Coleraine vs Konongwootong

Konongwootong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 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. On these figures, Coleraine tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Konongwootong suits young adults.

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

  • Coleraine has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • Konongwootong carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Konongwootong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coleraine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coleraine

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (242 min vs 248 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (347.1 km vs 354.4 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 22%)
  • But Konongwootong carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Konongwootong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coleraine Konongwootong
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.

Coleraine Konongwootong
Walkability 27 / 0
Coleraine — Walkability: 27/100 Konongwootong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 89
Coleraine — Safety: 50/100 Konongwootong — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 66 / 100
Coleraine — Low fire risk: 66/100 Konongwootong — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 54 / 100
Coleraine — Low flood risk: 54/100 Konongwootong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coleraine has more residents (1,062 vs 60); Konongwootong has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $44,200).

Coleraine Konongwootong
Population 1,062
+94% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +20.0%
Median age 56 45
Median household income $44,200/yr $97,500/yr
+121% vs other
Median weekly rent $140/wk $300/wk
+114% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coleraine Konongwootong
0-4 4.0% / 6.7%
Coleraine — 0-4: 4.0% Konongwootong — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 8.1% / 5.0%
Coleraine — 5-14: 8.1% Konongwootong — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 4.0% / 5.0%
Coleraine — 15-19: 4.0% Konongwootong — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.5% / 11.7%
Coleraine — 20-24: 3.5% Konongwootong — 20-24: 11.7%
25-34 6.4% / 15.0%
Coleraine — 25-34: 6.4% Konongwootong — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 8.6% / 13.3%
Coleraine — 35-44: 8.6% Konongwootong — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.2% / 13.3%
Coleraine — 45-54: 12.2% Konongwootong — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 18.8% / 18.3%
Coleraine — 55-64: 18.8% Konongwootong — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 17.9% / 15.0%
Coleraine — 65-74: 17.9% Konongwootong — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 9.1% / 6.7%
Coleraine — 75-84: 9.1% Konongwootong — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 7.2% / —
Coleraine — 85+: 7.2% Konongwootong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coleraine 60.6% lone person
Coleraine — Lone Person: 60.6% Coleraine — Couple Families: 20.4% Coleraine — One Parent Families: 15.0% Coleraine — Group Household: 2.8% Coleraine — Other Families: 1.1%
Konongwootong 28.6% lone person
Konongwootong — Lone Person: 28.6% Konongwootong — Couple Families: 35.7% Konongwootong — One Parent Families: 35.7% Konongwootong — Group Household: 0.0% Konongwootong — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coleraine 15.6% renting
Coleraine — Owned Outright: 59.6% Coleraine — Mortgage: 24.8% Coleraine — Renting: 15.6%
Konongwootong 17.4% renting
Konongwootong — Owned Outright: 47.8% Konongwootong — Mortgage: 34.8% Konongwootong — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Coleraine Konongwootong
South Africa 0.4% / 5.0%
Coleraine — South Africa: 0.4% Konongwootong — South Africa: 5.0%
England 3.1% / —
Coleraine — England: 3.1% Konongwootong — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Coleraine — New Zealand: 1.5% Konongwootong — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Coleraine — Philippines: 0.8% Konongwootong — Philippines: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Coleraine — Ireland: 0.5% Konongwootong — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Coleraine Konongwootong
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 15.0%
Coleraine — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Konongwootong — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 13.3%
Coleraine — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Konongwootong — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.7%
Coleraine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Konongwootong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Coleraine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Konongwootong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Coleraine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Konongwootong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coleraine 95.5% houses
Coleraine — Houses: 95.5% Coleraine — Townhouses: 4.5%
Konongwootong 100.0% houses
Konongwootong — Houses: 100.0% Konongwootong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Coleraine Konongwootong
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 Konongwootong
Rural and farming 96% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Residential 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

Coleraine Konongwootong
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Coleraine Konongwootong
House price Higher than 2% of VIC —
Income Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 91% of VIC —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Coleraine is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Coleraine Konongwootong
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Coleraine carries more flood risk (46 vs 0); Coleraine carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).

Coleraine Konongwootong
Bushfire Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
11/100
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 Konongwootong
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 Konongwootong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coleraine Konongwootong
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 1

Mobility

Konongwootong sits further from the CBD (354.4 km vs 347.1 km).

Coleraine Konongwootong
Walkability score 27/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 347.1 km 354.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 242 min 248 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.

Coleraine Konongwootong
Car (driver) 72.9% / 51.3%
Coleraine — Car (driver): 72.9% Konongwootong — Car (driver): 51.3%
Worked from Home 10.9% / 30.8%
Coleraine — Worked from Home: 10.9% Konongwootong — Worked from Home: 30.8%
Walked Only 10.6% / 17.9%
Coleraine — Walked Only: 10.6% Konongwootong — Walked Only: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Coleraine — Car (passenger): 5.6% Konongwootong — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Coleraine Konongwootong
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coleraine Konongwootong
Connectivity score 55/100 26/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
662 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Coleraine Konongwootong
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 Konongwootong
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Coleraine Konongwootong
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coleraine Konongwootong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coleraine

Affordable Retirees Rural

Konongwootong

Rural

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