Cohuna vs Gannawarra

Gannawarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 55 in Cohuna. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cohuna, about half of households are people living alone. In Gannawarra, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Cohuna tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Gannawarra suits families with children and 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

Gannawarra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 41%)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 43/100)
  • But Cohuna has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gannawarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gannawarra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cohuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (277.1 km vs 286.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Cohuna has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 15%)
  • Gannawarra carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Gannawarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cohuna Gannawarra
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.

Cohuna Gannawarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Cohuna — Walkability: 0/100 Gannawarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 72
Cohuna — Safety: 57/100 Gannawarra — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 69 / 72
Cohuna — Low fire risk: 69/100 Gannawarra — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 5 / 40
Cohuna — Low flood risk: 5/100 Gannawarra — Low flood risk: 40/100

Demographics

Cohuna has more residents (2,415 vs 110); Cohuna rents higher ($185/wk vs $100/wk).

Cohuna Gannawarra
Population 2,415
+95% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +17.0%
Median age 55 38
Median household income $57,824/yr $67,184/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+46% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cohuna Gannawarra
0-4 4.3% / 3.6%
Cohuna — 0-4: 4.3% Gannawarra — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 9.7% / 15.5%
Cohuna — 5-14: 9.7% Gannawarra — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 3.8% / 7.3%
Cohuna — 15-19: 3.8% Gannawarra — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 3.6% / 5.5%
Cohuna — 20-24: 3.6% Gannawarra — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 7.2% / 13.6%
Cohuna — 25-34: 7.2% Gannawarra — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 9.0% / 10.0%
Cohuna — 35-44: 9.0% Gannawarra — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 12.0% / 12.7%
Cohuna — 45-54: 12.0% Gannawarra — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 14.3% / 17.3%
Cohuna — 55-64: 14.3% Gannawarra — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 18.8% / 6.4%
Cohuna — 65-74: 18.8% Gannawarra — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 12.5% / 8.2%
Cohuna — 75-84: 12.5% Gannawarra — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 5.5% / —
Cohuna — 85+: 5.5% Gannawarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cohuna 31.3% couple families
Cohuna — Couple Families: 31.3% Cohuna — Lone Person: 53.8% Cohuna — One Parent Families: 10.1% Cohuna — Group Household: 4.0% Cohuna — Other Families: 0.7%
Gannawarra 81.0% couple families
Gannawarra — Couple Families: 81.0% Gannawarra — Lone Person: 19.0% Gannawarra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gannawarra — Group Household: 0.0% Gannawarra — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cohuna 18.6% renting
Cohuna — Owned Outright: 56.0% Cohuna — Mortgage: 25.3% Cohuna — Renting: 18.6%
Gannawarra 18.2% renting
Gannawarra — Owned Outright: 45.5% Gannawarra — Mortgage: 36.4% Gannawarra — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cohuna Gannawarra
Philippines 0.6% / 2.7%
Cohuna — Philippines: 0.6% Gannawarra — Philippines: 2.7%
England 1.3% / —
Cohuna — England: 1.3% Gannawarra — England: not among its largest
India 0.8% / —
Cohuna — India: 0.8% Gannawarra — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Cohuna — Netherlands: 0.5% Gannawarra — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.3% / —
Cohuna — New Zealand: 0.3% Gannawarra — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Cohuna Gannawarra
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 20.0%
Cohuna — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Gannawarra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 7.3%
Cohuna — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Gannawarra — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 3.6%
Cohuna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Gannawarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Cohuna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Gannawarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Cohuna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Gannawarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cohuna 94.6% houses
Cohuna — Houses: 94.6% Cohuna — Townhouses: 4.5% Cohuna — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Gannawarra 100.0% houses
Gannawarra — Houses: 100.0% Gannawarra — Townhouses: 0.0% Gannawarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cohuna Gannawarra
Median house price $380,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $385,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 82 days
from 29 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gannawarra has more rural and farming land (89% vs 31%).

Cohuna Gannawarra
Rural and farming 31% 89%
Parks and recreation 65% 10%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Cohuna Gannawarra
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cohuna Gannawarra
Houses 4.8%
$402/wk on $434K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cohuna Gannawarra
House price Higher than 5% of VIC —
Income Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools Higher than 64% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 92% of VIC —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of VIC —

Liveability

Cohuna Gannawarra
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cohuna carries more flood risk (95 vs 60); Cohuna carries more crime risk (43 vs 28).

Cohuna Gannawarra
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
28/100
Flood High
95/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Cohuna Gannawarra
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Cohuna

  • Cohuna Consolidated School Government · Primary above peers
  • Cohuna Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Gannawarra

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Cohuna Gannawarra
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 5

Mobility

Gannawarra sits further from the CBD (286.5 km vs 277.1 km).

Cohuna Gannawarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 277.1 km 286.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 202 min 205 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3568
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3568
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.

Cohuna Gannawarra
Car (driver) 83.0% / 61.5%
Cohuna — Car (driver): 83.0% Gannawarra — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 25.0%
Cohuna — Worked from Home: 7.1% Gannawarra — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 5.2% / 5.8%
Cohuna — Walked Only: 5.2% Gannawarra — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 7.7%
Cohuna — Car (passenger): 3.1% Gannawarra — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bicycle 1.6% / —
Cohuna — Bicycle: 1.6% Gannawarra — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Cohuna Gannawarra
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cohuna Gannawarra
Connectivity score 67/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,491 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Cohuna Gannawarra
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Cohuna Gannawarra
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Cohuna Gannawarra
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cohuna Gannawarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cohuna

Affordable Retirees Rural

Gannawarra

Rural

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