Corryong, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Corryong is a small town in the Upper Murray valley of north-east Victoria, about 120 kilometres east of Albury-Wodonga and close to the New South Wales border, in the Shire of Towong. It is best known as Man from Snowy River country: the local stockman Jack Riley, who lies buried in the Corryong cemetery, is widely held to have inspired Banjo Paterson's famous poem, and the town celebrates the connection each April with The Man from Snowy River Bush Festival. A post office opened here in 1874. Surrounded by mountain cattle country, Corryong today supports beef and dairy farming and a local timber industry, and serves as a gateway to the alpine high country nearby.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Corryong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 925, 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.
Corryong at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,352
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $988
- SEIFA score
- 925
- Coordinates
- -36.1855, 147.8965
Corryong demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Corryong 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 seniors (65+) at 32%, 22% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 206 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 99 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 257 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 359 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 432 | 32% |
Share of the 1,353 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 260 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 145 | 26% |
| Rented | 124 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 541 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 9 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 8 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 558 occupied private dwellings in Corryong.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $888
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,396
- Median weekly personal income
- $589
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 129 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 55 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 21 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 394 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Employed full-time
- 302
- Employed part-time
- 213
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 Corryong
Where is Corryong?
Corryong is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Corryong?
At the 2021 Census, Corryong had a population of about 1,352.
Is Corryong an advantaged area?
Corryong has an ABS SEIFA score of 925, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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