Koroit, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Koroit is a town in western Victoria, about 18km north-west of Warrnambool and 272km west of Melbourne, set on the northern rim of Tower Hill, an extinct volcano. It lies in the country of the Eastern Maar people, and its name derives from the Koroitch Gundidj, a local Gunditjmara group. French explorers charted Tower Hill in 1802, the first European settler arrived in 1837, and the township was surveyed in 1857, when a wave of Irish immigrants settled the surrounding farmland and gave the town its lasting Irish character. It is now a dairying centre with one of Australia's largest milk-processing plants, and is known for its heritage streetscape, Tower Hill reserve and annual Irish Festival. Author Henry Handel Richardson lived here as a child.
Less advantaged than the national average
Koroit is more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 968, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Koroit at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,184
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,466
- SEIFA score
- 968
- Coordinates
- -38.2723, 142.3719
Koroit demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Koroit using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 17% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 444 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 219 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 497 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 582 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 446 | 20% |
Share of the 2,188 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 333 | 40% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 326 | 39% |
| Rented | 139 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 795 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 32 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 830 occupied private dwellings in Koroit.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,762
- Median weekly personal income
- $746
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 148 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 49 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 53 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 747 (45%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Employed full-time
- 546
- Employed part-time
- 416
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Koroit
Where is Koroit?
Koroit is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Koroit?
At the 2021 Census, Koroit had a population of about 2,184.
Is Koroit an advantaged area?
Koroit has an ABS SEIFA score of 968, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 39 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of Australian suburbs.
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