Coimadai VIC 3340
Coimadai is a suburb in Victoria, 64 km from Melbourne CBD, around 59 minutes by car. Population is 409; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $96,668 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb fell 1.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. Coimadai is characterised by high bushfire risk and high crime risk. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
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The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 409. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.
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Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025102 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3340.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Coimadai safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Coimadai sits in the moderate band, with 25 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 62% on the prior year.
25 offences
62.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202510 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Coimadai, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Coimadai Primary School leads the pack.
- • 71 students in one school (avg 71)
Primary
Walkability
Coimadai is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Coimadai.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 143
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Moorabool: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Coimadai is home to 409 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $97,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
409
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$96,668/yr
Census Median Rent
$320/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$41,288/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
15.3%
Total Dwellings
137
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.5%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
17.2%
Mortgage Stress
24.8%
Work From Home
24.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 83.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.8%
- Employment Rate
- 63.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 40.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
5% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (11 of 217).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,979 a year through Moorabool based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 46%
- Parks and recreation 30%
- Infrastructure and transport 15%
- Other and special use 5%
- Environmental 3%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Moorabool
In the year to August 2026, 338 new dwellings were approved across Moorabool. That mix is 255 houses and 83 units. Approvals are up 4.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 4.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.
From the Melton monitoring station, 14.7 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Macedon Forestry, 20.5 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 238 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 42.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 778 mm
- 74 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 5.0 kmGravel and Sand QuarryingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 3340, 156 of 22,571 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (432 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3340, 4,142 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,747 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 323 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
39 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3340 in 2025-26, rank 35 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 228, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Sam Rae Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Rae | 57.6% | 42.4% | +0.0 |
| 2022 | Sam Rae | 57.6% | 42.4% | +2.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Mary-Anne Thomas Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mary-Anne Thomas ALP | 59.5% | 59.5% | 40.5% |
| 2018 | Mary-Anne Thomas ALP | 50.6% | 63.2% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | Mary-Anne Thomas ALP | 53.8% | 53.8% | 46.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
Looking at a specific address in Coimadai?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 409 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Coimadai
Is Coimadai a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Coimadai is moderate (63/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Coimadai?
Coimadai has a high recorded bushfire history (83/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (27/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Coimadai?
Coimadai, VIC had a population of 409 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Coimadai, VIC?
The postcode for Coimadai, VIC is 3340.
How far is Coimadai from Melbourne?
Coimadai is 64 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 59 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Coimadai?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Coimadai was $96,668 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Coimadai?
There are too few current rental listings in Coimadai for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $320, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Coimadai?
The median age of residents in Coimadai was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Coimadai at risk of bushfire?
Coimadai has a high recorded bushfire history (83/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Coimadai?
There is 1 school inside the Coimadai boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the air quality in Coimadai?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Coimadai (Melton) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.4 µg/m³. That puts Coimadai below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Coimadai?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Coimadai, Macedon Forestry (20.5 km away), 778 mm of rain a year over 74 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Coimadai?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Coimadai belong to?
Coimadai sits within the Moorabool local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Coimadai?
The average residential rates bill through Moorabool is $1,979 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Coimadai?
Across Moorabool, 338 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 4.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Coimadai in?
Coimadai sits within the federal Division of Hawke, currently held by Sam Rae (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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