Korobeit vs Myrniong
Myrniong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Korobeit. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Korobeit tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Myrniong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 67%)
- But Korobeit carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)
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
Korobeit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Myrniong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 62 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (69.8 km vs 74.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Korobeit
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Korobeit and Myrniong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Myrniong has more residents (387 vs 75); Korobeit has higher household incomes ($149,448 vs $123,448).
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 387 +416% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.6% | -4.2% |
| Median age | 53 | 46 |
| Median household income | $149,448/yr +17% vs other | $123,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $378/wk +6% vs other | $355/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Zoning mix
Korobeit has more rural and farming land (99% vs 59%).
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 59% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 33% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 6% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 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
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 338 across Moorabool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +4% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 98% of VIC | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
Liveability
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Myrniong carries more crime risk (74 vs 20); Korobeit carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 77).
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | High 74/100 |
| Flood | Low 27/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Korobeit
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Myrniong
- Myrniong Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 6 |
Mobility
Korobeit sits further from the CBD (74.6 km vs 69.8 km).
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 74.6 km +6% vs other | 69.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 62 min | 55 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3341 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3341 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).
Setting
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 486 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 472 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 167 premises |
Climate
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,979/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moorabool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hawke same for both | |
| Member | Sam Rae same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Korobeit | Myrniong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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