Corinella vs Coronet Bay

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corinella, about half of households are people living alone. In Coronet Bay, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Corinella: a median of $672,000, against $555,000 in Coronet Bay, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coronet Bay tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Corinella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Coronet Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($555,000 vs $672,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coronet Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($281/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Corinella sits closer to the CBD (109.3 km vs 112 km)
  • Coronet Bay is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Corinella carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 71/100)
  • Coronet Bay is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.3% vs 40.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Corinella Coronet Bay
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.

Corinella Coronet Bay
Walkability 10 / 30
Corinella — Walkability: 10/100 Coronet Bay — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 58 / 29
Corinella — Safety: 58/100 Coronet Bay — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Corinella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coronet Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 68
Corinella — Low flood risk: 31/100 Coronet Bay — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Corinella has higher household incomes ($60,788 vs $49,504); Corinella rents higher ($320/wk vs $281/wk).

Corinella Coronet Bay
Population 1,181
+6% vs other
 1,108
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.3% +40.1%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $60,788/yr
+19% vs other
 $49,504/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+12% vs other
 $281/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corinella Coronet Bay
0-4 4.8% / 5.5%
Corinella — 0-4: 4.8% Coronet Bay — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.1% / 8.7%
Corinella — 5-14: 11.1% Coronet Bay — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 3.6% / 4.2%
Corinella — 15-19: 3.6% Coronet Bay — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 3.2% / 3.3%
Corinella — 20-24: 3.2% Coronet Bay — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.3% / 9.4%
Corinella — 25-34: 8.3% Coronet Bay — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 9.7% / 9.7%
Corinella — 35-44: 9.7% Coronet Bay — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 11.1% / 12.9%
Corinella — 45-54: 11.1% Coronet Bay — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 19.1% / 17.7%
Corinella — 55-64: 19.1% Coronet Bay — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 20.0% / 17.5%
Corinella — 65-74: 20.0% Coronet Bay — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 7.3% / 9.5%
Corinella — 75-84: 7.3% Coronet Bay — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 1.8% / 2.1%
Corinella — 85+: 1.8% Coronet Bay — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corinella 45.6% lone person
Corinella — Lone Person: 45.6% Corinella — Couple Families: 29.3% Corinella — One Parent Families: 20.7% Corinella — Group Household: 4.4% Corinella — Other Families: 0.0%
Coronet Bay 55.8% lone person
Coronet Bay — Lone Person: 55.8% Coronet Bay — Couple Families: 23.9% Coronet Bay — One Parent Families: 15.5% Coronet Bay — Group Household: 3.0% Coronet Bay — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corinella 19.4% renting
Corinella — Owned Outright: 45.4% Corinella — Mortgage: 35.2% Corinella — Renting: 19.4%
Coronet Bay 21.1% renting
Coronet Bay — Owned Outright: 44.4% Coronet Bay — Mortgage: 34.5% Coronet Bay — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Corinella Coronet Bay
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 19.3%
Corinella — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Coronet Bay — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.4%
Corinella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Coronet Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 5.8%
Corinella — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Coronet Bay — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.3%
Corinella — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Coronet Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.1%
Corinella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Coronet Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Corinella Coronet Bay
England 7.1% / 5.6%
Corinella — England: 7.1% Coronet Bay — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.7% / 1.8%
Corinella — New Zealand: 2.7% Coronet Bay — New Zealand: 1.8%
Germany 0.6% / 1.0%
Corinella — Germany: 0.6% Coronet Bay — Germany: 1.0%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.8%
Corinella — Philippines: 0.5% Coronet Bay — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa 1.2% / —
Corinella — South Africa: 1.2% Coronet Bay — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.8%
Corinella — Greece: not among its largest Coronet Bay — Greece: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Corinella — Netherlands: 0.7% Coronet Bay — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corinella 99.2% houses
Corinella — Houses: 99.2% Corinella — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Coronet Bay 99.2% houses
Coronet Bay — Houses: 99.2% Coronet Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Corinella Coronet Bay
Median house price $672,500 $555,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $360,000 $340,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 34 sales
 70 days
from 25 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Corinella Coronet Bay
2 bed $488K / $400K
Corinella — 2 bed: $488K (9 sales) Coronet Bay — 2 bed: $400K (12 sales)

9 vs 12 sales

3 bed $651K / $515K
Corinella — 3 bed: $651K (29 sales) Coronet Bay — 3 bed: $515K (29 sales)

29 vs 29 sales

4 bed $705K / $670K
Corinella — 4 bed: $705K (33 sales) Coronet Bay — 4 bed: $670K (19 sales)

33 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Corinella has more rural and farming land (79% vs 55%).

Corinella Coronet Bay
Rural and farming 79% 55%
Residential 7% 33%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 6%
Parks and recreation 3% 4%
Planning zones cover 99% of Corinella and 99% of Coronet Bay. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Corinella Coronet Bay
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Corinella Coronet Bay
Houses 3.6%
$560/wk on $808K
 3.5%
$470/wk on $708K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Corinella Coronet Bay
House price Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

Coronet Bay is more walkable (30 vs 10).

Corinella Coronet Bay
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 41/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Corinella carries more flood risk (69 vs 32); Coronet Bay carries more crime risk (71 vs 42).

Corinella Coronet Bay
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
71/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Low
32/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Corinella Coronet Bay
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Corinella

  • Bass Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Coronet Bay

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

Amenities in the suburb

Corinella Coronet Bay
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Coronet Bay sits further from the CBD (112 km vs 109.3 km).

Corinella Coronet Bay
Walkability score 10/100 30/100
Distance to Melbourne 109.3 km 112 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 90 min
Public transport score 30/100 28/100
Peak arrivals per hour 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3984
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3984
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.

Corinella Coronet Bay
Car (driver) 76.5% / 78.1%
Corinella — Car (driver): 76.5% Coronet Bay — Car (driver): 78.1%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 15.7%
Corinella — Worked from Home: 21.2% Coronet Bay — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 3.8%
Corinella — Car (passenger): 1.6% Coronet Bay — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.5%
Corinella — Walked Only: 0.8% Coronet Bay — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus — / 0.9%
Corinella — Bus: not among its largest Coronet Bay — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Corinella Coronet Bay
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 883 m
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Corinella Coronet Bay
Connectivity score 81/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
889 premises
 78%
1,171 premises

Climate

Corinella Coronet Bay
Annual rainfall 704 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Corinella Coronet Bay
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Corinella Coronet Bay
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corinella Coronet Bay
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Corinella

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Coronet Bay

Acreage Affordable Coastal Retirees

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