Coronet Bay VIC 3984
Coronet Bay is a town in Victoria, 112 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 30 minutes by car. Population is 1,108; the median age is 51 and the median household income is $49,504 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 40.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $281 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Coronet Bay a good town?
Coronet Bay scores a C (41/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on prices, safety, and community.
Some car dependence
Walkability 30/100 · 112 km · 90 min drive to Melbourne
Above the state median
Median $555K · Less affordable than 75% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 71/100 · Flood 32/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 51 · 1,108 residents
Liveability Rating
41 / 100 · Ranked #559 in VICEach bar is Coronet Bay's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
41 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataCoronet Bay's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $555,000, roughly 25% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$555,000
Based on 64 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 70 days — median across 25 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 12 sales $400K
- 3 bed 29 sales $515K
- 4 bed 19 sales $670K
Land
$340,000
Based on 15 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 75 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Coronet Bay are currently listed at around $708,000 on average. Based on 49 houses listed in the past six months.
$708K
49 houses listed in the last 6 months.
50 of the suburb's 484 dwellings (10.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Coronet Bay rent for around $470 a week on average, based on 7 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$470/wk
7 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
7 rentals advertised against an estimated 102 rented homes (6.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3984.
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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$470/week ($24,000 a year) on a $708,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Coronet Bay safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Coronet Bay sits in the high band, with 66 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 32% on the prior year.
66 offences
32.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Coronet Bay is car-dependent on foot — at 30/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Coronet Bay.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 6.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 1.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 2.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 12.4 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Coronet Bay.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 78%
- Premises covered
- 1,171
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
Bass Coast: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Coronet Bay is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 51 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $50,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,108
Median Age
51
Median Household Income
$49,504/yr
Census Median Rent
$281/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$28,184/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
84.5%
Total Dwellings
484
Owner-Occupier Rate
78.9%
Houses
99.2%
Rental Stress
29.5%
Mortgage Stress
31.5%
Work From Home
15.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 73.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 85.3%
- Employment Rate
- 43.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
35.2% of residents (369) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (369).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,047 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (10 of 416).
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 $1,727 a year through Bass Coast based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 55%
- Residential 33%
- Infrastructure and transport 6%
- Parks and recreation 4%
- Not zoned 1%
Planning zones cover 99% of the town's area. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Bass Coast
In the year to August 2026, 393 new dwellings were approved across Bass Coast. That mix is 369 houses and 24 units.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
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.
Climate & Setting
from Rhyll, 12.0 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 883 m
- 3.6 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 704 mm
- 106 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 24.1°C
- 3 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.6°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town 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- 3.8 kmGravel and Sand QuarryingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Manganese & compounds · Zinc and compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 3984, 54 of 7,628 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (104 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3984, 1,848 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,800 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 126 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.
7 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3984 in 2025-26, rank 108 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 91, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 3984.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $555,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Mary Aldred Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mary Aldred | 45.9% | 54.1% | -1.2 |
| 2022 | Russell Broadbent | 47.1% | 52.9% | -4.0 |
| 2019 | Russell Broadbent | 42.6% | 57.4% | -0.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jordan Crugnale Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jordan Crugnale ALP | 50.2% | 50.2% | 49.8% |
| 2018 | Jordan Crugnale ALP | 52.4% | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| 2014 | Brian Paynter LP | 54.5% | 45.5% | 54.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- 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 Coronet Bay
Is Coronet Bay a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Coronet Bay is high (71/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Coronet Bay?
Coronet Bay has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (32/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Coronet Bay a good place to live?
Coronet Bay has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (41/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Coronet Bay?
Coronet Bay, VIC had a population of 1,108 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Coronet Bay, VIC?
The postcode for Coronet Bay, VIC is 3984.
How far is Coronet Bay from Melbourne?
Coronet Bay is 112 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 90 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Coronet Bay?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Coronet Bay was $49,504 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 Coronet Bay?
The median advertised rent in Coronet Bay is $470 a week for houses (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Coronet Bay?
The median age of residents in Coronet Bay was 51 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Coronet Bay walkable?
Coronet Bay scores 30/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Coronet Bay?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Coronet Bay, Rhyll (12 km away), summer days average 24.1°C, winter nights 8.6°C, 704 mm of rain a year over 106 rainy days, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Coronet Bay?
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 Coronet Bay belong to?
Coronet Bay sits within the Bass Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Coronet Bay?
The average residential rates bill through Bass Coast is $1,727 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Coronet Bay?
Across Bass Coast, 393 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Coronet Bay in?
Coronet Bay sits within the federal Division of Monash, currently held by Mary Aldred (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- 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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