Mallacoota suburb profile
Mallacoota is a remote village in far east Gippsland, set beside Mallacoota Inlet and backed by Croajingolong National Park. Rugged coastline, estuaries and native forest shape a year-round outdoor lifestyle, with bushwalking tracks, fishing and boating prominent features.
The town has a compact main street with essential shops, a small harbour and boat ramps, and low-density housing of timber cottages, holiday homes and contemporary houses tucked among gums. A small regional airstrip and local roads connect the town to the wider region while the surrounding national park defines much of its character.
Mallacoota property market performance
Mallacoota recorded 2 house sales and 1 unit sale over the last 3 months; there is no reliable median house or unit price because too few properties of each type have sold here recently for a median to be published. With such limited turnover, recent activity has been concentrated in houses rather than units.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 11.3% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 2 | 1 |
Median days on market Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
5 year median price trend for houses and units
Mallacoota demographics
Mallacoota is an older community with many households owning their homes outright and couples without children at home.
The median age is 59 and couples without children make up 60.9% of families. At the 2021 Census, 1,183 people lived in Mallacoota.
| Suburb | VIC | |
|---|---|---|
Median age years | 59 | 38 |
Median household income weekly | $1,031 | $1,759 |
Couples with children share of families | 27.8% | 45.5% |
Couples without children share of families | 60.9% | 37.6% |
One-parent families share of families | 11.4% | 15.2% |
Homes owned outright share of homes | 62.8% | 33.2% |
Homes with a mortgage share of homes | 20.2% | 37.3% |
Homes rented share of homes | 17.0% | 29.5% |
Suburbs near Mallacoota
Some popular suburbs near Mallacoota include:
How does Mallacoota compare to nearby suburbs?
- Median house prices: Mallacoota’s median house price is 23.1% lower than Eden’s.
- House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Mallacoota have grown 15.5% higher than in Eden.

