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
ATO 2023-24, postcode 3250 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
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.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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 946
- Lavers Hill K-12 College - Greater Otway Applied Learning SchoolCombined · Government · 2.5km
- Colac Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 955
- St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1025
- Colac West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 899
- Saints College - Colac CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.2km
- Trinity College ColacSecondary · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1015
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1025
- Elliminyt Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 996
- Colac South West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 948
- Lake Colac SchoolCombined · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 933
- Lavers Hill K-12 College - Barongarook Primary SchoolCombined · Government · 9.9km
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
No licensed pubs, bars or clubs are registered in this suburb per the VGCCC register.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Aged Care
Government-subsidised aged care services located in this suburb. Star Ratings are the official ratings for residential aged care homes.
Source: Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing · Updated May 2026 Star Ratings
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: 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.