CorioVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3214 · Greater Geelong
Daily life in Corio is characterized by a strong reliance on car travel, with 66.0% of residents driving to work. Public transport usage is relatively low at 3.4%, and 7.9% of the workforce works from home, which is below the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community has a mix of employment types, with a significant number of residents working as labourers (21.1%) and technicians and trades workers (15.1%).
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Corio
Houses · At $600,000, houses in Corio are cheaper than 95% of the Victorian suburbs we cover — on 296 sales over the 12 months to August 2026.
Half the houses sold fell in a narrow $547,000 to $635,000 band.
Houses
$600k
median of 296 sales
13.2% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 95% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $547k and $635k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$451k
median of 22 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $321k and $477k.
Last sold within the past month
Land
$335k
median of 7 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $230k and $345k.
Last sold two to four months ago
325 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · The longer arc runs $520,000 in 2022 to $600,000 now, a gain of 15.4%.
- Houses
- Units
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $608k | $462k | $313k |
| 2025 · part year | $544k | $440k | $400k |
| 2024 | $488k | $330k | |
| 2023 | $480k | $382k | $309k |
| 2022 | $520k | $410k | $322k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $605k | 66 | -0.8% |
| 2026 Q1 | $610k | 80 | +3.7% |
| 2025 Q4 | $588k | 92 | +6.5% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $473k | 10 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Corio
Houses · The step from 3 to 4 bedrooms is the expensive one in Corio, worth about $78,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $503k | 16 · few |
| 3 | $600k | 242 |
| 4 | $678k | 31 |
| 5 | $777k | 5 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $310k | 7 · few |
| 2 | $470k | 12 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Corio
All schools · Corio's 3 schools teach 3,325 students, down 9.9% in ten years — and 3 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
1 primary · 2 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
3,325
2025 · −9.9% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−0.6%
177 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−5.8%
1,350 · Years 1–6, anywhere
1,350 children in Corio are in Years 1–6, and 177 students attend a primary school here. More than half of Corio's primary-age children go to a school that also runs secondary years.
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Corio have fallen 9.9% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 215 | 3,476 |
| 2016 | 190 | 3,488 |
| 2017 | 200 | 3,413 |
| 2018 | 196 | 3,406 |
| 2019 | 201 | 3,398 |
| 2020 | 178 | 3,262 |
| 2021 | 149 | 3,054 |
| 2022 | 162 | 3,018 |
| 2023 | 165 | 3,101 |
| 2024 | 172 | 3,240 |
| 2025 | 177 | 3,148 |
Which schools in Corio are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,685 | 1,742 | 264 | 3,691 |
| 2016 | 1,632 | 1,804 | 242 | 3,678 |
| 2017 | 1,584 | 1,814 | 215 | 3,613 |
| 2018 | 1,529 | 1,826 | 247 | 3,602 |
| 2019 | 1,540 | 1,840 | 219 | 3,599 |
| 2020 | 1,433 | 1,765 | 242 | 3,440 |
| 2021 | 1,324 | 1,685 | 194 | 3,203 |
| 2022 | 1,254 | 1,682 | 244 | 3,180 |
| 2023 | 1,349 | 1,708 | 209 | 3,266 |
| 2024 | 1,376 | 1,796 | 240 | 3,412 |
| 2025 | 1,350 | 1,769 | 206 | 3,325 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Corio
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 1 Catholic and 1 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bay P-12 College | Government | Prep-to-12 | 1,726 | −6.2% | −14.3% | 23 · 82 |
| Geelong Grammar School - Corio Campus | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 1,422 | +0.1% | −2.7% | — |
| St Francis Xavier School | Catholic | Primary | 177 | −0.6% | −17.7% | — |
One school in Corio reported a median VCE study score of 23, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Corio
3 government catchments cover Corio, so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb. The secondary catchment is Northern Bay P-12 College.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Northern Bay P-12 College | Secondary |
| Lara Lake Primary School | Primary |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College | Other |
The read
What living here is actually like
Corio is a suburb with a population of 15,489, characterized by a median age of 35, which is slightly younger than the Victorian average of 38. The community is diverse, with 33.4% of residents born overseas, closely aligning with the Victorian average of 35.0%. Family structures are varied, with 36.0% of households being couples with children and 30.0% being single-parent families. The area has a notable proportion of single-person households at 28.6%. Housing in Corio is predominantly separate houses, accounting for 91.5% of all dwellings, which is significantly higher than the Victorian average of 73.4%.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Corio · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
| Investors | 60 |
| Retirees | 60 |
| Professionals | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 67.3%
- Affordable housing with median rent at $280
- Predominance of separate houses at 91.5%
- Significant proportion of couples with children at 36.0%
Against the state
How Corio differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 0.8% |
| Separate houses | 91.5% |
| Townhouses | 6.5% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 7.9% |
| Drove a car | 66% |
| Public transport | 3.4% |
| Walked only | 1.8% |
| Car passenger | 6.6% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- High proportion of separate houses - 91.5% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Diverse cultural community with 33.4% born overseas
- Significant single-parent households - 30.0%
- Affordable median weekly rent at $280
- Predominantly English-speaking - 69.9% speak only English at home
Things to be aware of
- Higher unemployment rate at 8.7% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- Lower educational attainment with 7.7% holding a bachelor's degree (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Below average median household income at $1,152 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Renter-heavy with 39.7% renting (vs VIC 28.5%)
- Lower work-from-home rate at 7.9% (vs VIC 25.7%)
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.