Larpent vs Cororooke

Cororooke is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 43 in Larpent. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Cororooke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 46/100)

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

Cororooke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Larpent has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
  • Cororooke carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Cororooke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Larpent Cororooke
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.

Larpent Cororooke
Walkability 0 / 0
Larpent — Walkability: 0/100 Cororooke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 85
Larpent — Safety: 54/100 Cororooke — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 89 / 100
Larpent — Low fire risk: 89/100 Cororooke — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 43 / 67
Larpent — Low flood risk: 43/100 Cororooke — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Cororooke has more residents (358 vs 200); Larpent skews older (43 vs 33).

Larpent Cororooke
Population 200 358
+79% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +15.5%
Median age 43 33
Median household income $82,836/yr
+7% vs other
 $77,220/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+12% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Larpent Cororooke
0-4 3.5% / 6.1%
Larpent — 0-4: 3.5% Cororooke — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 19.5% / 16.8%
Larpent — 5-14: 19.5% Cororooke — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 6.5% / 7.3%
Larpent — 15-19: 6.5% Cororooke — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 — / 4.7%
Larpent — 20-24: not among its largest Cororooke — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 9.0% / 14.8%
Larpent — 25-34: 9.0% Cororooke — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 13.5% / 12.3%
Larpent — 35-44: 13.5% Cororooke — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 11.5% / 10.1%
Larpent — 45-54: 11.5% Cororooke — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 18.0% / 15.4%
Larpent — 55-64: 18.0% Cororooke — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.5% / 6.1%
Larpent — 65-74: 12.5% Cororooke — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 6.0% / 3.9%
Larpent — 75-84: 6.0% Cororooke — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / —
Larpent — 85+: not among its largest Cororooke — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Larpent 51.1% couple families
Larpent — Couple Families: 51.1% Larpent — Lone Person: 40.0% Larpent — One Parent Families: 8.9%
Cororooke 45.7% couple families
Cororooke — Couple Families: 45.7% Cororooke — Lone Person: 37.0% Cororooke — One Parent Families: 17.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Larpent 18.6% renting
Larpent — Owned Outright: 50.8% Larpent — Mortgage: 30.5% Larpent — Renting: 18.6%
Cororooke 12.5% renting
Cororooke — Owned Outright: 31.2% Cororooke — Mortgage: 56.2% Cororooke — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Larpent Cororooke
England 1.5% / 1.7%
Larpent — England: 1.5% Cororooke — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.1%
Larpent — New Zealand: 1.5% Cororooke — New Zealand: 1.1%
Vietnam — / 1.1%
Larpent — Vietnam: not among its largest Cororooke — Vietnam: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Larpent Cororooke
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 20.4%
Larpent — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Cororooke — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 6.4%
Larpent — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Cororooke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 5.0%
Larpent — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Cororooke — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.8%
Larpent — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Cororooke — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Larpent — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cororooke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Larpent 100.0% houses
Larpent — Houses: 100.0% Larpent — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cororooke 97.5% houses
Cororooke — Houses: 97.5% Cororooke — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Larpent Cororooke
Median house price — $581,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Larpent Cororooke
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Residential 0% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Larpent Cororooke
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Larpent Cororooke
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Larpent Cororooke
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Larpent carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Larpent carries more crime risk (46 vs 15).

Larpent Cororooke
Bushfire Low
11/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Low
33/100
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

Larpent Cororooke
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Larpent Cororooke
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Larpent Cororooke
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 161.8 km 160.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min 120 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
 0.0%
postcode 3254
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
 55
postcode 3254

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.

Larpent Cororooke
Car (driver) 56.5% / 83.1%
Larpent — Car (driver): 56.5% Cororooke — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 7.4%
Larpent — Worked from Home: 30.6% Cororooke — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 4.7%
Larpent — Car (passenger): 7.1% Cororooke — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 5.9% / 4.7%
Larpent — Walked Only: 5.9% Cororooke — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Larpent Cororooke
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.6 km 47.3 km

NBN connectivity

Larpent Cororooke
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
147 premises

Climate

Larpent Cororooke
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Larpent Cororooke
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Larpent Cororooke
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Larpent Cororooke
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Larpent

Family Rural

Cororooke

Acreage Family

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