Summary

Following the discovery of Coal in 1878 the Korumburra township was surveyed in 1887.
Up to 1966 Korumburra had the largest population in South Gippsland. Korumburra's population is forecast to grow to 6,563 by 2036.
Median age is 45.
Korumburra has a larger proportion of people in TAFE than Victoria. 1.4 percent of the Korumburra population attend university compared to 5.5% of Victorians.
514 (10 percent) of people living in Korumburra were born overseas. 4.2 percent are from non-English speaking backgrounds.
1.8 percent of people speak Italian at home, which is equal to Mirboo North.
A higher proportion of people needing assistance due to disability (6.8 percent) compared to South Gippsland (5.5 percent).
Most people moving to Korumburra in the past five years came from other parts of Victoria.
1,901 people from Korumburra are in the workforce. There is a lower proportion in full time work.
The top five industries of employment are Health Care. Retail Trade, Dairy Manufacturing, Dairy Cattle Farming and Primary Education.
25.9 percent of the Korumburra population provide unpaid childcare to children other than their own, a similar proportion to South Gippsland
12.4 percent of the Korumburra population provided unpaid assistance to people with a disability, long term illness or old age, a similar proportion to South Gippsland
24.3 percent of people aged over 15 volunteer.
Individual weekly income is lower than South Gippsland. Higher proportion of people earning less than $500 per week.
Eight percent of households earn over $2,500 weekly.
More people do not own a car in Korumburra than South Gippsland.
There are 2,071 total dwellings in Korumburra with 87% occupied. Dwellings have increased by 200 since 2011 and 49 dwellings per year are forecast to 2036.
On average there are 2.4 people per household in Korumburra with lone person households having a larger proportion than South Gippsland. More people rent in Korumburra than South Gippsland.