Callignee vs Koornalla
Callignee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Koornalla. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Callignee tends to suit families with children, while Koornalla suits couples and older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Callignee carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 84/100)
- Koornalla is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 76%)
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
Koornalla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs 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
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Callignee carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 84/100)
- Koornalla has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Callignee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.6% vs -9.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Callignee and Koornalla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Callignee rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Callignee has more residents (391 vs 89).
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 391 +77% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.6% | -9.2% |
| Median age | 42 | 47 |
| Median household income | $104,676/yr +7% vs other | $97,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $740,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 89 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Koornalla has more rural and farming land (100% vs 75%).
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 100% |
| Parks and recreation | 24% | 0% |
| 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
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 529 across Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +66% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
Liveability
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Koornalla carries more crime risk (84 vs 52); Koornalla carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 75).
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | High 87/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | High 84/100 |
| Flood | Low 33/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| 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
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | None | 1 Federation University Gippsland, 9.6 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 176.3 km | 176.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 129 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3844 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3844 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).
Setting
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 297 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 202 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 36.5 km | 35.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 133 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.56 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,746/yr same for both | |
| Council | Latrobe (Vic.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Callignee | Koornalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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