Boorcan
VIC 3265 · Corangamite
142 (2021) → 138 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Boorcan is a declining suburb in Corangamite, VIC 3265, about 177km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Boorcan are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 41km inland. Boorcan has an overall score of 20/100, 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: New Zealand (7.75%), England (5.63%), Philippines (3.52%)
Top languages: German (3.52%), Tagalog (3.52%)
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 986 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Terang CollegeCombined · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 977
- Noorat Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 937
- Mercy Regional College - O'Keeffe CampusSecondary · Catholic · 8.6km
- St Thomas' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.2kmICSEA 1045
- Hampden Specialist School-Terang CampusPrimary · Government · 9.5km
- The Alpine School-Gnurad Gundidj CampusSecondary · Government · 9.5km
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
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Boorcan
How far is Boorcan from Melbourne CBD?
Boorcan is about 176.8 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Boorcan?
Boorcan has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Boorcan?
Boorcan has a transport score of 0/100.