Rokewood vs Corindhap

Rokewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 54 in Corindhap. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corindhap, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Corindhap tends to suit people living alone and 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

They split

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

  • Rokewood is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 32%)
  • Corindhap carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Rokewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Rokewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (130.1 km vs 136.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Corindhap

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)

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

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

Rokewood Corindhap
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.

Rokewood Corindhap
Walkability 0 / 0
Rokewood — Walkability: 0/100 Corindhap — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 78
Rokewood — Safety: 10/100 Corindhap — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 31 / 50
Rokewood — Low fire risk: 31/100 Corindhap — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 53 / 71
Rokewood — Low flood risk: 53/100 Corindhap — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Rokewood has more residents (208 vs 131); Corindhap skews older (54 vs 41).

Rokewood Corindhap
Population 208
+37% vs other
 131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% -0.8%
Median age 41 54
Median household income $66,872/yr
+11% vs other
 $59,540/yr
Median weekly rent $215/wk
+7% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rokewood Corindhap
0-4 5.3% / 4.6%
Rokewood — 0-4: 5.3% Corindhap — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.0% / 5.3%
Rokewood — 5-14: 12.0% Corindhap — 5-14: 5.3%
15-19 8.2% / 8.4%
Rokewood — 15-19: 8.2% Corindhap — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 3.8% / —
Rokewood — 20-24: 3.8% Corindhap — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.4% / 12.2%
Rokewood — 25-34: 15.4% Corindhap — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 13.5% / 11.5%
Rokewood — 35-44: 13.5% Corindhap — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.4% / 14.5%
Rokewood — 45-54: 15.4% Corindhap — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 10.6% / 16.8%
Rokewood — 55-64: 10.6% Corindhap — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 10.6% / 23.7%
Rokewood — 65-74: 10.6% Corindhap — 65-74: 23.7%
75-84 3.8% / 2.3%
Rokewood — 75-84: 3.8% Corindhap — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.4% / 2.3%
Rokewood — 85+: 1.4% Corindhap — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Rokewood Corindhap
England — / 6.1%
Rokewood — England: not among its largest Corindhap — England: 6.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Rokewood — New Zealand: 1.4% Corindhap — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rokewood 40.7% lone person
Rokewood — Lone Person: 40.7% Rokewood — Couple Families: 33.9% Rokewood — One Parent Families: 18.6% Rokewood — Group Household: 6.8%
Corindhap 58.8% lone person
Corindhap — Lone Person: 58.8% Corindhap — Couple Families: 32.4% Corindhap — One Parent Families: 0.0% Corindhap — Group Household: 8.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rokewood 94.9% houses
Rokewood — Houses: 94.9% Rokewood — Townhouses: 3.8% Rokewood — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Corindhap 100.0% houses
Corindhap — Houses: 100.0% Corindhap — Townhouses: 0.0% Corindhap — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Rokewood Corindhap
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 27.5%
Rokewood — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Corindhap — Certificate III & IV: 27.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.3%
Rokewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Corindhap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / —
Rokewood — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Corindhap — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Rokewood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Corindhap — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Rokewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Corindhap — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rokewood 9.6% renting
Rokewood — Owned Outright: 54.8% Rokewood — Mortgage: 35.6% Rokewood — Renting: 9.6%
Corindhap 8.9% renting
Corindhap — Owned Outright: 41.1% Corindhap — Mortgage: 50.0% Corindhap — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Rokewood Corindhap
Median house price $412,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rokewood Corindhap
Rural and farming 98% 93%
Residential 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 1% 2%
Environmental 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

Rokewood Corindhap
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Rokewood Corindhap
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC

Liveability

Rokewood Corindhap
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rokewood carries more crime risk (90 vs 22); Rokewood carries more flood risk (47 vs 29).

Rokewood Corindhap
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime High
90/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Low
29/100
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

Rokewood Corindhap
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Rokewood

  • Rokewood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Corindhap

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rokewood Corindhap
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 26 18

Mobility

Corindhap sits further from the CBD (136.8 km vs 130.1 km).

Rokewood Corindhap
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 130.1 km 136.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 107 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3330
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3330
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Rokewood Corindhap
Car (driver) 63.0% / 79.5%
Rokewood — Car (driver): 63.0% Corindhap — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 11.4%
Rokewood — Worked from Home: 23.5% Corindhap — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 9.1%
Rokewood — Car (passenger): 4.9% Corindhap — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 8.6% / —
Rokewood — Walked Only: 8.6% Corindhap — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Rokewood Corindhap
Elevation 176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rokewood Corindhap
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Rokewood Corindhap
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Rokewood Corindhap
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Rokewood Corindhap
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rokewood Corindhap
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rokewood

Rural

Corindhap

Retirees River Rural

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