Cobden vs Elingamite
Elingamite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Cobden. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobden, about half of households are people living alone. In Elingamite, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cobden tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Elingamite 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Cobden has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- Elingamite is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 47%)
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
Elingamite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Cobden
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (147 min vs 159 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (197.9 km vs 208.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cobden
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Elingamite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.6% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cobden and Elingamite 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
Cobden rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Cobden has more residents (1,804 vs 57).
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,804 +97% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Median household income | $60,424/yr | $63,336/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/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 (24.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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 (7.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $410,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $307,500 | — |
| Median land price | $267,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 52 days from 26 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 99% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 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
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 69% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
Liveability
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 41/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Elingamite carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 56).
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cobden
- Cobden Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Cobden Technical School Government · Secondary at peers
- Hampden P-12 School Government · Combined · Special school
Schools in Elingamite
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 3 |
Mobility
Elingamite sits further from the CBD (208.1 km vs 197.9 km).
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 197.9 km | 208.1 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 159 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3266 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 37 postcode 3266 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 (79.1%).
Setting
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 138 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.4 km | 27.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 55/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 29% 1,001 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cobden | Elingamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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