Woolsthorpe vs Koroit

Koroit is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Woolsthorpe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Koroit, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woolsthorpe: a median of $768,000, against $650,000 in Koroit, though rent is higher in Koroit. On these figures, Woolsthorpe tends to suit people living alone, while Koroit suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Woolsthorpe leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
  • Koroit has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $768,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woolsthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolsthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (252.5 km vs 269 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 199 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Koroit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Koroit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woolsthorpe Koroit
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.

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Walkability 0 / 0
Woolsthorpe — Walkability: 0/100 Koroit — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 65
Woolsthorpe — Safety: 65/100 Koroit — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woolsthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koroit — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woolsthorpe — Low flood risk: 100/100 Koroit — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Koroit has more residents (2,184 vs 364); Koroit rents higher ($280/wk vs $200/wk).

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Population 364 2,184
+500% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.7% +6.3%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $80,496/yr
+5% vs other
 $76,232/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $280/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe Koroit
0-4 5.5% / 6.5%
Woolsthorpe — 0-4: 5.5% Koroit — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 9.1% / 13.8%
Woolsthorpe — 5-14: 9.1% Koroit — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.8% / 5.9%
Woolsthorpe — 15-19: 5.8% Koroit — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 8.5% / 4.2%
Woolsthorpe — 20-24: 8.5% Koroit — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 9.9% / 11.5%
Woolsthorpe — 25-34: 9.9% Koroit — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 10.2% / 11.2%
Woolsthorpe — 35-44: 10.2% Koroit — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.6% / 12.1%
Woolsthorpe — 45-54: 12.6% Koroit — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 20.6% / 14.5%
Woolsthorpe — 55-64: 20.6% Koroit — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 14.6% / 12.5%
Woolsthorpe — 65-74: 14.6% Koroit — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 3.3% / 6.0%
Woolsthorpe — 75-84: 3.3% Koroit — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.1% / 1.9%
Woolsthorpe — 85+: 1.1% Koroit — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe 38.6% couple families
Woolsthorpe — Couple Families: 38.6% Woolsthorpe — Lone Person: 43.4% Woolsthorpe — One Parent Families: 18.1% Woolsthorpe — Group Household: 0.0% Woolsthorpe — Other Families: 0.0%
Koroit 46.4% couple families
Koroit — Couple Families: 46.4% Koroit — Lone Person: 34.3% Koroit — One Parent Families: 16.6% Koroit — Group Household: 1.6% Koroit — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe 14.8% renting
Woolsthorpe — Owned Outright: 48.1% Woolsthorpe — Mortgage: 37.0% Woolsthorpe — Renting: 14.8%
Koroit 17.4% renting
Koroit — Owned Outright: 41.7% Koroit — Mortgage: 40.9% Koroit — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 19.1%
Woolsthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Koroit — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 9.0%
Woolsthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Koroit — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.5%
Woolsthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Koroit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.9%
Woolsthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Koroit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Woolsthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Koroit — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Woolsthorpe Koroit
England 1.9% / 2.6%
Woolsthorpe — England: 1.9% Koroit — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.0%
Woolsthorpe — New Zealand: 2.2% Koroit — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.5%
Woolsthorpe — Netherlands: 0.8% Koroit — Netherlands: 0.5%
Ireland 1.1% / —
Woolsthorpe — Ireland: 1.1% Koroit — Ireland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / 0.3%
Woolsthorpe — Philippines: 0.8% Koroit — Philippines: 0.3%
India — / 0.4%
Woolsthorpe — India: not among its largest Koroit — India: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.3%
Woolsthorpe — Thailand: not among its largest Koroit — Thailand: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe 95.9% houses
Woolsthorpe — Houses: 95.9% Woolsthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% Woolsthorpe — Townhouses: 0.0%
Koroit 95.8% houses
Koroit — Houses: 95.8% Koroit — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Koroit — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Median house price $768,000 $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $275,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Rural and farming 99% 93%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Woolsthorpe Koroit
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Houses — 4.2%
$632/wk on $788K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woolsthorpe Koroit
House price — Higher than 16% of VIC
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 85% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 35% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of VIC

Liveability

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
same for both
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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Woolsthorpe

  • Woolsthorpe Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Koroit

  • Koroit And District Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Koroit sits further from the CBD (269 km vs 252.5 km).

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 252.5 km 269 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 187 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3276
 0.4%
postcode 3282
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3276
 37
postcode 3282

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.

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Car (driver) 64.6% / 82.0%
Woolsthorpe — Car (driver): 64.6% Koroit — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 21.5% / 11.4%
Woolsthorpe — Worked from Home: 21.5% Koroit — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 3.8%
Woolsthorpe — Car (passenger): 6.6% Koroit — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 7.2% / 2.5%
Woolsthorpe — Walked Only: 7.2% Koroit — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Woolsthorpe — Bicycle: not among its largest Koroit — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.8 km 8.5 km

NBN connectivity

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Connectivity score 29/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
186 premises
 44%
1,115 premises

Climate

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Annual rainfall 594 mm 699 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C 22.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C 7.2°C

Council rates

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woolsthorpe Koroit
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woolsthorpe

Rural

Koroit

Acreage

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