Illowa vs Koroit

Koroit is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Illowa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Illowa, most households are couple families. In Koroit, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Illowa: a median of $1.39 million, against $650,000 in Koroit, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Illowa tends to suit couples, while Koroit suits 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

Koroit

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Illowa carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 35/100)

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

First-home buyers

Koroit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $1,387,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Koroit

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Illowa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (266.8 km vs 269 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Illowa carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 35/100)
  • Koroit has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Koroit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Illowa Koroit
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.

Illowa Koroit
Walkability 6 / 0
Illowa — Walkability: 6/100 Koroit — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 65
Illowa — Safety: 84/100 Koroit — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Illowa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koroit — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 82 / 100
Illowa — Low flood risk: 82/100 Koroit — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Koroit has more residents (2,184 vs 304); Illowa has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $76,232).

Illowa Koroit
Population 304 2,184
+618% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +6.3%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $108,316/yr
+30% vs other
 $76,232/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+26% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Illowa Koroit
0-4 7.2% / 6.5%
Illowa — 0-4: 7.2% Koroit — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 12.2% / 13.8%
Illowa — 5-14: 12.2% Koroit — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.9% / 5.9%
Illowa — 15-19: 4.9% Koroit — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 2.3% / 4.2%
Illowa — 20-24: 2.3% Koroit — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 7.2% / 11.5%
Illowa — 25-34: 7.2% Koroit — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.5% / 11.2%
Illowa — 35-44: 11.5% Koroit — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 15.1% / 12.1%
Illowa — 45-54: 15.1% Koroit — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.8% / 14.5%
Illowa — 55-64: 15.8% Koroit — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 13.5% / 12.5%
Illowa — 65-74: 13.5% Koroit — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 8.2% / 6.0%
Illowa — 75-84: 8.2% Koroit — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.6% / 1.9%
Illowa — 85+: 1.6% Koroit — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Illowa 60.9% couple families
Illowa — Couple Families: 60.9% Illowa — Lone Person: 23.4% Illowa — One Parent Families: 9.4% Illowa — Group Household: 6.2% Illowa — Other Families: 0.0%
Koroit 46.4% couple families
Koroit — Couple Families: 46.4% Koroit — Lone Person: 34.3% Koroit — One Parent Families: 16.6% Koroit — Group Household: 1.6% Koroit — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Illowa 3.1% renting
Illowa — Owned Outright: 53.1% Illowa — Mortgage: 43.9% Illowa — Renting: 3.1%
Koroit 17.4% renting
Koroit — Owned Outright: 41.7% Koroit — Mortgage: 40.9% Koroit — Renting: 17.4%
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.

Illowa Koroit
England 2.6% / 2.6%
Illowa — England: 2.6% Koroit — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.0%
Illowa — New Zealand: 1.3% Koroit — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands 1.0% / 0.5%
Illowa — Netherlands: 1.0% Koroit — Netherlands: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Illowa — India: not among its largest Koroit — India: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.3%
Illowa — Thailand: not among its largest Koroit — Thailand: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Illowa Koroit
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 19.1%
Illowa — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Koroit — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 9.0%
Illowa — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Koroit — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.5%
Illowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Koroit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.9%
Illowa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Koroit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.6%
Illowa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Koroit — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Illowa 100.0% houses
Illowa — Houses: 100.0% Illowa — Townhouses: 0.0% Illowa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Koroit 95.8% houses
Koroit — Houses: 95.8% Koroit — Townhouses: 3.9% Koroit — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Illowa Koroit
Median house price $1,387,500 $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $275,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Illowa Koroit
Rural and farming 99% 93%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Illowa Koroit
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
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.

Illowa Koroit
Houses — 4.2%
$632/wk on $788K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Illowa Koroit
House price — Higher than 16% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 85% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of VIC

Liveability

Illowa Koroit
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Illowa carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Koroit carries more crime risk (35 vs 16).

Illowa Koroit
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Illowa Koroit
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Illowa

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

Schools in Koroit

  • Koroit And District Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Illowa Koroit
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Koroit sits further from the CBD (269 km vs 266.8 km).

Illowa Koroit
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 266.8 km 269 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 201 min 199 min
Public transport score 19/100 25/100
Peak arrivals per hour 1.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 71 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3282
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3282
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.

Illowa Koroit
Car (driver) 79.1% / 82.0%
Illowa — Car (driver): 79.1% Koroit — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 11.4%
Illowa — Worked from Home: 14.0% Koroit — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 3.8%
Illowa — Car (passenger): 7.0% Koroit — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Illowa — Walked Only: not among its largest Koroit — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Illowa — Bicycle: not among its largest Koroit — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Illowa Koroit
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km 8.5 km

NBN connectivity

Illowa Koroit
Connectivity score 30/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
128 premises
 44%
1,115 premises

Climate

Illowa Koroit
Annual rainfall 699 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Illowa Koroit
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Illowa Koroit
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Illowa Koroit
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Illowa

Coastal Rural

Koroit

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