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Coolaroo VIC 3048

2,011 addresses · 52 streets

Calwell Electorate › Hume LGA › Coolaroo · 18 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Coolaroo is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,193 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,025 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $540,000.

3,193Population
37Median age
$1,025Median household income / wk
$335Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Coolaroo, 750 m south-west · Bus interchange: Epping Plaza Shopping Centre, 7.4 km east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 8.1 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Coolaroo.

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

$540,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coolaroo

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

Tree cover measures, Coolaroo VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.7% · Labour-force participation 39.3%

Population by age in Coolaroo
Population by age, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4204
5-14421
15-19186
20-24231
25-34467
35-44403
45-54362
55-64308
65-74277
75-84227
85+105
Dwelling types in Coolaroo
Dwelling types, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House940
Townhouse88
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Coolaroo
Households by weekly income, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650271
$650-1,499366
$1,500-2,999240
$3,000+67
Top ancestries in Coolaroo
Top ancestries, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,473
Australian538
English433
Ancestry NS246
Lebanese243
Irish110
Housing tenure in Coolaroo
Housing tenure, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned362
Mortgage290
Rented302
Other36
Cars per household in Coolaroo
Cars per household, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
091
1392
2337
3126
4+57
Commute to work in Coolaroo
Commute to work, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car562
Train55
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home103
Top countries of birth in Coolaroo
Top countries of birth, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Iraq250
Turkey177
Lebanon114
Nepal104
Pakistan87
India74
Languages used at home in Coolaroo
Languages used at home, Coolaroo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic451
Turkish354
Urdu127
Nepali115
Vietnamese73
Italian28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

78,963 bird observations recorded near Coolaroo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coolaroo

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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