Coimadai vs Bullengarook
Bullengarook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Coimadai. 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, Bullengarook tends to suit 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
- Coimadai has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Bullengarook carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 63/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for 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
Bullengarook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bullengarook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.7% vs -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coimadai and Bullengarook 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
Bullengarook has more residents (714 vs 409); Bullengarook has higher household incomes ($119,704 vs $96,668).
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 409 | 714 +75% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 44 |
| Median household income | $96,668/yr | $119,704/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +6% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (19.3%).
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 (3.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,347,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 55 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Bullengarook has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 3%); Coimadai has more rural and farming land (46% vs 0%).
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 3% | 57% |
| Rural and farming | 46% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 30% | 42% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 15% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 5% | 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
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 338 across Moorabool | 331 across Macedon Ranges |
| Approvals change year on year | +4% | +80% |
Ranking within VIC
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 91% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 84% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
Liveability
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Coimadai carries more flood risk (27 vs 14); Coimadai carries more crime risk (63 vs 33).
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Flood | Low 27/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coimadai
- Coimadai Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Bullengarook
- Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School-Bullengarook Senior Campus Government · Combined · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 63.7 km | 63.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 59 min | 57 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3340 | 1.3% postcode 3437 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 3340 | 51 postcode 3437 |
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 (68.6%).
Setting
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 238 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 523 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 143 premises | 0% 211 premises |
Climate
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,979/yr | $2,065/yr |
| Council | Moorabool | Macedon Ranges |
Federal electorate
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hawke | Mcewen |
| Member | Sam Rae | Rob Mitchell |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coimadai | Bullengarook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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