Coragulac vs Cororooke
Cororooke is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 45 in Coragulac. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cororooke: a median of $581,000, against $468,000 in Coragulac, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coragulac tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Cororooke suits families with children.
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
Coragulac
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coragulac
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 20%)
- has cheaper houses ($467,500 vs $581,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cororooke
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (160.5 km vs 165.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coragulac
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cororooke
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.5% vs 6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coragulac and Cororooke 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
Cororooke has more residents (358 vs 171); Coragulac skews older (45 vs 33).
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 171 | 358 +109% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | +15.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 33 |
| Median household income | $91,624/yr +16% vs other | $77,220/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $213/wk | $230/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $467,500 | $581,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 202 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 97% |
| Residential | 5% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 226 across Colac Otway same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +64% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
Liveability
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Cororooke carries more flood risk (33 vs 17).
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | Low 17/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coragulac
- St Brendan's School Catholic · Primary above peers
Schools in Cororooke
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Coragulac sits further from the CBD (165.3 km vs 160.5 km).
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 165.3 km +3% vs other | 160.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 120 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3249 | 0.0% postcode 3254 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3249 | 55 postcode 3254 |
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 (83.1%).
Setting
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 48.8 km | 47.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 147 premises |
Climate
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,023/yr same for both | |
| Council | Colac Otway same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coragulac | Cororooke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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