Colac, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3250 · Colac Otway Shire
Discover Colac with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Colac
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Sports & local clubs around Colac
Swimming around Colac
2 listed within 5 km of Colac · 1 in Colac
1.6 km from central Colac
More sports
- Martial arts (1 in Colac · 1 within 5 km) — Colac Otway Kyokushin Karate (0.9 km)
- Other sports (1 in Colac · 1 within 5 km) — Colac Yacht Club (0 km)
More things to do around Colac
- Arts & dance (1 in Colac · 1 within 5 km) — Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre (0.3 km)
Schools within 3 km of Colac
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9 schools within 3 km of the Colac centre, 8 with a Colac address. See all schools with a Colac address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (1)
Sports grounds (2)
Parks (4 of 6)
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What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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A look around Colac
Colac
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Colac: 6 kids' activities within 5 km, 8 schools in Colac, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance
- Parks & places
- 8 parks · 1 verified playground
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- Elliminyt
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Browse mapped places (46)
- St Mary's Primary School - ColacSchool
- Colac West Primary SchoolSchool
- Colac Primary SchoolSchool
- Colac Secondary CollegeSchool
- Colac South West Primary SchoolSchool
- Trinity College ColacSchool
- Sacred Heart Primary School - ColacSchool
- Lake Colac SchoolSchool
- Elliminyt Primary SchoolSchool
- Colac Yacht ClubActivity
- Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural CentreActivity
- Colac Otway Kyokushin KarateActivity
- Bluewater Fitness CentreActivity
- Heathers Swim SchoolActivity
- Colac Indoor Tennis & Sports CentreActivity
- Bay Island at Great Ocean RoadPark or community place
- Claude Lee ReservePark or community place
- Memorial SquarePark or community place
- Sculture ParkPark or community place
- Western Oval ReservePark or community place
- Colac ShowPark or community place
- Elliminyt Recreation ReservePark or community place
- Stodart Street ParkPark or community place
- Bruce Street ReservePark or community place
- 17 Corangamite StreetHome for sale
- 24 Calvert StreetHome for sale
- 4 Campbell StreetHome for sale
- 14 Moore StreetHome for sale
- 394 Murray StreetHome for sale
- 6 Nelson StreetHome for sale
- 18 Hancock StreetHome for sale
- 199 Hearn StreetHome for sale
- 60 Jennings StreetHome for sale
- 49A Cants RoadHome for sale
- 16 Cousins StreetHome for sale
- 38 Wilson StreetHome for sale
- 120C Jennings StreetHome for sale
- 34 Balnagowan AvenueHome for sale
- 2/163 Main StreetHome for sale
- 12 Adore CourtHome for sale
- 84 Marriner StreetHome for sale
- 22 Scanlan DriveHome for sale
- 36 Clare CrescentHome for sale
- 45 Holmchase RoadHome for sale
- 45 Belverdere DriveHome for sale
- Christies RoadHome for sale
Your council & community
Colac within Colac Otway Shire
4 of the council area’s 8 activity providers · 1st of 4 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes with family context
Homes in and around Colac
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$520k
Median, houses
$348k
Median, units
17
For sale within 5 km
For sale within 5 km of Colac
Recently sold within 5 km of Colac
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Colac, VIC 3250
Property Type: House
Colac, VIC 3250
Property Type: House
Colac, VIC 3250
Property Type: House
Colac, VIC 3250
Property Type: House
Colac, VIC 3250
Property Type: House
Colac, VIC 3250
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
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| Feature | 17 Corangamite Street | 24 Calvert Street | 4 Campbell Street | 14 Moore Street | 394 Murray Street | 6 Nelson Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property type | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE |
| Bedrooms | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Car spaces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Asking price | $559,000 | $795,000 | $515,000 | $585,000 | $500,000 | $790,000–$850,000 |
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Local guides & reading
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