Mildura vs Koorlong

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mildura has more childcare (24 vs 1)
  • Koorlong is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Koorlong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mildura has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 8%)
  • Koorlong leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mildura

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (365 min vs 371 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mildura

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (16 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 10/100)
  • But Koorlong carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 91/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Mildura Koorlong
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.

Mildura Koorlong
Walkability 61 / 10
Mildura — Walkability: 61/100 Koorlong — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 9 / 34
Mildura — Safety: 9/100 Koorlong — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 71
Mildura — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koorlong — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 20 / 100
Mildura — Low flood risk: 20/100 Koorlong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mildura has more residents (34,565 vs 397); Koorlong has higher household incomes ($108,888 vs $67,340).

Mildura Koorlong
Population 34,565
+99% vs other
 397
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +8.5%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $67,340/yr $108,888/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mildura Koorlong
0-4 5.9% / 5.3%
Mildura — 0-4: 5.9% Koorlong — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.2% / 19.1%
Mildura — 5-14: 12.2% Koorlong — 5-14: 19.1%
15-19 5.6% / 8.6%
Mildura — 15-19: 5.6% Koorlong — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 6.1% / 4.0%
Mildura — 20-24: 6.1% Koorlong — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 14.7% / 6.5%
Mildura — 25-34: 14.7% Koorlong — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.8% / 13.9%
Mildura — 35-44: 11.8% Koorlong — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 11.8% / 14.1%
Mildura — 45-54: 11.8% Koorlong — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 12.0% / 16.1%
Mildura — 55-64: 12.0% Koorlong — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 10.5% / 11.8%
Mildura — 65-74: 10.5% Koorlong — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.4% / 2.3%
Mildura — 75-84: 6.4% Koorlong — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 2.9% / —
Mildura — 85+: 2.9% Koorlong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mildura 32.1% couple families
Mildura — Couple Families: 32.1% Mildura — Lone Person: 41.8% Mildura — One Parent Families: 19.3% Mildura — Group Household: 5.2% Mildura — Other Families: 1.6%
Koorlong 64.7% couple families
Koorlong — Couple Families: 64.7% Koorlong — Lone Person: 27.1% Koorlong — One Parent Families: 8.2% Koorlong — Group Household: 0.0% Koorlong — 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.

Mildura 38.5% renting
Mildura — Owned Outright: 31.4% Mildura — Mortgage: 30.1% Mildura — Renting: 38.5%
Koorlong 8.0% renting
Koorlong — Owned Outright: 39.3% Koorlong — Mortgage: 52.7% Koorlong — Renting: 8.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mildura Koorlong
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 16.1%
Mildura — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Koorlong — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 5.5%
Mildura — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Koorlong — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.5%
Mildura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Koorlong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.3%
Mildura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Koorlong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Mildura — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Koorlong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Mildura Koorlong
Malaysia 2.6% / —
Mildura — Malaysia: 2.6% Koorlong — Malaysia: not among its largest
Italy 1.0% / 0.8%
Mildura — Italy: 1.0% Koorlong — Italy: 0.8%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.8%
Mildura — Philippines: 0.9% Koorlong — Philippines: 0.8%
India 1.5% / —
Mildura — India: 1.5% Koorlong — India: not among its largest
England 1.3% / —
Mildura — England: 1.3% Koorlong — England: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.9% / —
Mildura — Vietnam: 0.9% Koorlong — Vietnam: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mildura 80.7% houses
Mildura — Houses: 80.7% Mildura — Townhouses: 10.9% Mildura — Flats / Apartments: 8.4%
Koorlong 98.4% houses
Koorlong — Houses: 98.4% Koorlong — Townhouses: 2.4% Koorlong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mildura Koorlong
Median house price $562,000 —
Median unit price $332,500 —
Median land price $250,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 409 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mildura Koorlong
Parks and recreation 16% 44%
Rural and farming 33% 42%
Residential 25% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 10%
Other and special use 5% 0%
Industrial 3%
same for both
Commercial 2% 0%
Environmental 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

Mildura Koorlong
New dwellings approved 446
across Mildura
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
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.

Mildura Koorlong
Houses 4.4%
$510/wk on $600K
 —
Units 5.1%
$360/wk on $367K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Mildura Koorlong
House price Higher than 19% of VIC —
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools Higher than 40% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 67% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 67% of VIC —

Liveability

Mildura is more walkable (61 vs 10).

Mildura Koorlong
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mildura carries more flood risk (80 vs 0); Koorlong carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0).

Mildura Koorlong
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood High
80/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mildura Koorlong
Inside the suburb 16 1
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 6 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mildura

  • Chaffey Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Mildura Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mildura South Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mildura West Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ranfurly Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Koorlong

  • Koorlong Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mildura Koorlong
Supermarkets 7 0
Cafes & restaurants 37 0
Parks & reserves 39 2
Childcare 24 1
GPs 16 0
Pharmacies 7 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 11 1
Fuel stations 11 0
EV chargers 2 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 11 1

Mobility

Mildura Koorlong
Walkability score 61/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 542.4 km 543 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 365 min 371 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3500
 0.2%
postcode 3501
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3500
 73
postcode 3501

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.

Mildura Koorlong
Car (driver) 77.4% / 71.8%
Mildura — Car (driver): 77.4% Koorlong — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 14.9%
Mildura — Worked from Home: 8.7% Koorlong — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Car (passenger) 9.3% / 9.4%
Mildura — Car (passenger): 9.3% Koorlong — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only 3.4% / 3.9%
Mildura — Walked Only: 3.4% Koorlong — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Mildura — Bicycle: 0.6% Koorlong — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Mildura Koorlong
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mildura Koorlong
Connectivity score 80/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
18,977 premises
 0%
150 premises

Climate

Mildura Koorlong
Annual rainfall 278 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Mildura Koorlong
Average residential rate $2,340/yr
same for both
Council Mildura
same for both

Federal electorate

Mildura Koorlong
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mildura Koorlong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mildura

Affordable Regional Centre

Koorlong

Family Rural

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