Carag Carag vs Stanhope
Stanhope is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Carag Carag. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carag Carag, most households are people living alone. In Stanhope, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Carag Carag tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Carag Carag
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 43/100)
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
Carag Carag
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $198/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stanhope
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 142 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (194.3 km vs 196.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Carag Carag
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 43/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stanhope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.2% vs -14.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carag Carag and Stanhope 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
Stanhope has more residents (826 vs 61); Carag Carag skews older (56 vs 49).
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 826 +1254% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.1% | -0.2% |
| Median age | 56 | 49 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $198/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
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 (21.3%).
Property market
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $387,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $310,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 96% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% 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
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 264 across Campaspe same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 5% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 41% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
Liveability
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 26/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Carag Carag carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Stanhope carries more crime risk (43 vs 14).
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Flood | High 98/100 | High 81/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Carag Carag
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Stanhope
- Stanhope Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 13 |
Mobility
Carag Carag sits further from the CBD (196.8 km vs 194.3 km).
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 196.8 km +1% vs other | 194.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 142 min | 136 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3623 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3623 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).
Setting
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 104 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 434 premises |
Climate
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 438 mm | 436 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.1°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.8°C |
Council rates
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,035/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campaspe same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carag Carag | Stanhope | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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