Colac East
VIC 3250 · Colac Otway
168 (2021) → 166 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Colac East is a suburb in Colac Otway, VIC 3250, about 132km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Colac East are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 46/100, and is about 39km inland. Colac East has an overall score of 45/100, 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: Taiwan (9.52%), China (3.57%)
Top languages: Mandarin (13.1%)
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 974 (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)
- Colac Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 971
- Lavers Hill K-12 College - Greater Otway Applied Learning SchoolCombined · Government · 2.3km
- Colac Specialist SchoolCombined · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 936
- Colac Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 945
- St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1022
- Colac West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 933
- St Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre Melbourne - Colac CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.2km
- Trinity College ColacSecondary · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1020
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1031
- Elliminyt Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 985
- Colac South West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 920
- Lavers Hill K-12 College - Barongarook Primary SchoolCombined · Government · 9.9km
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 Colac East
How far is Colac East from Melbourne CBD?
Colac East is about 131.6 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Colac East?
Colac East has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Colac East?
Colac East has a transport score of 46/100.