Cohuna vs Keely
Keely is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Cohuna. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cohuna, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Keely, about half of households rent. On these figures, Cohuna tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Keely suits renters and 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
- Cohuna has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- Keely carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 43/100)
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
Keely
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 19%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $185/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Keely
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (192 min vs 202 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (267.8 km vs 277.1 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 18%)
- Keely carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 43/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cohuna and Keely 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
Cohuna has more residents (2,415 vs 57); Cohuna rents higher ($185/wk vs $110/wk).
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,415 +98% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.5% | -5.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 44 |
| Median household income | $57,824/yr | $60,632/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk +41% vs other | $110/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).
Property market
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Keely has more rural and farming land (99% vs 31%).
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 31% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 65% | 0% |
| 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 | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Gannawarra same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.8% $402/wk on $434K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 16% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 64% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 92% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 96% of VIC | — |
Liveability
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 0); Cohuna carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0).
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | High 95/100 | 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
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Keely
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
Mobility
Cohuna sits further from the CBD (277.1 km vs 267.8 km).
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 277.1 km +3% vs other | 267.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 202 min | 192 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).
Setting
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 84 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 1,491 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gannawarra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cohuna | Keely | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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