Runnymede vs Colbinabbin

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

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

Colbinabbin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Runnymede is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Colbinabbin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Colbinabbin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Colbinabbin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 136 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (174.7 km vs 180.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Colbinabbin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Runnymede

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Runnymede Colbinabbin
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.

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Walkability 0 / 19
Runnymede — Walkability: 0/100 Colbinabbin — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 35 / 66
Runnymede — Safety: 35/100 Colbinabbin — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 79 / 71
Runnymede — Low fire risk: 79/100 Colbinabbin — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 47 / 32
Runnymede — Low flood risk: 47/100 Colbinabbin — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Colbinabbin has more residents (285 vs 64); Runnymede has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $66,456).

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Population 64 285
+345% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% -6.2%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $93,132/yr
+29% vs other
 $66,456/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+13% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Runnymede Colbinabbin
0-4 4.7% / 8.1%
Runnymede — 0-4: 4.7% Colbinabbin — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 4.7% / 11.9%
Runnymede — 5-14: 4.7% Colbinabbin — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.7% / 6.0%
Runnymede — 15-19: 4.7% Colbinabbin — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.2% / 3.2%
Runnymede — 20-24: 6.2% Colbinabbin — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.4% / 10.9%
Runnymede — 25-34: 9.4% Colbinabbin — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 14.1% / 9.5%
Runnymede — 35-44: 14.1% Colbinabbin — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 9.4% / 10.2%
Runnymede — 45-54: 9.4% Colbinabbin — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 15.6% / 15.4%
Runnymede — 55-64: 15.6% Colbinabbin — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 20.3% / 13.0%
Runnymede — 65-74: 20.3% Colbinabbin — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 6.2% / 10.2%
Runnymede — 75-84: 6.2% Colbinabbin — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 1.4%
Runnymede — 85+: not among its largest Colbinabbin — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Runnymede 63.6% couple families
Runnymede — Couple Families: 63.6% Runnymede — Lone Person: 36.4% Runnymede — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Colbinabbin 30.4% couple families
Colbinabbin — Couple Families: 30.4% Colbinabbin — Lone Person: 49.3% Colbinabbin — One Parent Families: 20.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Runnymede 0.0% renting
Runnymede — Owned Outright: 81.2% Runnymede — Mortgage: 18.8% Runnymede — Renting: 0.0%
Colbinabbin 15.5% renting
Colbinabbin — Owned Outright: 57.7% Colbinabbin — Mortgage: 26.8% Colbinabbin — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Runnymede 100.0% houses
Runnymede — Houses: 100.0%
Colbinabbin 100.0% houses
Colbinabbin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 13.3%
Runnymede — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Colbinabbin — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 8.8%
Runnymede — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Colbinabbin — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.6%
Runnymede — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Colbinabbin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Runnymede — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Colbinabbin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Runnymede — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Colbinabbin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Zoning mix

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Runnymede Colbinabbin
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Runnymede Colbinabbin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 46% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Colbinabbin is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Runnymede carries more crime risk (65 vs 34); Colbinabbin carries more flood risk (68 vs 53).

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Runnymede

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

Schools in Colbinabbin

  • Colbinabbin Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Runnymede sits further from the CBD (180.6 km vs 174.7 km).

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Walkability score 0/100 19/100
Distance to Melbourne 180.6 km
+3% vs other
 174.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 136 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3558
 0.5%
postcode 3559
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3558
 35
postcode 3559

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.

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Car (driver) 36.4% / 65.6%
Runnymede — Car (driver): 36.4% Colbinabbin — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 48.5% / 18.0%
Runnymede — Worked from Home: 48.5% Colbinabbin — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Car (passenger) 15.2% / 3.3%
Runnymede — Car (passenger): 15.2% Colbinabbin — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only — / 13.1%
Runnymede — Walked Only: not among its largest Colbinabbin — Walked Only: 13.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.6%).

Setting

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Elevation 145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Annual rainfall 438 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Runnymede Colbinabbin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Runnymede

Retirees Rural

Colbinabbin

Rural

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