Corinella vs Tenby Point

Comparing Corinella and Tenby Point, VIC: Corinella has more residents (1,181 vs 206); Corinella carries more flood risk (69 vs 25); and Tenby Point has higher household incomes ($66,872 vs $60,788).

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 the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Too close to call

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

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

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (87 min vs 92 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Where they sit

Corinella and Tenby Point 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 Tenby Point
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 Tenby Point
Walkability 10 / 6
Corinella — Walkability: 10/100 Tenby Point — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 58 / 55
Corinella — Safety: 58/100 Tenby Point — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Corinella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tenby Point — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 75
Corinella — Low flood risk: 31/100 Tenby Point — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Corinella has more residents (1,181 vs 206); Tenby Point has higher household incomes ($66,872 vs $60,788).

Corinella Tenby Point
Population 1,181
+83% vs other
 206
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.3% —
Median age 53 52
Median household income $60,788/yr $66,872/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $325/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corinella Tenby Point
0-4 4.8% / 2.9%
Corinella — 0-4: 4.8% Tenby Point — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 11.1% / 13.6%
Corinella — 5-14: 11.1% Tenby Point — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 3.6% / 4.9%
Corinella — 15-19: 3.6% Tenby Point — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.2% / 2.4%
Corinella — 20-24: 3.2% Tenby Point — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 8.3% / 15.0%
Corinella — 25-34: 8.3% Tenby Point — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 9.7% / 11.2%
Corinella — 35-44: 9.7% Tenby Point — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 11.1% / 12.1%
Corinella — 45-54: 11.1% Tenby Point — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 19.1% / 16.5%
Corinella — 55-64: 19.1% Tenby Point — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 20.0% / 17.0%
Corinella — 65-74: 20.0% Tenby Point — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 7.3% / 5.8%
Corinella — 75-84: 7.3% Tenby Point — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.8% / 1.5%
Corinella — 85+: 1.8% Tenby Point — 85+: 1.5%

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%
Tenby Point 52.3% lone person
Tenby Point — Lone Person: 52.3% Tenby Point — Couple Families: 38.6% Tenby Point — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tenby Point — Group Household: 9.1%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Tenby Point 11.8% renting
Tenby Point — Owned Outright: 44.7% Tenby Point — Mortgage: 43.5% Tenby Point — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Corinella Tenby Point
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 16.0%
Corinella — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Tenby Point — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 12.6%
Corinella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Tenby Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.8%
Corinella — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Tenby Point — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.4%
Corinella — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Tenby Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.4%
Corinella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Tenby Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

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 Tenby Point
England 7.1% / 6.3%
Corinella — England: 7.1% Tenby Point — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Corinella — New Zealand: 2.7% Tenby Point — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.5%
Corinella — Italy: not among its largest Tenby Point — Italy: 1.5%
South Africa 1.2% / —
Corinella — South Africa: 1.2% Tenby Point — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Corinella — Netherlands: 0.7% Tenby Point — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Corinella — Germany: 0.6% Tenby Point — 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%
Tenby Point 100.0% houses
Tenby Point — Houses: 100.0% Tenby Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Corinella Tenby Point
Median house price $672,500 $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $360,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 34 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Corinella has more rural and farming land (79% vs 0%).

Corinella Tenby Point
Residential 7% 94%
Rural and farming 79% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Planning zones cover 99% of Corinella and 99% of Tenby Point. 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 Tenby Point
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 Tenby Point
Houses 3.6%
$560/wk on $808K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Corinella Tenby Point
House price Higher than 39% of VIC —
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of VIC —

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Corinella carries more flood risk (69 vs 25).

Corinella Tenby Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
67/100
 Low
19/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Corinella Tenby Point
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Corinella

  • Bass Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tenby Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Corinella Tenby Point
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Corinella Tenby Point
Walkability score 10/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 109.3 km 110.5 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 92 min
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 Tenby Point
Car (driver) 76.5% / 69.5%
Corinella — Car (driver): 76.5% Tenby Point — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 23.2%
Corinella — Worked from Home: 21.2% Tenby Point — Worked from Home: 23.2%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 7.3%
Corinella — Car (passenger): 1.6% Tenby Point — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Corinella — Walked Only: 0.8% Tenby Point — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Corinella Tenby Point
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 736 m
4.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Corinella Tenby Point
Connectivity score 81/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
889 premises
 57%
130 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Corinella Tenby Point
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corinella Tenby Point
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

Tenby Point

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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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