Coral Bank vs Kancoona

Coral Bank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 61 in Kancoona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kancoona, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kancoona tends to suit people living alone, couples, and older residents.

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

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 39/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (331.9 km vs 343.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kancoona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Coral Bank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.0% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coral Bank Kancoona
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.

Coral Bank Kancoona
Walkability 0 / 0
Coral Bank — Walkability: 0/100 Kancoona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 80
Coral Bank — Safety: 61/100 Kancoona — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 1 / 5
Coral Bank — Low fire risk: 1/100 Kancoona — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 89
Coral Bank — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kancoona — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Coral Bank has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $68,224); Kancoona skews older (61 vs 57).

Coral Bank Kancoona
Population 88
+16% vs other
 74
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% -11.9%
Median age 57 61
Median household income $94,224/yr
+28% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $215/wk
+7% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coral Bank Kancoona
0-4 — / —
Coral Bank — 0-4: not among its largest Kancoona — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.8% / 8.1%
Coral Bank — 5-14: 6.8% Kancoona — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Coral Bank — 15-19: not among its largest Kancoona — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 3.4% / —
Coral Bank — 20-24: 3.4% Kancoona — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.1% / —
Coral Bank — 25-34: 9.1% Kancoona — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.4% / 5.4%
Coral Bank — 35-44: 11.4% Kancoona — 35-44: 5.4%
45-54 11.4% / 13.5%
Coral Bank — 45-54: 11.4% Kancoona — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 33.0% / 21.6%
Coral Bank — 55-64: 33.0% Kancoona — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 19.3% / 37.8%
Coral Bank — 65-74: 19.3% Kancoona — 65-74: 37.8%
75-84 6.8% / —
Coral Bank — 75-84: 6.8% Kancoona — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Coral Bank — 85+: not among its largest Kancoona — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coral Bank 43.5% couple families
Coral Bank — Couple Families: 43.5% Coral Bank — Lone Person: 26.1% Coral Bank — One Parent Families: 17.4% Coral Bank — Group Household: 13.0%
Kancoona 58.8% couple families
Kancoona — Couple Families: 58.8% Kancoona — Lone Person: 41.2% Kancoona — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kancoona — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coral Bank 10.0% renting
Coral Bank — Owned Outright: 55.0% Coral Bank — Mortgage: 35.0% Coral Bank — Renting: 10.0%
Kancoona 0.0% renting
Kancoona — Owned Outright: 82.1% Kancoona — Mortgage: 17.9% Kancoona — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Coral Bank Kancoona
Canada — / 4.1%
Coral Bank — Canada: not among its largest Kancoona — Canada: 4.1%
England 3.4% / —
Coral Bank — England: 3.4% Kancoona — England: not among its largest
Italy 3.4% / —
Coral Bank — Italy: 3.4% Kancoona — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Coral Bank Kancoona
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 21.6%
Coral Bank — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Kancoona — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.9% / 9.5%
Coral Bank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.9% Kancoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 5.4%
Coral Bank — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Kancoona — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.0% / 4.1%
Coral Bank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.0% Kancoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
Coral Bank — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kancoona — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coral Bank 100.0% houses
Coral Bank — Houses: 100.0%
Kancoona 100.0% houses
Kancoona — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Coral Bank has more rural and farming land (75% vs 25%).

Coral Bank Kancoona
Rural and farming 75% 25%
Parks and recreation 24% 75%
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

Coral Bank Kancoona
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Coral Bank Kancoona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC

Liveability

Coral Bank Kancoona
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kancoona carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Coral Bank carries more crime risk (39 vs 20).

Coral Bank Kancoona
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
11/100
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

Coral Bank Kancoona
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Coral Bank Kancoona
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Coral Bank sits further from the CBD (343.1 km vs 331.9 km).

Coral Bank Kancoona
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 343.1 km
+3% vs other
 331.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Coral Bank Kancoona
Car (driver) 52.1% / 45.2%
Coral Bank — Car (driver): 52.1% Kancoona — Car (driver): 45.2%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 54.8%
Coral Bank — Worked from Home: 29.2% Kancoona — Worked from Home: 54.8%
Walked Only 10.4% / —
Coral Bank — Walked Only: 10.4% Kancoona — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.3% / —
Coral Bank — Car (passenger): 8.3% Kancoona — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Coral Bank Kancoona
Elevation 266 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 474 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coral Bank Kancoona
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Coral Bank Kancoona
Annual rainfall 895 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coral Bank Kancoona
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Coral Bank Kancoona
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coral Bank Kancoona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coral Bank

Retirees Rural

Kancoona

Retirees Rural

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