Colac
Victoria · Colac - Corangamite · Warrnambool and South West
This profile uses the ABS Colac statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Colac is a locality in the Colac - Corangamite area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Colac SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Colac SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Colac South West Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Colac.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Colac (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Colac
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment744ICSEA1015
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment476ICSEA955
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment398ICSEA1025
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment266ICSEA1025
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment229ICSEA996
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment164ICSEA946
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment129ICSEA948
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment82ICSEA933
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment62ICSEA899
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSWinifred Nance KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSNido Early School ColacCentre-Based Care · 91 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSLITTLE TIKES EARLY LEARNINGCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Elliminyt
- Meeting NQSMillville Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 85 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSApex PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 69 places · Elliminyt
- Meeting NQSWydinia KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSColac East KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSCreative Minds Early YearsCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSElliminyt PS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Elliminyt
- Meeting NQSColac PS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSLake Colac School TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 15 places · Colac
- Meeting NQSColac Otway Shire Family Day Care SchemeFamily Day Care · Colac
+ 1 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 925
- vs previous year
- -7%
- vs 2021
- 704
- Property and deception offences 416
- Justice procedures offences 245
- Crimes against the person 170
- Drug offences 48
- Public order and security offences 46
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 16
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Colac SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 3.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Colac SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $735,000
- House price YoY
- +13.1%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the loss come from?
-48Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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