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Colac VIC 3250

6,219 addresses · 184 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Colac · 134 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Colac is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,243 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,108 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $463,000.

9,243Population
44Median age
$1,108Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Colac statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Colac itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Colac, 400 m south-east · Airport: Colac Airport, 10.2 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

12 facilities recorded in Colac, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$463,000House · 2024
$423,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Colac

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Colac VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 53.9%

Population by age in Colac
Population by age, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4496
5-14987
15-19463
20-24501
25-341,277
35-44980
45-541,036
55-641,088
65-741,160
75-84829
85+445
Dwelling types in Colac
Dwelling types, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,326
Townhouse488
Apartment0
Other46
Households by weekly income in Colac
Households by weekly income, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650997
$650-1,4991,308
$1,500-2,999984
$3,000+306
Top ancestries in Colac
Top ancestries, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,761
English3,687
Irish1,255
Scottish1,106
Ancestry NS622
Other485
Housing tenure in Colac
Housing tenure, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,481
Mortgage1,071
Rented1,165
Other57
Cars per household in Colac
Cars per household, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0376
11,567
21,254
3390
4+179
Commute to work in Colac
Commute to work, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,985
Train4
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked208
Bicycle32
Home224
Top countries of birth in Colac
Top countries of birth, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China135
England127
Taiwan116
New Zealand97
India58
Philippines55
Languages used at home in Colac
Languages used at home, Colac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin237
Samoan31
Malayalam27
Punjabi24
Italian22
Arabic18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,019 bird observations recorded near Colac — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Colac

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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