Cora Lynn vs Garfield
Garfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Cora Lynn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cora Lynn, about half of households are couple families. In Garfield, most households are couple families.
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
Garfield
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 57%)
- But Cora Lynn carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)
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
Cora Lynn
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Garfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cora Lynn carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)
- Garfield is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Garfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.4% vs -9.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cora Lynn and Garfield 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
Garfield has more residents (2,114 vs 220); Garfield rents higher ($330/wk vs $250/wk).
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 220 | 2,114 +861% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.5% | +18.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income | $89,648/yr +3% vs other | $87,204/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $330/wk +32% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $750,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $535,000 |
| Median land price | — | $885,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 52 days from 24 sales |
Zoning mix
Garfield has more rural and farming land (83% vs 0%).
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 96% | 7% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 83% |
| Residential | 0% | 6% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% same for both | |
| 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
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,323 across Cardinia same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 43% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 77% of VIC |
Liveability
Garfield is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Garfield carries more crime risk (52 vs 42).
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Flood | High 99/100 | High 91/100 |
| 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
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Cora Lynn
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Garfield
- Garfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 18/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 79.3 km | 79.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 68 min | 66 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3814 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 3814 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 (74.8%).
Setting
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.9 km | 21.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 65/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 43% 874 premises |
Climate
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,880/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cardinia same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | La Trobe same for both | |
| Member | Jason Wood same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cora Lynn | Garfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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