Coleraine vs Gritjurk
Gritjurk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 56 in Coleraine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coleraine, most households are people living alone. In Gritjurk, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Coleraine tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Gritjurk 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
Coleraine
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But Gritjurk is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 35%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gritjurk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gritjurk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $140/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Coleraine is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- Gritjurk sits closer to the CBD (343.1 km vs 347.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coleraine
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gritjurk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.9% vs 3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coleraine and Gritjurk 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
Coleraine rents higher ($140/wk vs $0/wk); Coleraine has more residents (1,062 vs 61).
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,062 +94% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | +10.9% |
| Median age | 56 | 39 |
| Median household income | $44,200/yr | $117,000/yr +165% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $140/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
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 (18.0%).
Property market
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $300,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $80,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 100% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 43 across Southern Grampians same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +200% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 89% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 91% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
Liveability
Coleraine is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Coleraine carries more flood risk (46 vs 0); Coleraine carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 46/100 | 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
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Coleraine
- Coleraine Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Gritjurk
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 2 |
Mobility
Coleraine sits further from the CBD (347.1 km vs 343.1 km).
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 347.1 km +1% vs other | 343.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 242 min | 246 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3315 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 3315 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 (72.9%).
Setting
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 227 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 55/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 22% 662 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 604 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,892/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Grampians same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coleraine | Gritjurk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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