Korumburra vs Poowong East

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Poowong East, most households are couple families. On these figures, Poowong East tends to suit 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 Poowong East carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Korumburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Korumburra

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $484/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 35%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

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 107 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (120.9 km vs 124.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Korumburra is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • Poowong East carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 79/100)

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

Korumburra and Poowong East 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 Poowong East
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 Poowong East
Walkability 56 / 0
Korumburra — Walkability: 56/100 Poowong East — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 76
Korumburra — Safety: 21/100 Poowong East — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Korumburra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Poowong East — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 82 / 35
Korumburra — Low flood risk: 82/100 Poowong East — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Korumburra has more residents (4,749 vs 88); Poowong East rents higher ($484/wk vs $270/wk).

Korumburra Poowong East
Population 4,749
+98% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +7.3%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $61,100/yr $71,448/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $484/wk
+79% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Korumburra Poowong East
0-4 5.7% / 5.7%
Korumburra — 0-4: 5.7% Poowong East — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.2% / 11.4%
Korumburra — 5-14: 11.2% Poowong East — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.7% / 4.5%
Korumburra — 15-19: 5.7% Poowong East — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.2% / 4.5%
Korumburra — 20-24: 4.2% Poowong East — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.8% / 9.1%
Korumburra — 25-34: 10.8% Poowong East — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 9.6% / 15.9%
Korumburra — 35-44: 9.6% Poowong East — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 12.2% / 5.7%
Korumburra — 45-54: 12.2% Poowong East — 45-54: 5.7%
55-64 14.4% / 26.1%
Korumburra — 55-64: 14.4% Poowong East — 55-64: 26.1%
65-74 14.1% / 12.5%
Korumburra — 65-74: 14.1% Poowong East — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 8.1% / 11.4%
Korumburra — 75-84: 8.1% Poowong East — 75-84: 11.4%
85+ 4.1% / 4.5%
Korumburra — 85+: 4.1% Poowong East — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

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%
Poowong East 60.9% couple families
Poowong East — Couple Families: 60.9% Poowong East — Lone Person: 39.1% Poowong East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Poowong East — Group Household: 0.0% Poowong East — 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%
Poowong East 0.0% renting
Poowong East — Owned Outright: 52.6% Poowong East — Mortgage: 47.4% Poowong East — Renting: 0.0%
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 Poowong East
New Zealand 1.1% / 5.7%
Korumburra — New Zealand: 1.1% Poowong East — New Zealand: 5.7%
England 3.4% / 3.4%
Korumburra — England: 3.4% Poowong East — England: 3.4%
Italy 1.1% / —
Korumburra — Italy: 1.1% Poowong East — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Korumburra — Philippines: 0.6% Poowong East — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Korumburra — Netherlands: 0.5% Poowong East — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Korumburra Poowong East
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 14.8%
Korumburra — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Poowong East — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 9.1%
Korumburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Poowong East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 9.1%
Korumburra — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Poowong East — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 3.4%
Korumburra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Poowong East — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Korumburra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Poowong East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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%
Poowong East 100.0% houses
Poowong East — Houses: 100.0% Poowong East — Townhouses: 0.0% Poowong East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Korumburra Poowong East
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

Poowong East has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).

Korumburra Poowong East
Rural and farming 86% 100%
Residential 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
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 Poowong East
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 Poowong East
Houses 4.1%
$525/wk on $659K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Korumburra Poowong East
House price Higher than 21% of VIC —
Income Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools Higher than 68% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 51% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 16% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of VIC —

Liveability

Korumburra is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Korumburra Poowong East
Grade B —
Score 53/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Poowong East carries more flood risk (65 vs 18); Korumburra carries more crime risk (79 vs 24).

Korumburra Poowong East
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Low
18/100
 Moderate
65/100
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 Poowong East
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 Poowong East

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

Amenities in the suburb

Korumburra Poowong East
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 12

Mobility

Poowong East sits further from the CBD (124.2 km vs 120.9 km).

Korumburra Poowong East
Walkability score 56/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 120.9 km 124.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 107 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3950
 0.0%
postcode 3988
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 3950
 53
postcode 3988

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 Poowong East
Car (driver) 77.9% / 37.0%
Korumburra — Car (driver): 77.9% Poowong East — Car (driver): 37.0%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 63.0%
Korumburra — Worked from Home: 14.1% Poowong East — Worked from Home: 63.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Korumburra — Car (passenger): 4.3% Poowong East — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.1% / —
Korumburra — Walked Only: 3.1% Poowong East — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.3% / —
Korumburra — Bus: 0.3% Poowong East — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Korumburra Poowong East
Elevation 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.1 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Korumburra Poowong East
Connectivity score 70/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
2,661 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Korumburra Poowong East
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Korumburra Poowong East
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

Poowong East

Retirees River Rural

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