VIC · Bass Coast Council
Coronet Bay, 3984
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Coronet Bay is a small locality in the Bass Coast area, home to around 1,108 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 110 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+53%), roughly 99.3 offences per 1,000 residents, 11 public transport stops within the suburb, a reasonable spread of amenities, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,108
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $952
- Dwelling vacancy
- 45.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 409 of 891
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 43.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 40 / 0 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 110
- Against the person
- 25
- Against property
- 31
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 99.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 44 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +52.8%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault8
- B21 Criminal Damage8
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary7
- D11 Firearms Offences12
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order34
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bantering Bay Rd/Gellibrand St
- Cutty Sark Rd/Gellibrand St
- Cutty Sark Rd/Gellibrand St
- General Store/Champ Elysees Esp
- Valck Eyrie St/Kowloon Cres
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
6 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
June 2021
- Construction of two dwellings on a lot in the GRZ390 Agar RoadWithdrawn
May 2021
- Development of land for a dwelling below 5 metres AHD in the DDO1116 Champ Elysees EsplanadePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals
July 2020
- Amendment to remove conditions 7.d & 7.e; relocate condition 9b. a) to condition 9a. f), remove condition 9b in its entirety; re-endorse Revision C 'Revegetation Plan' as attached under condition 7 - Original: Subdivide the land into 68 lots in stages and vegetation removal506 AGAR ROAD CORONET BAY 3984Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Subdivision of land into two lots25-27 Semaphore StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Subdivide the land into 68 lots in stages and vegetation removal - Amendment to 170314 Conditions 4 (b)(viii), 9, & 12506 Agar RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- Use and development of a dwelling and to create access to a Road Zone Category 1 - Amendment499 Corinella RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
15 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Agar Rd/Cutty Sark RdBus stop
- Bantering Bay Rd/Gellibrand StBus stop
- Bass Horizon Prom/Norsemens RdBus stop
- Cutty Sark Rd/Gellibrand StBus stop
- General Store/Champ Elysees EspBus stop
- Norsemens Rd/Gellibrand StBus stop
- Valck Eyrie St/Kowloon CresBus stop
- Westernport RoadlinesBus stop
- Petrol station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Fred Gration ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Pharmacypharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 21.6/100
- National rank
- 6355th in Australia
- State rank
- 1196th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #78 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #125 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime8
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime8
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime7
- D11 Firearms Offencescrime12
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime34
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Fred Gration Reservegovernmentpark
- Amendment to remove conditions 7.d & 7.e; relocate condition 9b. a) to condition 9a. f), remove condition 9b in its entirety; re-endorse Revision C 'Revegetation Plan' as attached under condition 7 - Original: Subdivide the land into 68 lots in stages and vegetation removalplanning506 AGAR ROAD CORONET BAY 3984Lodged 17 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings on a lot in the GRZplanning390 Agar RoadLodged 11 Jun 2021 · Withdrawn
- Development of land for a dwelling below 5 metres AHD in the DDO1planning116 Champ Elysees EsplanadeLodged 28 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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