Bangholme vs Carrum Downs

Carrum Downs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 71 in Bangholme. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bangholme, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Carrum Downs: a median of $786,000, against $560,000 in Bangholme, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bangholme tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Carrum Downs suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Carrum Downs

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (25 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (20 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • But Bangholme has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 79%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bangholme has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $786,000)
  • Carrum Downs leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 103%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carrum Downs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)
  • But Bangholme has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $370/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Carrum Downs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 62 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carrum Downs

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (10 vs 1)
  • But Bangholme has more residents already 65 and over (66% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Carrum Downs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bangholme and Carrum Downs drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Walkability 0 / 64
Bangholme — Walkability: 0/100 Carrum Downs — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 17 / 21
Bangholme — Safety: 17/100 Carrum Downs — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 72 / 66
Bangholme — Low fire risk: 72/100 Carrum Downs — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 39 / 27
Bangholme — Low flood risk: 39/100 Carrum Downs — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Carrum Downs has more residents (21,976 vs 749); Carrum Downs has higher household incomes ($86,216 vs $33,488).

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Population 749 21,976
+2834% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.5% +6.1%
Median age 71 36
Median household income $33,488/yr $86,216/yr
+157% vs other
Median weekly rent $176/wk $370/wk
+110% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bangholme Carrum Downs
0-4 1.6% / 6.9%
Bangholme — 0-4: 1.6% Carrum Downs — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 2.3% / 12.3%
Bangholme — 5-14: 2.3% Carrum Downs — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 1.5% / 5.3%
Bangholme — 15-19: 1.5% Carrum Downs — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.8% / 6.0%
Bangholme — 20-24: 2.8% Carrum Downs — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 3.2% / 16.8%
Bangholme — 25-34: 3.2% Carrum Downs — 25-34: 16.8%
35-44 4.1% / 14.6%
Bangholme — 35-44: 4.1% Carrum Downs — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 7.3% / 13.1%
Bangholme — 45-54: 7.3% Carrum Downs — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.8% / 11.6%
Bangholme — 55-64: 10.8% Carrum Downs — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 27.6% / 7.7%
Bangholme — 65-74: 27.6% Carrum Downs — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 28.6% / 3.8%
Bangholme — 75-84: 28.6% Carrum Downs — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 9.5% / 1.9%
Bangholme — 85+: 9.5% Carrum Downs — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 75.1% lone person
Bangholme — Lone Person: 75.1% Bangholme — Couple Families: 11.1% Bangholme — One Parent Families: 9.2% Bangholme — Group Household: 3.7% Bangholme — Other Families: 0.9%
Carrum Downs 34.1% lone person
Carrum Downs — Lone Person: 34.1% Carrum Downs — Couple Families: 40.2% Carrum Downs — One Parent Families: 20.2% Carrum Downs — Group Household: 3.9% Carrum Downs — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 9.1% renting
Bangholme — Owned Outright: 83.0% Bangholme — Mortgage: 7.9% Bangholme — Renting: 9.1%
Carrum Downs 28.1% renting
Carrum Downs — Owned Outright: 22.9% Carrum Downs — Mortgage: 49.0% Carrum Downs — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 18.0%
Bangholme — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Carrum Downs — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 8.3%
Bangholme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Carrum Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 8.5%
Bangholme — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Carrum Downs — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.2%
Bangholme — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Carrum Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Bangholme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Carrum Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bangholme Carrum Downs
England 10.4% / 3.6%
Bangholme — England: 10.4% Carrum Downs — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.7%
Bangholme — New Zealand: 3.2% Carrum Downs — New Zealand: 2.7%
India 1.5% / 2.8%
Bangholme — India: 1.5% Carrum Downs — India: 2.8%
Scotland 2.5% / 0.7%
Bangholme — Scotland: 2.5% Carrum Downs — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines — / 2.1%
Bangholme — Philippines: not among its largest Carrum Downs — Philippines: 2.1%
Sri Lanka 1.1% / 0.9%
Bangholme — Sri Lanka: 1.1% Carrum Downs — Sri Lanka: 0.9%
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Bangholme — Netherlands: 1.9% Carrum Downs — Netherlands: not among its largest
Italy 1.6% / —
Bangholme — Italy: 1.6% Carrum Downs — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 98.4% houses
Bangholme — Houses: 98.4% Bangholme — Townhouses: 0.0% Bangholme — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Carrum Downs 79.0% houses
Carrum Downs — Houses: 79.0% Carrum Downs — Townhouses: 19.6% Carrum Downs — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Median house price $560,000 $786,000
Median unit price — $605,000
Median land price — $750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 11 days
from 209 sales

Zoning mix

Bangholme has more rural and farming land (53% vs 14%); Carrum Downs has more industrially zoned land (14% vs 2%).

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Rural and farming 53% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 44% 31%
Residential 0% 33%
Industrial 2% 14%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Other and special use 2% 0%
Commercial 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bangholme Carrum Downs
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
 725
across Frankston
Approvals change year on year -34% -47%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Houses — 4.3%
$630/wk on $760K
Units — 4.5%
$560/wk on $642K

Ranking within VIC

Bangholme Carrum Downs
House price — Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 51% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 50% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 34% of VIC

Liveability

Carrum Downs is more walkable (64 vs 0); Carrum Downs scores higher overall (37 vs 18).

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Grade D C
Score 18/100 37/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Carrum Downs carries more flood risk (73 vs 61).

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
83/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bangholme

  • Cornish College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Carrum Downs

  • St Joachim's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Carrum Downs Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Rowellyn Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Banyan Fields Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Flinders Christian Community College - Carrum Downs Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 14
Parks & reserves 2 25
Childcare 2 20
GPs 1 10
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4 9

Mobility

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Walkability score 0/100 64/100
Distance to Melbourne 46.3 km 47.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 43 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 333.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3175
 0.6%
postcode 3201
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3175
 39
postcode 3201

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Car (driver) 69.9% / 75.3%
Bangholme — Car (driver): 69.9% Carrum Downs — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 16.8%
Bangholme — Worked from Home: 20.6% Carrum Downs — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Walked Only 7.4% / 1.0%
Bangholme — Walked Only: 7.4% Carrum Downs — Walked Only: 1.0%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 4.6%
Bangholme — Car (passenger): 2.2% Carrum Downs — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train — / 1.2%
Bangholme — Train: not among its largest Carrum Downs — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 4.5 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Connectivity score 59/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
589 premises
 53%
11,873 premises

Climate

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Annual rainfall 781 mm —
Summer max (Jan) — 24.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bangholme Carrum Downs
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Average residential rate $2,123/yr $1,795/yr
Council Greater Dandenong Frankston

Federal electorate

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Division Isaacs Dunkley
Member Mark Dreyfus Jodie Belyea
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bangholme Carrum Downs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bangholme

Acreage Affordable Outer Retirees River

Carrum Downs

Outer

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