Carisbrook vs Majorca

Carisbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Majorca. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Majorca, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Carisbrook tends to suit families with children, while Majorca suits people living alone.

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

  • Carisbrook is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 35%)
  • Majorca carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Carisbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Majorca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $223/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Carisbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 129 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (166.2 km vs 173.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Majorca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Carisbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.9% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carisbrook Majorca
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.

Carisbrook Majorca
Walkability 0 / 0
Carisbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Majorca — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 50
Carisbrook — Safety: 29/100 Majorca — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 26 / 18
Carisbrook — Low fire risk: 26/100 Majorca — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 34 / 27
Carisbrook — Low flood risk: 34/100 Majorca — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Carisbrook has more residents (1,192 vs 198); Carisbrook rents higher ($223/wk vs $100/wk).

Carisbrook Majorca
Population 1,192
+83% vs other
 198
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% -6.2%
Median age 45 54
Median household income $62,660/yr
+33% vs other
 $42,224/yr
Median weekly rent $223/wk
+55% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carisbrook Majorca
0-4 4.9% / —
Carisbrook — 0-4: 4.9% Majorca — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.5% / 12.1%
Carisbrook — 5-14: 14.5% Majorca — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.4% / 8.6%
Carisbrook — 15-19: 5.4% Majorca — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 4.8% / 1.5%
Carisbrook — 20-24: 4.8% Majorca — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 9.7% / 7.6%
Carisbrook — 25-34: 9.7% Majorca — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 10.6% / 7.6%
Carisbrook — 35-44: 10.6% Majorca — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 13.1% / 15.7%
Carisbrook — 45-54: 13.1% Majorca — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 14.8% / 23.2%
Carisbrook — 55-64: 14.8% Majorca — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 16.0% / 12.6%
Carisbrook — 65-74: 16.0% Majorca — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 6.1% / 8.6%
Carisbrook — 75-84: 6.1% Majorca — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 1.2% / —
Carisbrook — 85+: 1.2% Majorca — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carisbrook 41.3% lone person
Carisbrook — Lone Person: 41.3% Carisbrook — Couple Families: 43.8% Carisbrook — One Parent Families: 12.3% Carisbrook — Other Families: 0.9% Carisbrook — Group Household: 1.6%
Majorca 55.0% lone person
Majorca — Lone Person: 55.0% Majorca — Couple Families: 21.7% Majorca — One Parent Families: 13.3% Majorca — Other Families: 10.0% Majorca — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carisbrook 13.1% renting
Carisbrook — Owned Outright: 45.8% Carisbrook — Mortgage: 41.1% Carisbrook — Renting: 13.1%
Majorca 5.5% renting
Majorca — Owned Outright: 49.3% Majorca — Mortgage: 45.2% Majorca — Renting: 5.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carisbrook Majorca
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.2%
Carisbrook — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Majorca — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 5.6%
Carisbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Majorca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 3.5%
Carisbrook — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Majorca — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.0%
Carisbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Majorca — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Carisbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Majorca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Carisbrook Majorca
England 2.7% / 1.5%
Carisbrook — England: 2.7% Majorca — England: 1.5%
Netherlands 0.3% / 2.0%
Carisbrook — Netherlands: 0.3% Majorca — Netherlands: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Carisbrook — New Zealand: 0.8% Majorca — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 0.8% / —
Carisbrook — Italy: 0.8% Majorca — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Carisbrook — Philippines: 0.6% Majorca — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.3% / —
Carisbrook — Malaysia: 0.3% Majorca — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carisbrook 94.4% houses
Carisbrook — Houses: 94.4% Carisbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Carisbrook — Townhouses: 4.0%
Majorca 94.9% houses
Majorca — Houses: 94.9% Majorca — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Majorca — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carisbrook Majorca
Median house price $467,500 $472,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $132,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 82 days
from 16 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Carisbrook has more rural and farming land (89% vs 75%).

Carisbrook Majorca
Rural and farming 89% 75%
Parks and recreation 5% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 11%
Industrial 2% 0%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Carisbrook Majorca
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carisbrook Majorca
House price Higher than 6% of VIC —
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 92% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC

Liveability

Carisbrook Majorca
Grade D —
Score 11/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Carisbrook carries more crime risk (71 vs 50).

Carisbrook Majorca
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
82/100
Crime High
71/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Carisbrook Majorca
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carisbrook

  • Carisbrook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Majorca

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

Amenities in the suburb

Carisbrook Majorca
Parks & reserves 6 5
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Majorca sits further from the CBD (173.2 km vs 166.2 km).

Carisbrook Majorca
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 166.2 km 173.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 129 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3464
 0.2%
postcode 3465
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3464
 36
postcode 3465

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.

Carisbrook Majorca
Car (driver) 80.5% / 63.6%
Carisbrook — Car (driver): 80.5% Majorca — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 21.8%
Carisbrook — Worked from Home: 8.8% Majorca — Worked from Home: 21.8%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 9.1%
Carisbrook — Car (passenger): 6.3% Majorca — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 1.6% / 5.5%
Carisbrook — Walked Only: 1.6% Majorca — Walked Only: 5.5%
Train 2.0% / —
Carisbrook — Train: 2.0% Majorca — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Carisbrook Majorca
Elevation 211 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carisbrook Majorca
Connectivity score 61/100 18/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
581 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Carisbrook Majorca
Annual rainfall 510 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Carisbrook Majorca
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

Carisbrook Majorca
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carisbrook Majorca
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carisbrook

Affordable Rural

Majorca

Rural

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