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The quick read on

Coronet Bay

VIC 3984 · Bass Coast

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$582,000

latest suburb median

Population
1,108

ABS 2021

Postcode
3984

Coronet Bay, Victoria

Property market insights for Coronet Bay

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Coronet Bay VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 60 sales in the preceding 12 months

$582,000

Up 12.0% over 12 months

$800k$600k$400k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$560k
3 bed
$575k
4 bed
$660k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 24 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$440 per week

Up 3.5% over 12 months

$500$450$400$35020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Coronet Bay, VIC is currently $582,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Coronet Bay has a 12-month growth rate of 12.0% for houses.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $560,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $575,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $660,000 in Coronet Bay.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Coronet Bay is $440 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.5% over the last 12 months.

Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $380,000 in Coronet Bay.

Crime and safety

Is Coronet Bay safe?

The overall rate for Coronet Bay is 3,440 offences per 100,000 residents — 15% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Coronet Bay.

Overall crime rate

3,440

offences per 100,000 residents

15% belowRest of Vic.

Coronet BayRest of Vic.: 4,070

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Coronet Bay?

Coronet Bay VIC 3984 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..

1,108 people call Coronet Bay home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $952 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
1,108
Median age
51 years
Median mortgage
$1,300 / month
2021 household rent
$281 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1514.2%Below
15–3417.0%Below
35–5422.6%Below
55–7435.2%Above
75 and over11.6%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses99.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.6%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright44.4%Above
Paying a mortgage34.5%In line
Renting21.1%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car3.8%Below
One car39.9%Above
Two cars37.8%Below
Three or more18.1%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home13.0%Below
Drove to work64.4%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%In line
Walked or cycled1.2%Below

What stands out in Coronet Bay

13.0% of workers in Coronet Bay worked from home on Census day.

5.6% of Coronet Bay residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..

45.9% of people in Coronet Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Coronet Bay

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Coronet Bay VIC 3984.

Is Coronet Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

14.2% of Coronet Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

293 family households lived in Coronet Bay; 27.0% were couple families and 17.4% were one-parent families.

28.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Coronet Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Coronet Bay had 1,108 residents at the 2021 Census.

19.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

46.8% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Coronet Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 99.6% of occupied private dwellings in Coronet Bay.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.6% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Coronet Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

44.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

34.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

21.1% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Coronet Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Coronet Bay had 2.0 people.

One-person households made up 38.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 38.4%, while 11.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Coronet Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

13.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

64.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Coronet Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

3.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

One-car households formed 39.9% of the total.

55.9% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Coronet Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

45.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 54.2% reported a different address.

17.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Coronet Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

85.3% of residents used only English at home.

6.2% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Coronet Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

17.2% of Coronet Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.8% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.8%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Coronet Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 42.4% of ancestry responses in Coronet Bay.

Australian ancestry made up 35.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Coronet Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

13.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 8.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.2%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Coronet Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 45.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

21.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.2%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Coronet Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

48.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

10.5% reported asthma, 15.2% arthritis and 7.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Coronet Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

11.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.6%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Coronet Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $952 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $281 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Coronet Bay compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 13.0% in Coronet Bay, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 44.4% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 21.1% in Coronet Bay, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Coronet Bay

Is Coronet Bay expensive?

The median house price is $582,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Coronet Bay good for families?

The Census counted 293 local families, and 14.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Coronet Bay?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $660,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Coronet Bay

38 streets in Coronet Bay

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Agar Rd
  • Bantering Bay Rd
  • Barrallier
  • Bass Horizon Prom
  • Ben-Tor Tce
  • Bermuda
  • Bounty Ct
  • Bowline Ct
  • Carpathia St
  • Champ Elysees Esp
  • Cobb Rd
  • Colonnades Cct
  • Corinella Rd
  • Currawong Rd
  • Cutty Sark Rd
  • Ensign St
  • Gellibrand St
  • Greenwich Gra
Show all 38 streets
  • Howie Ln
  • Ketch Cl
  • Kowloon Cr
  • La Mer
  • Lorna Doone Dr
  • Manorwise Street
  • Marline Ct
  • Norsemens Rd
  • Oceanaires Ave
  • Oconnor Rd
  • Paperbark Dr
  • Park St
  • Rue De La Pai
  • Scenorama Rd
  • Semaphore St
  • Shenandoah Dr
  • Shoreline Street
  • Valck Eyrie
  • Village
  • Westaway St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.