Toolleen vs Colbinabbin
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Toolleen tends to suit 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
Colbinabbin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 70/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Colbinabbin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Toolleen
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 130 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (156.5 km vs 174.7 km)
- But Colbinabbin is more walkable (19/100 vs 8/100)
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 8/100)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Toolleen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.4% vs -6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Toolleen 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.
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
Toolleen rents higher ($260/wk vs $200/wk); Colbinabbin has more residents (285 vs 221).
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 221 | 285 +29% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.4% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 47 |
| Median household income | $74,360/yr +11% vs other | $66,456/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +23% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,007,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Colbinabbin has more rural and farming land (99% vs 86%).
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 13% | 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
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 264 across Campaspe same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
Liveability
Colbinabbin is more walkable (19 vs 8).
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Colbinabbin carries more flood risk (68 vs 0); Toolleen carries more crime risk (70 vs 34).
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 39/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | 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
| Toolleen | 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 Toolleen
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
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 8 |
Mobility
Colbinabbin sits further from the CBD (174.7 km vs 156.5 km).
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 156.5 km | 174.7 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 114 min | 130 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3551 | 0.5% postcode 3559 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3551 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.6%).
Setting
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 190 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 98 premises | 0% 149 premises |
Climate
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 553 mm | 438 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.6°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,035/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campaspe same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Toolleen | Colbinabbin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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