Terang vs Cobrico

Terang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Cobrico. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Terang, about half of households are people living alone. In Cobrico, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cobrico 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

Terang

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

Cobrico

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cobrico

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 159 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (211.5 km vs 214.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Terang

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Cobrico has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Terang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.5% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Terang Cobrico
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.

Terang Cobrico
Walkability 4 / 10
Terang — Walkability: 4/100 Cobrico — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 57 / 20
Terang — Safety: 57/100 Cobrico — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 26 / 36
Terang — Low fire risk: 26/100 Cobrico — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Terang — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cobrico — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Terang rents higher ($225/wk vs $0/wk); Terang has more residents (2,254 vs 72).

Terang Cobrico
Population 2,254
+97% vs other
72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% -10.0%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $60,424/yr $71,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
(not reported on the other side)
—

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Terang Cobrico
0-4 4.3% / 8.3%
Terang — 0-4: 4.3% Cobrico — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 11.4% / —
Terang — 5-14: 11.4% Cobrico — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 5.0% / —
Terang — 15-19: 5.0% Cobrico — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.7% / —
Terang — 20-24: 4.7% Cobrico — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.3% / 12.5%
Terang — 25-34: 10.3% Cobrico — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 9.8% / 5.6%
Terang — 35-44: 9.8% Cobrico — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 11.6% / 13.9%
Terang — 45-54: 11.6% Cobrico — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 15.9% / 15.3%
Terang — 55-64: 15.9% Cobrico — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 13.2% / 22.2%
Terang — 65-74: 13.2% Cobrico — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 9.1% / 6.9%
Terang — 75-84: 9.1% Cobrico — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 4.7% / 6.9%
Terang — 85+: 4.7% Cobrico — 85+: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Terang 46.0% lone person
Terang — Lone Person: 46.0% Terang — Couple Families: 31.4% Terang — One Parent Families: 16.3% Terang — Group Household: 4.5% Terang — Other Families: 1.9%
Cobrico 63.6% lone person
Cobrico — Lone Person: 63.6% Cobrico — Couple Families: 36.4% Cobrico — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cobrico — Group Household: 0.0% Cobrico — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Terang 21.5% renting
Terang — Owned Outright: 47.4% Terang — Mortgage: 31.1% Terang — Renting: 21.5%
Cobrico 16.0% renting
Cobrico — Owned Outright: 44.0% Cobrico — Mortgage: 40.0% Cobrico — Renting: 16.0%
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.

Terang Cobrico
England 1.2% / 6.9%
Terang — England: 1.2% Cobrico — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Terang — New Zealand: 1.2% Cobrico — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Terang — Netherlands: 0.5% Cobrico — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Terang — Philippines: 0.4% Cobrico — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Terang — India: 0.4% Cobrico — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Terang Cobrico
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 18.1%
Terang — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Cobrico — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 13.9%
Terang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Cobrico — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 9.7%
Terang — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Cobrico — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 4.2%
Terang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Cobrico — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Terang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Cobrico — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Terang 90.9% houses
Terang — Houses: 90.9% Terang — Townhouses: 6.9% Terang — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Cobrico 100.0% houses
Cobrico — Houses: 100.0% Cobrico — Townhouses: 0.0% Cobrico — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Terang Cobrico
Median house price $415,000 —
Median unit price $439,500 —
Median land price $315,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 14 sales
—

Zoning mix

Terang Cobrico
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Other and special use 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

Terang Cobrico
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Terang Cobrico
House price Higher than 9% of VIC —
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools Higher than 74% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 80% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Terang Cobrico
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cobrico carries more crime risk (80 vs 43); Terang carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 64).

Terang Cobrico
Bushfire High
74/100
Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
High
80/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
2
within 5 km

Schools

Terang Cobrico
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Terang

  • Terang College Government · Combined above peers
  • St Thomas' School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Hampden P-12 School-Terang Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Cobrico

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

Amenities in the suburb

Terang Cobrico
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Terang sits further from the CBD (214.3 km vs 211.5 km).

Terang Cobrico
Walkability score 4/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 214.3 km
+1% vs other
211.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 153 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3264
0.2%
postcode 3266
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3264
37
postcode 3266

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.

Terang Cobrico
Car (driver) 77.7% / 52.6%
Terang — Car (driver): 77.7% Cobrico — Car (driver): 52.6%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 36.8%
Terang — Worked from Home: 10.5% Cobrico — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Walked Only 5.5% / 10.5%
Terang — Walked Only: 5.5% Cobrico — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Terang — Car (passenger): 5.1% Cobrico — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Terang — Bicycle: 1.2% Cobrico — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Terang Cobrico
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.9 km 36.0 km

NBN connectivity

Terang Cobrico
Connectivity score 51/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
1,231 premises
0%
43 premises

Climate

Terang Cobrico
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Terang Cobrico
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Terang Cobrico
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Terang Cobrico
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Terang

Cobrico

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