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Koonwarra, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

63/100
Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Koonwarra is more socio-economically advantaged than about 63% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1010, 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.

Koonwarra at a glance

Population (2021)
366
Median age
53
Median weekly household income
$1,825
SEIFA score
1010
Coordinates
-38.5594, 145.9518

Koonwarra demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Koonwarra 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 40%, 5% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)4312%
Youth (15–24)4513%
Young adults (25–44)4613%
Mid-life (45–64)14540%
Seniors (65+)8123%

Share of the 360 people counted by age.

Housing and households

TenureDwellingsShare
Owned outright7959%
Owned with a mortgage4836%
Rented65%
Dwelling typeDwellingsShare
Houses141100%
Townhouses & semis00%
Flats & apartments00%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 141 occupied private dwellings in Koonwarra.

Median weekly rent
$252
Median monthly mortgage
$1,517
Average household size
2.5 people
Median weekly family income
$2,250
Median weekly personal income
$760

Community and culture

Born overseas
38 (11%)
Speaks a language other than English at home
13 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
163 (53%)
Labour-force participation
66.6%
Unemployment rate
1.9%
Employed full-time
109
Employed part-time
89

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 Koonwarra

Where is Koonwarra?

Koonwarra is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Koonwarra?

At the 2021 Census, Koonwarra had a population of about 366.

Is Koonwarra an advantaged area?

Koonwarra has an ABS SEIFA score of 1010, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 63 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 63% of Australian suburbs.

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