VIC · Latrobe Council

Koornalla, 3844

Est. population · Jun 2025

92

Growth (1 yr)

+2.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.8%

Median age

47

Median income

$1,875/wk

Employment rate

51.4%

University qualified

17.1%

Work from home

34.2%

Languages at home

7.1%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Leafy
  • Rural living
What Koornalla is known for: Leafy, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Koornalla is a rural locality in Victoria, in Latrobe Council.

Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 13% below the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 61% above the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 27% above the peer median. Employment is a relative weakness.

Overall, Koornalla suits people prioritising lower rents and university qualifications over employment.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Koornalla compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$390/wk

Population (ERP)

92

+2.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

66th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

90th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$390

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

92(June 2025)

+2.2% annual · +5.8% over 5 years · 90th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.2%
5-year growth
+5.8%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in VIC
90th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
89
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
15.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
6 of 38
Median monthly mortgage
$1,625
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
48.3% / 51.7% / 0%
Employment rate
51.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
34.2% / 0% / 52.6%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
31 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

17.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 17.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified17.1% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified14.5% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational17.1% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below51.3% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Health25.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies19.4%
  • Society and culture19.4%
  • Management and commerce16.1%
  • Education9.7%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,836

70th percentile in VIC · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,838

72nd percentile in VIC · 0% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

28th percentile in VIC · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,120

60th percentile in VIC · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

3rd percentile in VIC · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3844 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
18,967
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,090
Median net rent
-$1,620
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,502
Taxable income vs state median
+10%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
-15%
Super vs state median
+8%
Business income vs state median
-27%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

7.1% speak a language other than English at home; 14.1% born overseas

Language at home
78 English only · 6 other
Non-English at home
7.1%
Born overseas
11 (14.1%)
Australian citizens
78
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans4 · 100%

Religion

50.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 50.6%, while 47.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.2%38.8%
Christianity50.6%40.9%
Other / not stated2.2%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic21.3%20.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
7
Against the person
2
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
76.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 44 residents
State crime-rate percentile
65.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-41.7%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
4
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
43.48

Most common offence types

  • A212 Non-Fv Serious Assault1
  • A51 Aggravated Robbery1
  • B21 Criminal Damage2
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Churchill Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kurnai CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Traralgon CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Traralgon South Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Callignee Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Koornalla ReserveCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
28.2%
Woodland / forest cover
28.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Latrobe Regional Health (15.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
32.6

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
197 mm · ~25 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 9°
Rainfall
228 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 5°
Rainfall
261 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
304 mm · ~38 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

1 planning-related records

2020· 1 proposal
  • November 2020

  • Use and development of land for a dwelling
    1585 Traralgon Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Gippsland
Member of Parliament
Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
118,075
Turnout (2025)
92.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 16.6 km away).

Coalition 62.9%Labor 37.1%

6.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Traralgon SouthLabor 29.9% · Coalition 70.1% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
  • Churchill CentralLabor 47.4% · Coalition 52.6% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
  • ChurchillLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
  • Hazelwood NorthLabor 33.9% · Coalition 66.1% TPP (2025)11.4 km away
  • MorwellLabor 47.5% · Coalition 52.5% TPP (2025)15.3 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Latrobe Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.