Ondit vs Colac
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Colac tends to suit older residents.
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
Colac
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (10 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (20 vs 6)
- But Ondit is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 41%)
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
Ondit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Colac
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (151.9 km vs 156.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Colac
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (5 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ondit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.4% vs 2.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ondit and Colac 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
Colac has more residents (9,243 vs 101); Ondit has higher household incomes ($67,132 vs $57,616).
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101 | 9,243 +9051% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.4% | +2.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr +14% vs other | $57,616/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $260/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
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 (17.1%).
Property market
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $500,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $415,000 |
| Median land price | — | $260,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 112 sales |
Zoning mix
Ondit has more rural and farming land (83% vs 2%).
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 16% | 78% |
| Residential | 0% | 16% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Commercial | 0% | 1% |
| Industrial | 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
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 226 across Colac Otway same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +64% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 5.7% $575/wk on $525K |
| Units | — | 4.6% $405/wk on $455K |
Ranking within VIC
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 77% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 100% of VIC |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 40% of VIC |
Liveability
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 27/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Colac carries more flood risk (99 vs 79).
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 84/100 | High 83/100 |
| Flood | High 79/100 | High 99/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 6 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 9 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Ondit
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Colac
- Colac Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Trinity College Colac Catholic · Secondary above peers
- Colac Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Colac South West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Colac West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 4 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 13 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 20 |
| Childcare | 0 | 10 |
| GPs | 0 | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 7 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 4 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Ondit sits further from the CBD (156.3 km vs 151.9 km).
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 156.3 km +3% vs other | 151.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 114 min | 115 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3249 | 0.3% postcode 3250 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3249 | 29 postcode 3250 |
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 (78.1%).
Setting
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 44.4 km | 41.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 67/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 63 premises | 40% 5,207 premises |
Climate
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,023/yr same for both | |
| Council | Colac Otway same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ondit | Colac | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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