Colac (VIC 3250): property prices & suburb profile

Colac Otway LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records

Colac · VIC 3250 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$487,000+97.0%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (181 sales) published by the Victorian Valuer-General. A single quarter in one suburb can turn on a handful of sales, so this page reports a rolling year.
Typical house price
$487,000
181 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$416,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 34 sales
Sales in the last year
215
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
1 of 10
Colac
Schools in the suburb
7
ACARA registered

Colac property prices

The typical Colac house sold for around $487,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +97.0% over 10 years and +47.0% over 5 years.

Property type
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
+6.6%
+10.2%
+47.0%
+97.0%
Units
+4.3%
+46.2%
+79.6%
+83.3%

Change in medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General · rolling year to 2025-Q4 for recent horizons, yearly medians to 2024 further back

Houses (yearly + recent quarters)
Units (yearly + recent quarters)
214k297k380k463k546k20162018202020222024quarterly from here
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$226,500$240,000
2014$235,000$208,500
2015$246,500$203,000
2016$259,500$269,500
2017$282,500$225,000
2018$320,000$245,000
2019$315,000$312,500
2020$350,000$301,000
2021$420,000$343,500
2022$500,000$380,000
2023$481,000$440,000
July 2023$520,000
Oct 2023$445,000
2024$463,000$420,000
Apr 2024$481,000$455,000
July 2024$452,800$380,000
Oct 2024$460,000$427,000
2025$460,000$451,000
Apr 2025$480,000$488,000
July 2025$458,800
Oct 2025$520,000$347,500
  • Medians are published by the Victorian Valuer-General per suburb; we do not have individual sale records for this state, so there is no street-level breakdown on this page (our New South Wales pages have one).
  • The headline figure is a sales-weighted average of the last four quarterly medians, not a median of individual sales, because one quiet quarter in a single suburb can move a quarterly median by more than the market did. The chart below plots each quarter as published.
  • The Victorian Valuer-General yearly file currently ends at 2024; newer points on the chart and the short-horizon changes come from the quarterly file.
  • Change over time reflects what sold in each period, not the value of any one home: a run of large or small homes moves it.
  • Periods with fewer than 5 recorded sales are excluded.

Colac medians by quarter

The most recent quarter on record for Colac is 2025-Q4.

Colac medians by quarter
2025-Q4Unit$348k12
2025-Q4House$520k68
2025-Q3House$459k43
2025-Q2Unit$488k6
2025-Q2House$480k39
2025-Q1Unit$451k9
2025-Q1House$460k31
2024-Q4Unit$427k7
2024-Q4House$460k46
2024-Q3Unit$380k10
2024-Q3House$453k
2024-Q2Unit$455k
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Colac

Colac has a median age of 44 and a median household income of $1,108 a week.

Population (Colac)
9,243
Median age (Colac)
44 years
Median household income (Colac)
$1,108/wk
People per square kilometre
246
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$60,729
SEIFA advantage decile (Colac)
1 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
6,365
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
107
How Colac homes are held
Owned outright
38.2% · 1,481
Owned with a mortgage
27.6% · 1,071
Rented
30.1% · 1,165
Colac homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
4.9% · 185
2 bedrooms
17.9% · 677
3 bedrooms
58.1% · 2,199
4 bedrooms
17.0% · 644
5 or more
2.2% · 82
ABS SEIFA 2021 deciles · 10 of 10 = most advantaged nationally
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)from income, education, occupation and housing
1 of 10
Relative disadvantage (IRSD)from low income, low education and unskilled occupations
1 of 10
Economic resources (IER)from household income, wealth and housing costs
1 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)from qualifications and skilled work
1 of 10
  • Figures labelled Colac are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Colac" and postcode 3250 both extend beyond Colac.
  • SEIFA decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australian areas on that index and 10 the highest. The four indices measure different things and often disagree, which is why all four are shown: a suburb can rank high on education and occupation while ranking mid on economic resources.

Schools in Colac

The 6 mainstream schools in Colac sit at the 26th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.

Schools located in Colac
Colac Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary946
Colac Secondary CollegeGovernmentSecondary955
Colac South West Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary948
Colac West Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary899
Lake Colac SchoolGovernmentSpecial933
St Mary's SchoolCatholicPrimary1,025
Trinity College ColacCatholicSecondary1,015
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Colac · 6 schools
26th · 952
Colac Otway LGA
36th · 977
Regional Victoria
42nd · 991
VIC
60th · 1030
Australia
51st · 1008
  • ICSEA is ACARA's socio-educational index (average 1000). It describes the family backgrounds of the students enrolled, NOT how well a school teaches: a lower ICSEA means a less advantaged intake, not a worse school.
  • Percentiles are ACARA's own national ranking, so the Australia bar is a published figure rather than our arithmetic. Each area shows the median of the mainstream schools sitting inside it; special schools are listed in the table but excluded from the medians.
  • Public school intake zones are not published in our dataset for this state, so confirm catchments with the school.

Suburbs near Colac

Colac's typical house price of $487,000 is the 90th highest of the 117 Regional Victoria suburbs we cover.

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Colac: common questions

How much does a house cost in Colac?
About $487,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 181 recorded sales. That is a sales-weighted average of the four quarterly medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General: a single quarter in one suburb can swing on a handful of sales.
Have Colac prices gone up?
Prices have risen 97.0% over 10 years and moved +47.0% over 5 years, comparing the latest rolling year with the same window a decade earlier. These movements reflect the mix of homes sold, not the change in value of a specific property.
What do units cost in Colac?
The typical unit price was around $416,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 34 sales.
Can I see Colac prices street by street?
Not yet. VIC publishes suburb-level medians rather than individual sale records, so street-level medians are only available on our New South Wales pages.
Which schools are in Colac?
Colac has 7 ACARA-registered schools, including Colac Primary School, Colac Secondary College, Colac South West Primary School, Colac West Primary School, Lake Colac School, St Mary's School.
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Data sources

This page summarises public government datasets for general information. It is not financial, legal or property advice, figures can contain source errors, and postcode or SA2 statistics cover a wider area than the suburb itself. Flood and bushfire overlays are not yet loaded for VIC pages, so the absence of a risk section is a data gap, not an all-clear: always check the vendor statement and planning certificate. Verify anything material independently before acting on it.