Korumburra vs Jumbunna

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jumbunna, most households are couple families. On these figures, Korumburra tends to suit people living alone, while Jumbunna suits 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

Korumburra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Jumbunna carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jumbunna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Jumbunna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Korumburra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 105 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (120.9 km vs 128.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Korumburra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
  • But Jumbunna carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Jumbunna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs 6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Korumburra Jumbunna
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.

Korumburra Jumbunna
Walkability 56 / 0
Korumburra — Walkability: 56/100 Jumbunna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 62
Korumburra — Safety: 21/100 Jumbunna — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Korumburra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jumbunna — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 82 / 100
Korumburra — Low flood risk: 82/100 Jumbunna — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Korumburra has more residents (4,749 vs 150); Jumbunna has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $61,100).

Korumburra Jumbunna
Population 4,749
+97% vs other
 150
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +18.1%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $61,100/yr $79,612/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+17% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Korumburra Jumbunna
0-4 5.7% / 2.7%
Korumburra — 0-4: 5.7% Jumbunna — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 11.2% / 12.7%
Korumburra — 5-14: 11.2% Jumbunna — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.7% / 8.0%
Korumburra — 15-19: 5.7% Jumbunna — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 4.2% / 5.3%
Korumburra — 20-24: 4.2% Jumbunna — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.8% / 5.3%
Korumburra — 25-34: 10.8% Jumbunna — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 9.6% / 10.7%
Korumburra — 35-44: 9.6% Jumbunna — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.2% / 14.7%
Korumburra — 45-54: 12.2% Jumbunna — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.4% / 20.0%
Korumburra — 55-64: 14.4% Jumbunna — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 14.1% / 13.3%
Korumburra — 65-74: 14.1% Jumbunna — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 8.1% / 6.0%
Korumburra — 75-84: 8.1% Jumbunna — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 4.1% / —
Korumburra — 85+: 4.1% Jumbunna — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Korumburra 35.2% couple families
Korumburra — Couple Families: 35.2% Korumburra — Lone Person: 43.8% Korumburra — One Parent Families: 15.9% Korumburra — Group Household: 3.6% Korumburra — Other Families: 1.6%
Jumbunna 64.7% couple families
Jumbunna — Couple Families: 64.7% Jumbunna — Lone Person: 35.3% Jumbunna — One Parent Families: 0.0% Jumbunna — Group Household: 0.0% Jumbunna — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Korumburra 20.0% renting
Korumburra — Owned Outright: 43.6% Korumburra — Mortgage: 36.4% Korumburra — Renting: 20.0%
Jumbunna 14.5% renting
Jumbunna — Owned Outright: 49.1% Jumbunna — Mortgage: 36.4% Jumbunna — Renting: 14.5%
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.

Korumburra Jumbunna
England 3.4% / 6.7%
Korumburra — England: 3.4% Jumbunna — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 4.0%
Korumburra — New Zealand: 1.1% Jumbunna — New Zealand: 4.0%
Italy 1.1% / —
Korumburra — Italy: 1.1% Jumbunna — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Korumburra — Philippines: 0.6% Jumbunna — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Korumburra — Netherlands: 0.5% Jumbunna — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Korumburra Jumbunna
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 15.3%
Korumburra — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Jumbunna — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 13.3%
Korumburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Jumbunna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 11.3%
Korumburra — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Jumbunna — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.3%
Korumburra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Jumbunna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.0%
Korumburra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Jumbunna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Korumburra 90.8% houses
Korumburra — Houses: 90.8% Korumburra — Townhouses: 8.2% Korumburra — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Jumbunna 100.0% houses
Jumbunna — Houses: 100.0% Jumbunna — Townhouses: 0.0% Jumbunna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Korumburra Jumbunna
Median house price $585,000 —
Median unit price $435,000 —
Median land price $427,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 67 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Jumbunna has more rural and farming land (98% vs 86%).

Korumburra Jumbunna
Rural and farming 86% 98%
Residential 7% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
Industrial 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

Korumburra Jumbunna
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
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.

Korumburra Jumbunna
Houses 4.1%
$525/wk on $659K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Korumburra Jumbunna
House price Higher than 21% of VIC —
Income Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools Higher than 68% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 51% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of VIC —

Liveability

Korumburra is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Korumburra Jumbunna
Grade B —
Score 53/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Korumburra carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Korumburra carries more crime risk (79 vs 38).

Korumburra Jumbunna
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Korumburra Jumbunna
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Korumburra

  • Korumburra Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Korumburra Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Jumbunna

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

Amenities in the suburb

Korumburra Jumbunna
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Jumbunna sits further from the CBD (128.8 km vs 120.9 km).

Korumburra Jumbunna
Walkability score 56/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 120.9 km 128.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3950
 1.0%
postcode 3951
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 3950
 61
postcode 3951

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.

Korumburra Jumbunna
Car (driver) 77.9% / 72.1%
Korumburra — Car (driver): 77.9% Jumbunna — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 27.9%
Korumburra — Worked from Home: 14.1% Jumbunna — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Korumburra — Car (passenger): 4.3% Jumbunna — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.1% / —
Korumburra — Walked Only: 3.1% Jumbunna — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.3% / —
Korumburra — Bus: 0.3% Jumbunna — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Korumburra Jumbunna
Elevation 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.1 km 18.0 km

NBN connectivity

Korumburra Jumbunna
Connectivity score 70/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
2,661 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Korumburra Jumbunna
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Korumburra Jumbunna
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Korumburra Jumbunna
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Korumburra Jumbunna
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Korumburra

Acreage Affordable Easy Commute Retirees

Jumbunna

Rural

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