borung — 55-64: 6.8% Korong Vale — 55-64: 24.5%
65-74 20.3% / 13.3%
Borung — 65-74: 20.3% Korong Vale — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 5.1% / 12.6%
Borung — 75-84: 5.1% Korong Vale — 75-84: 12.6%
85+ — / 2.1%
Borung — 85+: not among its largest Korong Vale — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Borung 71.4% lone person
Borung — Lone Person: 71.4% Borung — Couple Families: 28.6% Borung — One Parent Families: 0.0% Borung — Other Families: 0.0%
Korong Vale 65.5% lone person
Korong Vale — Lone Person: 65.5% Korong Vale — Couple Families: 20.0% Korong Vale — One Parent Families: 9.1% Korong Vale — Other Families: 5.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Borung 0.0% renting
Borung — Owned Outright: 71.4% Borung — Mortgage: 28.6% Borung — Renting: 0.0%
Korong Vale 11.8% renting
Korong Vale — Owned Outright: 61.8% Korong Vale — Mortgage: 26.5% Korong Vale — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Borung 73.1% houses
Borung — Houses: 73.1% Borung — Flats / Apartments: 26.9%
Korong Vale 92.9% houses
Korong Vale — Houses: 92.9% Korong Vale — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Borung Korong Vale
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 16.8%
Borung — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Korong Vale — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.7%
Borung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Korong Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / —
Borung — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Korong Vale — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Property market

Borung Korong Vale
Median house price — $190,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Borung Korong Vale
Rural and farming 95% 88%
Parks and recreation 4% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Residential 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

Borung Korong Vale
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
same for both
Approvals change year on year +150%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Borung Korong Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 88% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Korong Vale is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Borung Korong Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Borung carries more flood risk (91 vs 0); Korong Vale carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 55).

Borung Korong Vale
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 High
70/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
97/100
Flood High
91/100
 None
0/100
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

Borung Korong Vale
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

Borung Korong Vale
Parks & reserves 4 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Borung sits further from the CBD (224.2 km vs 221.1 km).

Borung Korong Vale
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 224.2 km
+1% vs other
 221.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3518
 1.5%
postcode 3520
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3518
 43
postcode 3520

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.

Borung Korong Vale
Car (driver) 75.0% / 82.4%
Borung — Car (driver): 75.0% Korong Vale — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 17.6%
Borung — Worked from Home: 25.0% Korong Vale — Worked from Home: 17.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Borung Korong Vale
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Borung Korong Vale
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
114 premises

Climate

Borung Korong Vale
Annual rainfall 411 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Borung Korong Vale
Average residential rate $1,353/yr
same for both
Council Loddon
same for both

Federal electorate

Borung Korong Vale
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Borung Korong Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Borung

Retirees Rural

Korong Vale

Quiet Retirees Rural

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