Dixie vs Cobrico

Dixie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Cobrico. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dixie, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cobrico, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dixie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cobrico suits people living alone 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

Dixie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 36%)

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

Cobrico

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $245/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cobrico

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 159 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (211.5 km vs 217.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cobrico

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 20%)
  • But Dixie carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Dixie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dixie Cobrico
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.

Dixie Cobrico
Walkability 0 / 10
Dixie — Walkability: 0/100 Cobrico — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 86 / 20
Dixie — Safety: 86/100 Cobrico — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 19 / 36
Dixie — Low fire risk: 19/100 Cobrico — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dixie — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cobrico — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dixie rents higher ($245/wk vs $0/wk); Dixie has more residents (148 vs 72).

Dixie Cobrico
Population 148
+51% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% -10.0%
Median age 45 54
Median household income $102,336/yr
+30% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dixie Cobrico
0-4 4.7% / 8.3%
Dixie — 0-4: 4.7% Cobrico — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 13.5% / —
Dixie — 5-14: 13.5% Cobrico — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 13.5% / —
Dixie — 15-19: 13.5% Cobrico — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.4% / —
Dixie — 20-24: 5.4% Cobrico — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.1% / 12.5%
Dixie — 25-34: 4.1% Cobrico — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 10.1% / 5.6%
Dixie — 35-44: 10.1% Cobrico — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 20.9% / 13.9%
Dixie — 45-54: 20.9% Cobrico — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 13.5% / 15.3%
Dixie — 55-64: 13.5% Cobrico — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 8.8% / 22.2%
Dixie — 65-74: 8.8% Cobrico — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 6.8% / 6.9%
Dixie — 75-84: 6.8% Cobrico — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 4.1% / 6.9%
Dixie — 85+: 4.1% Cobrico — 85+: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Dixie Cobrico
England 2.0% / 6.9%
Dixie — England: 2.0% Cobrico — England: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dixie 75.0% couple families
Dixie — Couple Families: 75.0% Dixie — Lone Person: 12.5% Dixie — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Cobrico 36.4% couple families
Cobrico — Couple Families: 36.4% Cobrico — Lone Person: 63.6% Cobrico — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dixie 98.0% houses
Dixie — Houses: 98.0% Dixie — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Cobrico 100.0% houses
Cobrico — Houses: 100.0% Cobrico — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dixie Cobrico
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 18.1%
Dixie — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Cobrico — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 13.9%
Dixie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Cobrico — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 9.7%
Dixie — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Cobrico — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 4.2%
Dixie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Cobrico — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dixie 11.1% renting
Dixie — Owned Outright: 40.0% Dixie — Mortgage: 48.9% Dixie — Renting: 11.1%
Cobrico 16.0% renting
Cobrico — Owned Outright: 44.0% Cobrico — Mortgage: 40.0% Cobrico — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Dixie Cobrico
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Other and special use 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

Dixie Cobrico
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dixie Cobrico
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Cobrico is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Dixie Cobrico
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cobrico carries more crime risk (80 vs 14); Dixie carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 64).

Dixie Cobrico
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
14/100
 High
80/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Dixie Cobrico
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

Dixie Cobrico
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Dixie sits further from the CBD (217.2 km vs 211.5 km).

Dixie Cobrico
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 217.2 km
+3% vs other
 211.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 153 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3265
 0.2%
postcode 3266
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3265
 37
postcode 3266

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.

Dixie Cobrico
Car (driver) 58.3% / 52.6%
Dixie — Car (driver): 58.3% Cobrico — Car (driver): 52.6%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 36.8%
Dixie — Worked from Home: 20.8% Cobrico — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Walked Only 13.9% / 10.5%
Dixie — Walked Only: 13.9% Cobrico — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / —
Dixie — Car (passenger): 6.9% Cobrico — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.3%).

Setting

Dixie Cobrico
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.0 km 36.0 km

NBN connectivity

Dixie Cobrico
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Dixie Cobrico
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dixie Cobrico
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Dixie Cobrico
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dixie Cobrico
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dixie

Rural

Cobrico

Retirees Rural

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