Coimadai vs Gisborne

Gisborne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 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, Gisborne 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

Gisborne

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • But Coimadai has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

Coimadai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $423/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gisborne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (47 min vs 59 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (55.2 km vs 63.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gisborne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Investors

Gisborne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coimadai Gisborne
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.

Coimadai Gisborne
Walkability 0 / 7
Coimadai — Walkability: 0/100 Gisborne — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 37 / 42
Coimadai — Safety: 37/100 Gisborne — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 17 / 23
Coimadai — Low fire risk: 17/100 Gisborne — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 73 / 63
Coimadai — Low flood risk: 73/100 Gisborne — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Gisborne has more residents (10,142 vs 409); Gisborne rents higher ($423/wk vs $320/wk).

Coimadai Gisborne
Population 409 10,142
+2380% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +12.7%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $96,668/yr $119,288/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $423/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coimadai Gisborne
0-4 2.7% / 6.7%
Coimadai — 0-4: 2.7% Gisborne — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 12.5% / 16.6%
Coimadai — 5-14: 12.5% Gisborne — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 7.6% / 6.9%
Coimadai — 15-19: 7.6% Gisborne — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.4% / 4.2%
Coimadai — 20-24: 4.4% Gisborne — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 4.9% / 8.3%
Coimadai — 25-34: 4.9% Gisborne — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 14.9% / 15.3%
Coimadai — 35-44: 14.9% Gisborne — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 15.4% / 14.5%
Coimadai — 45-54: 15.4% Gisborne — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 15.9% / 11.9%
Coimadai — 55-64: 15.9% Gisborne — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 13.7% / 9.0%
Coimadai — 65-74: 13.7% Gisborne — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.2% / 5.0%
Coimadai — 75-84: 4.2% Gisborne — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.7% / 1.6%
Coimadai — 85+: 0.7% Gisborne — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coimadai 59.6% couple families
Coimadai — Couple Families: 59.6% Coimadai — Lone Person: 23.2% Coimadai — One Parent Families: 13.1% Coimadai — Group Household: 4.0% Coimadai — Other Families: 0.0%
Gisborne 59.2% couple families
Gisborne — Couple Families: 59.2% Gisborne — Lone Person: 25.3% Gisborne — One Parent Families: 13.4% Gisborne — Group Household: 1.5% Gisborne — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coimadai 11.5% renting
Coimadai — Owned Outright: 45.4% Coimadai — Mortgage: 43.1% Coimadai — Renting: 11.5%
Gisborne 16.2% renting
Gisborne — Owned Outright: 35.2% Gisborne — Mortgage: 48.7% Gisborne — Renting: 16.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coimadai Gisborne
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 14.0%
Coimadai — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Gisborne — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 13.5%
Coimadai — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Gisborne — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 9.1%
Coimadai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Gisborne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 3.8%
Coimadai — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Gisborne — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 3.3%
Coimadai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Gisborne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

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.

Coimadai Gisborne
England 2.4% / 3.8%
Coimadai — England: 2.4% Gisborne — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.5%
Coimadai — New Zealand: 1.0% Gisborne — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 1.0% / —
Coimadai — Philippines: 1.0% Gisborne — Philippines: not among its largest
India — / 0.6%
Coimadai — India: not among its largest Gisborne — India: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Coimadai — Scotland: not among its largest Gisborne — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Coimadai — Germany: not among its largest Gisborne — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coimadai 100.0% houses
Coimadai — Houses: 100.0% Coimadai — Townhouses: 0.0% Coimadai — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gisborne 88.6% houses
Gisborne — Houses: 88.6% Gisborne — Townhouses: 10.4% Gisborne — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coimadai Gisborne
Median house price — $960,000
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price — $710,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 115 sales

Zoning mix

Gisborne has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 3%); Coimadai has more rural and farming land (46% vs 24%).

Coimadai Gisborne
Rural and farming 46% 24%
Parks and recreation 30% 34%
Environmental 3% 26%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 7%
Residential 0% 9%
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 Gisborne
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
 331
across Macedon Ranges
Approvals change year on year +4% +80%

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.

Coimadai Gisborne
Houses — 3.5%
$700/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Coimadai Gisborne
House price — Higher than 68% of VIC
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 61% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 67% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Coimadai Gisborne
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gisborne carries more flood risk (37 vs 27).

Coimadai Gisborne
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Low
27/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Coimadai Gisborne
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coimadai

  • Coimadai Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Gisborne

  • Gisborne Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Willowbank Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Gisborne Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coimadai Gisborne
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 12
Childcare 1 11
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Coimadai sits further from the CBD (63.7 km vs 55.2 km).

Coimadai Gisborne
Walkability score 0/100 7/100
Distance to Melbourne 63.7 km
+13% vs other
 55.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 47 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.

Coimadai Gisborne
Car (driver) 68.6% / 62.8%
Coimadai — Car (driver): 68.6% Gisborne — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 29.7%
Coimadai — Worked from Home: 24.2% Gisborne — Worked from Home: 29.7%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.2%
Coimadai — Car (passenger): 4.1% Gisborne — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 3.1% / 1.7%
Coimadai — Walked Only: 3.1% Gisborne — Walked Only: 1.7%
Train — / 1.3%
Coimadai — Train: not among its largest Gisborne — Train: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Coimadai Gisborne
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.8 km 45.9 km

NBN connectivity

Coimadai Gisborne
Connectivity score 25/100 73/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
143 premises
 54%
4,834 premises

Climate

Coimadai Gisborne
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coimadai Gisborne
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Coimadai Gisborne
Average residential rate $1,979/yr $2,065/yr
Council Moorabool Macedon Ranges

Federal electorate

Coimadai Gisborne
Division Hawke Mcewen
Member Sam Rae Rob Mitchell
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coimadai Gisborne
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coimadai

Outer

Gisborne

Acreage Family Outer

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