Carabost vs Humula
Carabost is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Humula. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carabost, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Carabost tends to suit people living alone and 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
Humula
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 78/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 30%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Humula
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Carabost has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
- Humula has cheaper rent ($134/wk vs $190/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Humula
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (451.5 km vs 470.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (284 min vs 292 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Humula
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Carabost
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.8% vs 4.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carabost and Humula drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Humula has more residents (129 vs 67); Carabost rents higher ($190/wk vs $134/wk).
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 129 +93% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.8% | +4.0% |
| Median age | 51 | 55 |
| Median household income | $66,612/yr +5% vs other | $63,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk +29% vs other | $134/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
Property market
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $30,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume | 548 across Wagga Wagga |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% | +139% |
Ranking within NSW
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 100% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
Liveability
Humula is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Carabost carries more crime risk (78 vs 13).
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| 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
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Carabost
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Humula
- Humula Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 31 | 25 |
Mobility
Carabost sits further from the CBD (470.8 km vs 451.5 km).
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 470.8 km +4% vs other | 451.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 292 min | 284 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2650 | 0.1% postcode 2652 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2650 | 58 postcode 2652 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).
Setting
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 377 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 331 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 952 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr | $1,254/yr |
| Council | Greater Hume | Wagga Wagga |
Federal electorate
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer | Riverina |
| Member | David Farley | Michael Mccormack |
| Party | One Nation | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carabost | Humula | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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