Barongarook
VIC 3249 · Colac Otway
458 (2021) → 460 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Barongarook is a suburb in Colac Otway, VIC 3249, about 136km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Barongarook are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 33km inland. Barongarook has an overall score of 19/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.4%), Canada (0.66%), Japan (0.66%), Netherlands (0.66%), New Zealand (0.66%)
Top languages: Japan (0.87%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 983 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Lavers Hill K-12 College - Barongarook Primary SchoolCombined · Government
Nearby (within 10km)
- Elliminyt Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 985
- Colac Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 945
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.9kmICSEA 1031
- Trinity College ColacSecondary · Catholic · 9.1kmICSEA 1020
- St Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre Melbourne - Colac CampusSecondary · Catholic · 9.3km
- Colac Specialist SchoolCombined · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 936
- Lavers Hill K-12 College - Greater Otway Applied Learning SchoolCombined · Government · 10km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Barongarook
How far is Barongarook from Melbourne CBD?
Barongarook is about 136.3 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Barongarook?
Barongarook has 1 school. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Barongarook?
Barongarook has a transport score of 0/100.