Bungador vs Carpendeit

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungador, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bungador tends to suit people living alone and couples.

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

Carpendeit

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carpendeit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Bungador

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungador Carpendeit
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.

Bungador Carpendeit
Walkability 0 / 0
Bungador — Walkability: 0/100 Carpendeit — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 80
Bungador — Safety: 26/100 Carpendeit — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 7 / 52
Bungador — Low fire risk: 7/100 Carpendeit — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 34 / 69
Bungador — Low flood risk: 34/100 Carpendeit — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Carpendeit has more residents (115 vs 65); Bungador has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $68,224).

Bungador Carpendeit
Population 65 115
+77% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% -14.2%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $84,500/yr
+19% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungador Carpendeit
0-4 12.3% / 2.6%
Bungador — 0-4: 12.3% Carpendeit — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 7.7% / 20.0%
Bungador — 5-14: 7.7% Carpendeit — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 — / 8.7%
Bungador — 15-19: not among its largest Carpendeit — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 4.6% / 7.0%
Bungador — 20-24: 4.6% Carpendeit — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 6.2% / 7.8%
Bungador — 25-34: 6.2% Carpendeit — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 9.2% / 15.7%
Bungador — 35-44: 9.2% Carpendeit — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 13.8% / 13.9%
Bungador — 45-54: 13.8% Carpendeit — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 12.3% / 12.2%
Bungador — 55-64: 12.3% Carpendeit — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 10.8% / 7.8%
Bungador — 65-74: 10.8% Carpendeit — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 — / 2.6%
Bungador — 75-84: not among its largest Carpendeit — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 4.6% / 5.2%
Bungador — 85+: 4.6% Carpendeit — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungador 57.9% couple families
Bungador — Couple Families: 57.9% Bungador — Lone Person: 42.1% Bungador — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Carpendeit 35.3% couple families
Carpendeit — Couple Families: 35.3% Carpendeit — Lone Person: 32.4% Carpendeit — One Parent Families: 32.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungador 15.8% renting
Bungador — Owned Outright: 36.8% Bungador — Mortgage: 47.4% Bungador — Renting: 15.8%
Carpendeit 20.0% renting
Carpendeit — Owned Outright: 48.6% Carpendeit — Mortgage: 31.4% Carpendeit — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungador 83.3% houses
Bungador — Houses: 83.3% Bungador — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Carpendeit 100.0% houses
Carpendeit — Houses: 100.0% Carpendeit — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bungador Carpendeit
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 12.2%
Bungador — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Carpendeit — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.1%
Bungador — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Carpendeit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 2.6%
Bungador — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Carpendeit — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Zoning mix

Bungador has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%).

Bungador Carpendeit
Rural and farming 99% 87%
Parks and recreation 0% 13%
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

Bungador Carpendeit
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
 60
across Corangamite
Approvals change year on year +64% +117%

Ranking within VIC

Bungador Carpendeit
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Bungador Carpendeit
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bungador carries more crime risk (74 vs 20); Bungador carries more flood risk (66 vs 31).

Bungador Carpendeit
Bushfire High
93/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bungador Carpendeit
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bungador Carpendeit
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Bungador Carpendeit
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 183.9 km 183.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 137 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3260
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3260
same for both

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.

Bungador Carpendeit
Car (driver) 50.0% / 55.3%
Bungador — Car (driver): 50.0% Carpendeit — Car (driver): 55.3%
Worked from Home 36.7% / 21.1%
Bungador — Worked from Home: 36.7% Carpendeit — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Walked Only 13.3% / 23.7%
Bungador — Walked Only: 13.3% Carpendeit — Walked Only: 23.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.3%).

Setting

Bungador Carpendeit
Elevation 147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.0 km 32.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bungador Carpendeit
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Bungador Carpendeit
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bungador Carpendeit
Average residential rate $2,023/yr $2,335/yr
Council Colac Otway Corangamite

Federal electorate

Bungador Carpendeit
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungador Carpendeit
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungador

Rural Young Families

Carpendeit

Family Rural

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