Glenormiston South vs Kolora

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenormiston South, most households are people living alone. In Kolora, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glenormiston South tends to suit people living alone, while Kolora suits families with children and 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

Kolora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 37%)

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

Kolora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenormiston South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (210.6 km vs 212.7 km)
  • But Kolora has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 158 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Glenormiston South is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Kolora has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Kolora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.4% vs 13.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenormiston South Kolora
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.

Glenormiston South Kolora
Walkability 13 / 0
Glenormiston South — Walkability: 13/100 Kolora — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 63
Glenormiston South — Safety: 60/100 Kolora — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 76 / 100
Glenormiston South — Low fire risk: 76/100 Kolora — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Glenormiston South — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kolora — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kolora has more residents (188 vs 123); Glenormiston South rents higher ($220/wk vs $180/wk).

Glenormiston South Kolora
Population 123 188
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.9% +32.4%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $97,500/yr
+3% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+18% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenormiston South Kolora
0-4 5.7% / 3.2%
Glenormiston South — 0-4: 5.7% Kolora — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 6.5% / 16.5%
Glenormiston South — 5-14: 6.5% Kolora — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 13.0% / 7.4%
Glenormiston South — 15-19: 13.0% Kolora — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 8.1% / 3.2%
Glenormiston South — 20-24: 8.1% Kolora — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 10.6% / 9.0%
Glenormiston South — 25-34: 10.6% Kolora — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 8.1% / 6.9%
Glenormiston South — 35-44: 8.1% Kolora — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 10.6% / 12.8%
Glenormiston South — 45-54: 10.6% Kolora — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 23.6% / 22.3%
Glenormiston South — 55-64: 23.6% Kolora — 55-64: 22.3%
65-74 2.4% / 14.9%
Glenormiston South — 65-74: 2.4% Kolora — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 12.2% / 7.4%
Glenormiston South — 75-84: 12.2% Kolora — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 2.4% / 2.1%
Glenormiston South — 85+: 2.4% Kolora — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenormiston South 63.2% lone person
Glenormiston South — Lone Person: 63.2% Glenormiston South — Couple Families: 36.8% Glenormiston South — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kolora 31.7% lone person
Kolora — Lone Person: 31.7% Kolora — Couple Families: 53.7% Kolora — One Parent Families: 14.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenormiston South 15.2% renting
Glenormiston South — Owned Outright: 54.5% Glenormiston South — Mortgage: 30.3% Glenormiston South — Renting: 15.2%
Kolora 10.6% renting
Kolora — Owned Outright: 66.0% Kolora — Mortgage: 23.4% Kolora — Renting: 10.6%
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.

Glenormiston South Kolora
England — / 4.8%
Glenormiston South — England: not among its largest Kolora — England: 4.8%
Scotland 2.4% / 2.1%
Glenormiston South — Scotland: 2.4% Kolora — Scotland: 2.1%
Philippines 3.3% / —
Glenormiston South — Philippines: 3.3% Kolora — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.7%
Glenormiston South — New Zealand: not among its largest Kolora — New Zealand: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Glenormiston South Kolora
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 13.8%
Glenormiston South — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Kolora — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 11.2%
Glenormiston South — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Kolora — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 6.4%
Glenormiston South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Kolora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / 2.1%
Glenormiston South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Kolora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.1%
Glenormiston South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Kolora — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenormiston South 100.0% houses
Glenormiston South — Houses: 100.0%
Kolora 100.0% houses
Kolora — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Kolora has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).

Glenormiston South Kolora
Rural and farming 88% 100%
Other and special use 10% 0%
Residential 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

Glenormiston South Kolora
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
 64
across Moyne
Approvals change year on year +117% -15%

Ranking within VIC

Glenormiston South Kolora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC

Liveability

Glenormiston South is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Glenormiston South Kolora
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Glenormiston South carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).

Glenormiston South Kolora
Bushfire Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
37/100
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
same for both

Schools

Glenormiston South Kolora
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Glenormiston South

  • School for Student Leadership-Gnurad Gundidj Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Kolora

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glenormiston South Kolora
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Kolora sits further from the CBD (212.7 km vs 210.6 km).

Glenormiston South Kolora
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 210.6 km 212.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 152 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3265
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3265
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.

Glenormiston South Kolora
Car (driver) 61.2% / 65.8%
Glenormiston South — Car (driver): 61.2% Kolora — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 38.8% / 22.8%
Glenormiston South — Worked from Home: 38.8% Kolora — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only — / 11.4%
Glenormiston South — Walked Only: not among its largest Kolora — Walked Only: 11.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Glenormiston South Kolora
Elevation 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.1 km 45.0 km

NBN connectivity

Glenormiston South Kolora
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Glenormiston South Kolora
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Glenormiston South Kolora
Average residential rate $2,335/yr $1,613/yr
Council Corangamite Moyne

Federal electorate

Glenormiston South Kolora
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenormiston South Kolora
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenormiston South

Rural Students

Kolora

Rural

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