Colac Colac vs Corryong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Colac Colac, most households are couple families. In Corryong, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Colac Colac tends to suit couples, while Corryong suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Corryong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 83%)
  • But Colac Colac is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 38%)

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

Colac Colac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Colac Colac

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (295 min vs 301 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (438.5 km vs 444.7 km)
  • But Corryong is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Corryong

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 18%)
  • But Colac Colac has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Colac Colac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.6% vs 0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Colac Colac Corryong
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.

Colac Colac Corryong
Walkability 0 / 17
Colac Colac — Walkability: 0/100 Corryong — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 33 / 28
Colac Colac — Safety: 33/100 Corryong — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 1 / 2
Colac Colac — Low fire risk: 1/100 Corryong — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 19 / 16
Colac Colac — Low flood risk: 19/100 Corryong — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Corryong has more residents (1,352 vs 61); Colac Colac has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $51,376).

Colac Colac Corryong
Population 61 1,352
+2116% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.6% +0.3%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $71,500/yr
+28% vs other
 $51,376/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colac Colac Corryong
0-4 4.9% / 5.1%
Colac Colac — 0-4: 4.9% Corryong — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.8% / 10.1%
Colac Colac — 5-14: 9.8% Corryong — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.9% / 3.9%
Colac Colac — 15-19: 4.9% Corryong — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Colac Colac — 20-24: not among its largest Corryong — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 — / 9.3%
Colac Colac — 25-34: not among its largest Corryong — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 11.5% / 9.7%
Colac Colac — 35-44: 11.5% Corryong — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 16.4% / 10.9%
Colac Colac — 45-54: 16.4% Corryong — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 11.5% / 15.6%
Colac Colac — 55-64: 11.5% Corryong — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 13.1% / 14.3%
Colac Colac — 65-74: 13.1% Corryong — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 4.9% / 12.3%
Colac Colac — 75-84: 4.9% Corryong — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ — / 5.4%
Colac Colac — 85+: not among its largest Corryong — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colac Colac 35.7% lone person
Colac Colac — Lone Person: 35.7% Colac Colac — Couple Families: 64.3% Colac Colac — One Parent Families: 0.0% Colac Colac — Group Household: 0.0% Colac Colac — Other Families: 0.0%
Corryong 58.7% lone person
Corryong — Lone Person: 58.7% Corryong — Couple Families: 26.7% Corryong — One Parent Families: 10.9% Corryong — Group Household: 2.4% Corryong — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colac Colac 17.4% renting
Colac Colac — Owned Outright: 47.8% Colac Colac — Mortgage: 34.8% Colac Colac — Renting: 17.4%
Corryong 23.4% renting
Corryong — Owned Outright: 49.1% Corryong — Mortgage: 27.4% Corryong — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colac Colac 83.3% houses
Colac Colac — Houses: 83.3% Colac Colac — Flats / Apartments: 16.7% Colac Colac — Townhouses: 0.0%
Corryong 96.4% houses
Corryong — Houses: 96.4% Corryong — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Corryong — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Colac Colac Corryong
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 16.2%
Colac Colac — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Corryong — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 6.4%
Colac Colac — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Corryong — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / 2.7%
Colac Colac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Corryong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.9%
Colac Colac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Corryong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Colac Colac — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Corryong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Property market

Colac Colac Corryong
Median house price — $345,000
Median unit price — $365,000
Median land price — $155,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Colac Colac has more rural and farming land (98% vs 85%).

Colac Colac Corryong
Rural and farming 98% 85%
Parks and recreation 1% 9%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Colac Colac Corryong
New dwellings approved 19
across Towong
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Colac Colac Corryong
House price — Higher than 5% of VIC
Income Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 79% of VIC
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC

Liveability

Corryong is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Colac Colac Corryong
Grade — D
Score — 13/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Colac Colac Corryong
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
72/100
Flood High
81/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Colac Colac Corryong
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Colac Colac

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

Schools in Corryong

  • Corryong College Government · Combined at peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Colac Colac Corryong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Corryong sits further from the CBD (444.7 km vs 438.5 km).

Colac Colac Corryong
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Melbourne 438.5 km 444.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 295 min 301 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3707
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 3707
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.

Colac Colac Corryong
Car (driver) 58.3% / 69.3%
Colac Colac — Car (driver): 58.3% Corryong — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 8.0%
Colac Colac — Worked from Home: 29.2% Corryong — Worked from Home: 8.0%
Walked Only 12.5% / 15.9%
Colac Colac — Walked Only: 12.5% Corryong — Walked Only: 15.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Colac Colac — Car (passenger): not among its largest Corryong — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bicycle — / 1.5%
Colac Colac — Bicycle: not among its largest Corryong — Bicycle: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Colac Colac Corryong
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Colac Colac Corryong
Connectivity score 29/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 59%
926 premises

Climate

Colac Colac Corryong
Annual rainfall 947 mm 952 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C 28.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.9°C 0.6°C

Council rates

Colac Colac Corryong
Average residential rate $1,875/yr
same for both
Council Towong
same for both

Federal electorate

Colac Colac Corryong
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Colac Colac Corryong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Colac Colac

Rural

Corryong

Affordable Retirees Rural

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