VIC · Moyne Council
Koroit, 3282
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Desirability score
- River access
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- Heritage area
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Koroit is a quieter smaller community in Moyne, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Transport options are solid enough for daily errands and regular trips further afield.
Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar regional towns, even with growth momentum and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,184
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,466
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 68 of 904
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Employment rate
- 61.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 63 / 32 / 0
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)
- 105
- Against the person
- 22
- Against property
- 27
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 48.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 99 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +22.1%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A22 Assault Police, Emergency Services Or Other Authorised Officer4
- A231 Fv Common Assault6
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception7
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order42
- E22 Breach Intervention Order5
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,014
- Koroit And District Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Patrick's SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- Spring St/Commercial Rd
- Spring St/Commercial Rd
- Spring St/Commercial Rd
- Village Green/North Rd
- Village Green/North Rd
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).
64 planning-related records
2021· 32 proposals
September 2021
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding19 PATTERSON STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling and outbuilding93 LUMSDENS LANE KOROIT 3282In progress
- Use and development of a dwellingANNE STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwellingANNE STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works to construct a replacement dwelling63 GARDEN STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works to extend an agricultural building15 DEPOT ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2021
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding576A KOROIT-PORT FAIRY ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Nine lot subdivision316 LAKE VIEW ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling and outbuilding, and alteration of access to a Road Zone Category 1.16 CRUISE STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works to extend an outbuilding19 PATTERSON STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision, use and development of a dwelling72 NINE MILE CREEK ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by the RA
- Buildings and works associated with an industry23 COMMERCIAL ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding17 WALKERS LANE KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
- Two lot subdivision11 LAKE STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Alterations and additions to a dwelling163 Penshurst-Warrnambool RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot re-subdivision, use and development of a dwelling and outbuilding1080 TOWER HILL ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Two lot re-subdivision24 LUMSDENS LANE KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision, use and development of a dwelling and creation of access to a Road Zone Category 1461 KOROIT-PORT FAIRY ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision107 Commercial RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Use and development of a dwellingLake View RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwellingLake View RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision17A NORTH STREET KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling and creation of access from a Road Zone Category 1 and building and works for an outbuildingPenshurst-Warrnambool RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling223 PENSHURST-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD KOROIT 3282Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling and outbuildingKoroit-Port Fairy RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Eight (8) lot subdivision11A NORTH STREET KOROIT 3282Lapsed
April 2021
- Buildings and works to construct an agricultural buildingPenshurst-Warrnambool RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- Two lot subdivision11 Lake StreetLapsed
- Amendment ¿ Use and development of land for a dwelling and creation of access from a RDZ159 Koroit-Woolsthorpe RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
- Use and development of a dwelling598 Koroit-Port Fairy RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling and outbuilding and creation of access to a Road Zone ¿ Category 1.536 Koroit-Port Fairy RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Buildings and works to construct a replacement dwelling37 Black StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 8 proposals
December 2020
- Two lot subdivision (re-subdivision) and the creation of access to a Road Zone Category 1Koroit-Woolsthorpe RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision37 Lake StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision37 Lake StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision (boundary re-alignment)122 Commercial RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding465 Koroit-Port Fairy RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a dwelling and outbuilding258 Lake View RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling and outbuildingOfficers LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
November 2020
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding19 O'Briens LanePermit 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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- Victoria ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- KOROIT BOTANIC GARDENSNH0118
- MEMORIAL HALLNH2222
- TOWER HILL COMMON SCHOOLNH0530
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 42.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 43% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 2861st in Australia
- State rank
- 544th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #91 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #175 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A22 Assault Police, Emergency Services Or Other Authorised Officercrime4
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime6
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime7
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime42
- E22 Breach Intervention Ordercrime5
- KOROIT BOTANIC GARDENSheritageNH0118
- MEMORIAL HALLheritageNH2222
- TOWER HILL COMMON SCHOOLheritageNH0530
- Victoria Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations and additions to a dwellingplanning163 Penshurst-Warrnambool RoadLodged 20 Jul 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
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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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