Colac East vs Elliminyt

Elliminyt is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Colac East. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Colac East, about half of households are people living alone. In Elliminyt, most households are couple families. On these figures, Colac East tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and older residents, while Elliminyt 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

Elliminyt

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Elliminyt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Colac East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Colac East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 117 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150 km vs 155.3 km)
  • But Elliminyt is more walkable (40/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Colac East has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 4%)
  • Elliminyt is more walkable (40/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Elliminyt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs -22.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Colac East and Elliminyt 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 East Elliminyt
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 East Elliminyt
Walkability 4 / 40
Colac East — Walkability: 4/100 Elliminyt — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 14 / 75
Colac East — Safety: 14/100 Elliminyt — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Colac East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Elliminyt — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 82 / 35
Colac East — Low flood risk: 82/100 Elliminyt — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Elliminyt has more residents (3,260 vs 168); Elliminyt rents higher ($290/wk vs $230/wk).

Colac East Elliminyt
Population 168 3,260
+1840% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.6% +12.4%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $80,132/yr $94,380/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $290/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colac East Elliminyt
0-4 1.8% / 5.6%
Colac East — 0-4: 1.8% Elliminyt — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 4.2% / 14.5%
Colac East — 5-14: 4.2% Elliminyt — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 — / 7.3%
Colac East — 15-19: not among its largest Elliminyt — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 4.8% / 5.0%
Colac East — 20-24: 4.8% Elliminyt — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 24.4% / 10.0%
Colac East — 25-34: 24.4% Elliminyt — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 6.0% / 12.5%
Colac East — 35-44: 6.0% Elliminyt — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 6.5% / 13.5%
Colac East — 45-54: 6.5% Elliminyt — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 16.1% / 13.2%
Colac East — 55-64: 16.1% Elliminyt — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 16.7% / 10.5%
Colac East — 65-74: 16.7% Elliminyt — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 8.3% / 6.3%
Colac East — 75-84: 8.3% Elliminyt — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.8% / 1.5%
Colac East — 85+: 1.8% Elliminyt — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colac East 25.0% couple families
Colac East — Couple Families: 25.0% Colac East — Lone Person: 46.9% Colac East — One Parent Families: 9.4% Colac East — Group Household: 9.4% Colac East — Other Families: 9.4%
Elliminyt 56.2% couple families
Elliminyt — Couple Families: 56.2% Elliminyt — Lone Person: 29.8% Elliminyt — One Parent Families: 10.7% Elliminyt — Group Household: 2.9% Elliminyt — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colac East 36.9% renting
Colac East — Owned Outright: 44.6% Colac East — Mortgage: 18.5% Colac East — Renting: 36.9%
Elliminyt 10.3% renting
Elliminyt — Owned Outright: 46.0% Elliminyt — Mortgage: 43.8% Elliminyt — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colac East Elliminyt
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 17.9%
Colac East — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Elliminyt — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 8.0%
Colac East — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Elliminyt — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.0%
Colac East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Elliminyt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.1%
Colac East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Elliminyt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Colac East — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Elliminyt — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Colac East Elliminyt
Taiwan 9.5% / —
Colac East — Taiwan: 9.5% Elliminyt — Taiwan: not among its largest
China 3.6% / 0.4%
Colac East — China: 3.6% Elliminyt — China: 0.4%
England — / 1.2%
Colac East — England: not among its largest Elliminyt — England: 1.2%
Sri Lanka — / 0.6%
Colac East — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Elliminyt — Sri Lanka: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Colac East — New Zealand: not among its largest Elliminyt — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Colac East — Philippines: not among its largest Elliminyt — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colac East 72.7% houses
Colac East — Houses: 72.7% Colac East — Townhouses: 21.2% Colac East — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Elliminyt 96.0% houses
Elliminyt — Houses: 96.0% Elliminyt — Townhouses: 3.8% Elliminyt — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colac East Elliminyt
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price — $285,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 42 sales

Zoning mix

Elliminyt has more rural and farming land (76% vs 41%); Colac East has more industrially zoned land (30% vs 3%).

Colac East Elliminyt
Rural and farming 41% 76%
Industrial 30% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 22% 3%
Residential 1% 14%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Other and special use 4% 0%
Commercial 2% 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

Colac East Elliminyt
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
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.

Colac East Elliminyt
Houses — 4.5%
$625/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Colac East Elliminyt
House price — Higher than 21% of VIC
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 93% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Elliminyt is more walkable (40 vs 4).

Colac East Elliminyt
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Elliminyt carries more flood risk (65 vs 18); Colac East carries more crime risk (86 vs 25).

Colac East Elliminyt
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Low
18/100
 Moderate
65/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Colac East Elliminyt
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Colac East

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

Schools in Elliminyt

  • Elliminyt Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Colac East Elliminyt
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 3
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Elliminyt sits further from the CBD (155.3 km vs 150 km).

Colac East Elliminyt
Walkability score 4/100 40/100
Distance to Melbourne 150 km 155.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3250
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 East Elliminyt
Car (driver) 62.5% / 82.3%
Colac East — Car (driver): 62.5% Elliminyt — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 8.5%
Colac East — Worked from Home: 12.5% Elliminyt — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Walked Only 15.0% / 2.4%
Colac East — Walked Only: 15.0% Elliminyt — Walked Only: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 5.8%
Colac East — Car (passenger): 10.0% Elliminyt — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Colac East — Bicycle: not among its largest Elliminyt — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Colac East Elliminyt
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.5 km 38.7 km

NBN connectivity

Colac East Elliminyt
Connectivity score 69/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
194 premises
 41%
1,434 premises

Climate

Colac East Elliminyt
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Colac East Elliminyt
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Colac East Elliminyt
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Colac East

Quiet Retirees Rural Townhouses

Elliminyt

Acreage

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Colac East

Colac East vs Colac Colac East vs Irrewarra Colac East vs Yeo

Other comparisons with Elliminyt

Elliminyt vs Colac Elliminyt vs Barongarook Elliminyt vs Barongarook West Elliminyt vs Larpent Elliminyt vs Yeo Elliminyt vs Colac West
Full data on Colac East Full data on Elliminyt
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or