Carboor vs Edi Upper

Carboor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Edi Upper. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edi Upper, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Carboor tends to suit families with children 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Carboor carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
  • Edi Upper is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Edi Upper

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Carboor has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $150/wk)
  • Edi Upper has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Carboor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (192 min vs 204 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (285.5 km vs 290.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carboor

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Edi Upper

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.5% vs 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carboor Edi Upper
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.

Carboor Edi Upper
Walkability 0 / 0
Carboor — Walkability: 0/100 Edi Upper — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 65
Carboor — Safety: 83/100 Edi Upper — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 10 / 4
Carboor — Low fire risk: 10/100 Edi Upper — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 63 / 58
Carboor — Low flood risk: 63/100 Edi Upper — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Edi Upper rents higher ($150/wk vs $120/wk); Edi Upper skews older (52 vs 47).

Carboor Edi Upper
Population 97 109
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +18.5%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $66,300/yr
+4% vs other
 $63,648/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $150/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carboor Edi Upper
0-4 10.3% / —
Carboor — 0-4: 10.3% Edi Upper — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.4% / 16.5%
Carboor — 5-14: 13.4% Edi Upper — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 5.2% / 6.4%
Carboor — 15-19: 5.2% Edi Upper — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Carboor — 20-24: not among its largest Edi Upper — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 13.4% / —
Carboor — 25-34: 13.4% Edi Upper — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 10.3% / 9.2%
Carboor — 35-44: 10.3% Edi Upper — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 4.1% / 19.3%
Carboor — 45-54: 4.1% Edi Upper — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 20.6% / 19.3%
Carboor — 55-64: 20.6% Edi Upper — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 19.6% / 11.9%
Carboor — 65-74: 19.6% Edi Upper — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.1% / —
Carboor — 75-84: 3.1% Edi Upper — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 2.8%
Carboor — 85+: not among its largest Edi Upper — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Carboor Edi Upper
England 5.2% / 2.8%
Carboor — England: 5.2% Edi Upper — England: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carboor 44.0% lone person
Carboor — Lone Person: 44.0% Carboor — Couple Families: 36.0% Carboor — Group Household: 20.0% Carboor — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Edi Upper 48.0% lone person
Edi Upper — Lone Person: 48.0% Edi Upper — Couple Families: 40.0% Edi Upper — Group Household: 0.0% Edi Upper — One Parent Families: 12.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carboor 100.0% houses
Carboor — Houses: 100.0%
Edi Upper 100.0% houses
Edi Upper — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Carboor Edi Upper
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 18.3%
Carboor — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Edi Upper — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 9.2%
Carboor — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Edi Upper — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 6.4%
Carboor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Edi Upper — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / —
Carboor — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Edi Upper — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carboor 7.5% renting
Carboor — Owned Outright: 65.0% Carboor — Mortgage: 27.5% Carboor — Renting: 7.5%
Edi Upper 18.6% renting
Edi Upper — Owned Outright: 53.5% Edi Upper — Mortgage: 27.9% Edi Upper — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Carboor has more rural and farming land (77% vs 26%).

Carboor Edi Upper
Rural and farming 77% 26%
Parks and recreation 22% 74%
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

Carboor Edi Upper
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carboor Edi Upper
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC

Liveability

Carboor Edi Upper
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Edi Upper carries more crime risk (35 vs 17).

Carboor Edi Upper
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Low
37/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Carboor Edi Upper
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 Carboor

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Edi Upper

  • Edi Upper Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Carboor Edi Upper
Waterways 6 56

Mobility

Edi Upper sits further from the CBD (290.9 km vs 285.5 km).

Carboor Edi Upper
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 285.5 km 290.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 204 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

Carboor Edi Upper
Car (driver) 64.6% / 60.8%
Carboor — Car (driver): 64.6% Edi Upper — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 21.6%
Carboor — Worked from Home: 22.9% Edi Upper — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Walked Only 12.5% / 11.8%
Carboor — Walked Only: 12.5% Edi Upper — Walked Only: 11.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Carboor — Car (passenger): not among its largest Edi Upper — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Carboor Edi Upper
Elevation 350 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carboor Edi Upper
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Carboor Edi Upper
Annual rainfall 964 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Carboor Edi Upper
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Carboor Edi Upper
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carboor Edi Upper
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carboor

Family Rural Young Families

Edi Upper

Rural

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