Coalville vs Driffield

Driffield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Coalville. 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, Coalville tends to suit people living alone, while Driffield suits families with children.

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

  • Coalville has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Driffield is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 67%)

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

Coalville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Coalville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (144.9 km vs 156.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Coalville is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Driffield has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Driffield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coalville Driffield
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.

Coalville Driffield
Walkability 17 / 0
Coalville — Walkability: 17/100 Driffield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 27
Coalville — Safety: 18/100 Driffield — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 0 / 2
Coalville — Low fire risk: 0/100 Driffield — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 100 / 63
Coalville — Low flood risk: 100/100 Driffield — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Driffield rents higher ($225/wk vs $0/wk); Driffield has more residents (101 vs 55).

Coalville Driffield
Population 55 101
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +18.8%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $106,548/yr
+8% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent — $225/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coalville Driffield
0-4 — / 7.9%
Coalville — 0-4: not among its largest Driffield — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 18.2% / 14.9%
Coalville — 5-14: 18.2% Driffield — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.5% / 3.0%
Coalville — 15-19: 5.5% Driffield — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Coalville — 20-24: not among its largest Driffield — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 10.9% / 6.9%
Coalville — 25-34: 10.9% Driffield — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 14.5% / 22.8%
Coalville — 35-44: 14.5% Driffield — 35-44: 22.8%
45-54 10.9% / 18.8%
Coalville — 45-54: 10.9% Driffield — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 25.5% / 8.9%
Coalville — 55-64: 25.5% Driffield — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 9.1% / 10.9%
Coalville — 65-74: 9.1% Driffield — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 — / 5.9%
Coalville — 75-84: not among its largest Driffield — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Coalville — 85+: not among its largest Driffield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coalville 66.7% couple families
Coalville — Couple Families: 66.7% Coalville — Lone Person: 33.3% Coalville — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Driffield 57.9% couple families
Driffield — Couple Families: 57.9% Driffield — Lone Person: 21.1% Driffield — One Parent Families: 21.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coalville 0.0% renting
Coalville — Owned Outright: 25.0% Coalville — Mortgage: 75.0% Coalville — Renting: 0.0%
Driffield 12.1% renting
Driffield — Owned Outright: 51.5% Driffield — Mortgage: 36.4% Driffield — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coalville 100.0% houses
Coalville — Houses: 100.0%
Driffield 100.0% houses
Driffield — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Coalville Driffield
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 24.8%
Coalville — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Driffield — Certificate III & IV: 24.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 10.9%
Coalville — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Driffield — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 3.0%
Coalville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Driffield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Zoning mix

Coalville has more rural and farming land (93% vs 23%).

Coalville Driffield
Rural and farming 93% 23%
Other and special use 0% 75%
Parks and recreation 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Coalville Driffield
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year +49% +66%

Ranking within VIC

Coalville Driffield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Coalville is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Coalville Driffield
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

Driffield carries more flood risk (37 vs 0).

Coalville Driffield
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
98/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
73/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Coalville Driffield
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

Coalville Driffield
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Driffield sits further from the CBD (156.4 km vs 144.9 km).

Coalville Driffield
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 144.9 km 156.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 112 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3825
 0.3%
postcode 3840
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3825
 36
postcode 3840

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.

Coalville Driffield
Car (driver) 78.9% / 81.1%
Coalville — Car (driver): 78.9% Driffield — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 8.1%
Coalville — Worked from Home: 21.1% Driffield — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) — / 10.8%
Coalville — Car (passenger): not among its largest Driffield — Car (passenger): 10.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Coalville Driffield
Elevation 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.9 km 45.2 km

NBN connectivity

Coalville Driffield
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
41 premises

Climate

Coalville Driffield
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)

Coalville Driffield
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

Coalville Driffield
Average residential rate $2,138/yr $1,746/yr
Council Baw Baw Latrobe (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Coalville Driffield
Division Monash Gippsland
Member Mary Aldred Darren Chester
Party Liberal The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Coalville Driffield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coalville

Rural

Driffield

Family Rural

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