Corinella vs Glen Forbes

Corinella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Glen Forbes. 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 Glen Forbes, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Corinella tends to suit people living alone, while Glen Forbes suits couples.

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

Glen Forbes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 50%)

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

They split

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

  • Corinella has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • Glen Forbes leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.3% vs 11.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Corinella and Glen Forbes 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 Glen Forbes
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 Glen Forbes
Walkability 10 / 0
Corinella — Walkability: 10/100 Glen Forbes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 53
Corinella — Safety: 58/100 Glen Forbes — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Corinella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glen Forbes — Low fire risk: 60/100
Low flood risk 31 / 66
Corinella — Low flood risk: 31/100 Glen Forbes — Low flood risk: 66/100

Demographics

Corinella has more residents (1,181 vs 118); Glen Forbes has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $60,788).

Corinella Glen Forbes
Population 1,181
+90% vs other
 118
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.3% +11.3%
Median age 53 56
Median household income $60,788/yr $81,224/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+4% vs other
 $308/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corinella Glen Forbes
0-4 4.8% / 5.1%
Corinella — 0-4: 4.8% Glen Forbes — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.1% / 5.1%
Corinella — 5-14: 11.1% Glen Forbes — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 3.6% / 2.5%
Corinella — 15-19: 3.6% Glen Forbes — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 3.2% / 2.5%
Corinella — 20-24: 3.2% Glen Forbes — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 8.3% / 7.6%
Corinella — 25-34: 8.3% Glen Forbes — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.7% / 6.8%
Corinella — 35-44: 9.7% Glen Forbes — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 11.1% / 16.1%
Corinella — 45-54: 11.1% Glen Forbes — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 19.1% / 27.1%
Corinella — 55-64: 19.1% Glen Forbes — 55-64: 27.1%
65-74 20.0% / 16.1%
Corinella — 65-74: 20.0% Glen Forbes — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 7.3% / 10.2%
Corinella — 75-84: 7.3% Glen Forbes — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 1.8% / —
Corinella — 85+: 1.8% Glen Forbes — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corinella 29.3% couple families
Corinella — Couple Families: 29.3% Corinella — Lone Person: 45.6% Corinella — One Parent Families: 20.7% Corinella — Group Household: 4.4%
Glen Forbes 50.0% couple families
Glen Forbes — Couple Families: 50.0% Glen Forbes — Lone Person: 27.3% Glen Forbes — One Parent Families: 22.7% Glen Forbes — 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.

Corinella 19.4% renting
Corinella — Owned Outright: 45.4% Corinella — Mortgage: 35.2% Corinella — Renting: 19.4%
Glen Forbes 7.3% renting
Glen Forbes — Owned Outright: 53.7% Glen Forbes — Mortgage: 39.0% Glen Forbes — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Corinella Glen Forbes
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 11.0%
Corinella — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Glen Forbes — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 11.0%
Corinella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Glen Forbes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 11.0%
Corinella — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Glen Forbes — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 3.4%
Corinella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Glen Forbes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Corinella — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Glen Forbes — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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 Glen Forbes
England 7.1% / 4.2%
Corinella — England: 7.1% Glen Forbes — England: 4.2%
Italy — / 4.2%
Corinella — Italy: not among its largest Glen Forbes — Italy: 4.2%
Ireland — / 3.4%
Corinella — Ireland: not among its largest Glen Forbes — Ireland: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Corinella — New Zealand: 2.7% Glen Forbes — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 1.2% / —
Corinella — South Africa: 1.2% Glen Forbes — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Corinella — Netherlands: 0.7% Glen Forbes — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Corinella — Germany: 0.6% Glen Forbes — Germany: 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%
Glen Forbes 100.0% houses
Glen Forbes — Houses: 100.0% Glen Forbes — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Corinella Glen Forbes
Median house price $672,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $360,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 34 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Corinella Glen Forbes
Rural and farming 79% 76%
Parks and recreation 3% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 1%
Residential 7% 0%
Other and special use 0% 6%
Planning zones cover 99% of Corinella and 100% of Glen Forbes. 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 Glen Forbes
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 Glen Forbes
Houses 3.6%
$560/wk on $808K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Corinella Glen Forbes
House price Higher than 39% of VIC —
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of VIC —

Liveability

Corinella is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Corinella Glen Forbes
Grade C —
Score 39/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glen Forbes carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Corinella carries more flood risk (69 vs 34).

Corinella Glen Forbes
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Low
34/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Corinella Glen Forbes
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
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 Glen Forbes

  • Spensley Street Primary School-Glen Forbes Camp Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Corinella Glen Forbes
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Corinella Glen Forbes
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 109.3 km 109.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 88 min
Public transport score 30/100 22/100
Peak arrivals per hour 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3984
 0.0%
postcode 3990
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3984
 —

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 Glen Forbes
Car (driver) 76.5% / 52.1%
Corinella — Car (driver): 76.5% Glen Forbes — Car (driver): 52.1%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 47.9%
Corinella — Worked from Home: 21.2% Glen Forbes — Worked from Home: 47.9%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / —
Corinella — Car (passenger): 1.6% Glen Forbes — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Corinella — Walked Only: 0.8% Glen Forbes — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).

Setting

Corinella Glen Forbes
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 4.0 km

NBN connectivity

Corinella Glen Forbes
Connectivity score 81/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
889 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Corinella Glen Forbes
Annual rainfall 704 mm 906 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C 24.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C 6.9°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Corinella Glen Forbes
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corinella Glen Forbes
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

Glen Forbes

Retirees Rural

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