Koroit VIC 3282
Located in Victoria, Koroit sits 269 km from Melbourne CBD, around 3 hours 20 minutes by car. The town has 2,184 residents, a median age of 41, and a median household income of $76,232 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The town grew 6.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $280 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,400. Koroit is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure and no recorded flood exposure. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Koroit a good town?
Koroit scores a C (47/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and safety, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 269 km · 199 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $650K · More affordable than 85% of VIC
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 35/100 · Flood 0/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 41 · 2,184 residents
Liveability Rating
47 / 100 · Ranked #472 in VICEach bar is Koroit'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
47 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataKoroit's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $650,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$650,000
Based on 41 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $498K
- 3 bed 26 sales $638K
- 4 bed 8 sales $740K
Land
$275,000
Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 52 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Koroit are currently listed at around $788,000 on average. Based on 9 houses listed in the past six months.
$788K
9 houses listed in the last 6 months.
9 of the suburb's 830 dwellings (1.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Koroit rent for around $632 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$632/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
5 rentals advertised against an estimated 144 rented homes (3.5%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$632/week ($33,000 a year) on a $788,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 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.
Short-Stay Rentals
15 active Airbnb listings: 14 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 1.5% of the town's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Koroit safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Koroit sits in the low band, with 46 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 27% on the prior year.
46 offences
27.0% 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
Two schools serve Koroit, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 283 students across 2 schools (avg 142)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 988-1040, median 1014 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Koroit And District Primary School (174 students)
Primary
Walkability
Koroit 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.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Koroit.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 3.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 2.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 2.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 2 min
- Span of service
- 11.0 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 Koroit.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 44%
- Premises covered
- 1,115
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
Moyne: 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
The ABS scores 6 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Koroit is home to about 2,200 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $76,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,184
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$76,232/yr
Census Median Rent
$280/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,400/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$38,792/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.2%
Total Dwellings
830
Owner-Occupier Rate
82.6%
Houses
95.8%
Rental Stress
19.1%
Mortgage Stress
22.0%
Work From Home
11.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
12 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 139 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.8%
- Employment Rate
- 61.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.3%
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.
6 residents (0.3%) 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.
4.5% of residents (92) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (78).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,042 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
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 582 people work here; 1,065 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.5 jobs per working resident. At least 40% of employed residents must work outside the town.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,613 a year through Moyne based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 93%
- Residential 3%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
- Zones under 1% 2%
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: Moyne
In the year to August 2026, 64 new dwellings were approved across Moyne. That mix is 59 houses and 5 units. Approvals are down 15.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2013).
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 Port Fairy AWS, 17.7 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 76 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.5 km
- Annual rainfall
- 699 mm
- 111 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 22.5°C
- 5 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.2°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
2 facilities within 5 km- 1.4 km
- 2.2 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3282, 10 of 2,580 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (33 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3282, 374 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,017 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 27 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.
1 first-home grant was paid in postcode 3282 in 2025-26, rank 213 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 27, in 2012-13.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this town.
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 $650,000 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 Dan Tehan Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dan Tehan | 39.1% | 60.9% | -2.3 |
| 2022 | Dan Tehan | 40.9% | 59.1% | -1.1 |
| 2019 | Dan Tehan | 39.6% | 60.4% | +1.2 |
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 Roma Britnell Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Roma Britnell LP | 58.0% | 42.0% | 58.0% |
| 2018 | Roma Britnell LP | 52.3% | 47.7% | 52.3% |
| 2014 | Denis Napthine LP | 57.0% | 39.0% | 61.0% |
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 Koroit
Is Koroit a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Koroit is low (35/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Koroit?
Koroit has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Koroit a good place to live?
Koroit has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (47/100), 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 Koroit?
Koroit, VIC had a population of 2,184 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Koroit, VIC?
The postcode for Koroit, VIC is 3282.
How far is Koroit from Melbourne?
Koroit is 269 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 199 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Koroit?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Koroit was $76,232 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 Koroit?
The median advertised rent in Koroit is $632 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Koroit?
The median age of residents in Koroit was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Koroit?
There are 2 schools inside the Koroit boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Koroit?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Koroit, Port Fairy AWS (17.7 km away), summer days average 22.5°C, winter nights 7.2°C, 699 mm of rain a year over 111 rainy days, and 5 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Koroit?
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 Koroit belong to?
Koroit sits within the Moyne local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Koroit?
The average residential rates bill through Moyne is $1,613 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Koroit?
Across Moyne, 64 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 15.4% 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 Koroit in?
Koroit sits within the federal Division of Wannon, currently held by Dan Tehan (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
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- 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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